Two television/streaming series and an independent feature-length film have been approved for North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grants totaling up to $28.4 million.

Wilkes Chamber of Commerce members have until Jan. 5 to cast votes for 2025 Small Business of the Year for one of 11 nominated for the award.

In winter months, closely monitor weight of honey bee hives to avoid starvation. Take advantage of 50-plus degree days by feeding hives that lack food stores then.

My two favorite things about Christmas are giving people presents and just flat out celebrating Christmas,” says Hailey, 9. “I like giving people presents because when they open the present, ...

The Caldwell County Cooperative Extension Service will host a winter seed-sowing workshop from 2-4 p.m., Friday, Jan. 23, at the Caldwell County Extension office at 120 Hospital Avenue in Lenoir.

N.C. State Cooperative Extension, with financial support of N.C. Farm Bureau and the N.C. Cattlemen’s, has launched a tool for connecting those needing hay to those with hay to sell.

Religion in America might be best described in the words of rap artist LL Cool J: Don’t call it a comeback. At least not yet.

Agricultural officials are encouraging beekeepers and others to look out for and report suspected sightings of yellow-legged hornets, which consume honey bees, native bees and some other insects.

Wilkes remains among the state’s 40 most economically distressed counties and therefore in Tier One in 2026, but it improved from 16th in 2025 to 20th in the newly-released ranking.