A good rule of thumb is to dig down about 2-3 inches with your finger or a trowel. If the soil is still moist at that depth, then your plants probably don’t need more water yet. Most vegetables ...

This free, fantastical concert-ical event is best for pre-K through fifth grade, but it’s open to all ages. The three-man outfit delivers a fun, high-energy concert for the whole family. It’s ...

Ocracoke’s allure is multifaceted. Because the island is accessible only by boat, it has something unusual that makes visitors, and would-be visitors feel they are going to a place that is quite ...

Concord-based Daymark Recovery Services Inc. will replace Synergy Recovery Inc. as the provider of facility-based crisis (FBC) center and detox services at the county-owned Shirley B. Randleman ...

Mitchell Johnston of Purlear teamed up with Wilkes County native Jon Miller to win the two-man team World Championship Turkey Calling Contest in Mobile, Ala., on Saturday.

The Burke County Post 21 senior hardballers rolled to a 16-4 win in five innings over Wilkes Post 31 in Morganton on Monday.

The Wilkesboro Police Department arrested two men on charges of selling illegal controlled substances after search warrants were executed recently at 421 Z’s Tobacco and Vape at 1022 River Street ...

Mary Ellen Foster Triplett, 88, of Wilkesboro, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Wilkes Health and Rehabilitation.

Randall Sheets reported on June 3 that two portable heaters, two propane tanks, two tool boxes with tools, furniture and other items worth about $7,000 were stolen from an address on Roten Creek ...

The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation has secured a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Dogwood Health Trust to support regional strategies to advance tourism and related economic development.