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Wilkesboro town officials say Tyson Foods Inc. has laid off more than 100 employees at its Wilkesboro processing plant. Tyson, the largest employer in Wilkes County, announced in a prepared statement that they are reducing the number of second-shift employees due to lower customer demand.

Tyson Foods is requiring its U.S. employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19. The directive applies to the company's chicken processing plant in Wilkesboro,…

Two former employees at the Tyson processing plant in Wilkesboro recently filed a civil rights discrimination lawsuit against the company. The complaint…

Tyson Foods is vaccinating thousands of frontline workers at some of its plants across the country. This includes its large chicken processing complex in…

Across the country, more than 250 employees at meatpacking plants have died of the coronavirus. Congress has opened an investigation into the outbreaks as…

Tyson Foods is preparing to launch several pilot health clinics near company facilities. One will be located at its chicken processing plant in…

A recent study shows a major shortage of housing in Wilkes County. Local officials want to create more affordable workforce housing, which could attract…

Tyson Foods will partner with a health clinic scheduled to open near its chicken-processing plant in Wilkesboro. The clinic will be open to Tyson…

As hundreds of workers tested positive for COVID-19 at the Tyson plant in Wilkes County, the company says it plans to ramp up operations again this week.…

Tyson Foods has confirmed that 570 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 at its Wilkesboro facility. More than 2,200 Tyson workers and contractors…