Wilkes County

Governor Josh Stein has announced that the Department of Environmental Quality will dedicate more than $244 million to water infrastructure projects across the state. Officials say these projects will increase resilience against future storms, reduce the contamination of forever chemicals, and replace lead pipes.

Wilkes and Watauga counties are now in exceptional drought, the most severe category in North Carolina.

According to the N.C. Forest Service, the fire is currently 600 acres and 50% contaned.

Wilkes County Schools Superintendent Mark Byrd died unexpectedly on Friday.

Alison Krauss’s MerleFest performances date back to the 1990s, but she hasn’t taken the stage at Wilkesboro Community College since 2011. That’s scheduled to change when she headlines the event in April with her band Union Station.

Both towns are part of an outdoor economy working group led by the Wilkes Health Foundation.

Eight other High Country projects also received funding ranging from $150,000 to $500,000.

Melissa McKinney has always wanted to be on stage at MerleFest, and this year she’s getting her chance. Her five-piece band, Mama & The Ruckus, will be one of eight acts competing in the festival’s annual band contest.

Crews in Wilkes County are battling a large brush fire that broke out on Sunday, according to the Millers Creek Fire Department. At around noon on Sunday,…

Provalus, an information technology outsourcing company, plans to spend more than $1 million to expand into North Wilkesboro.