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Guitar legend dies
Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson, the master flat-picking guitar player who influenced generations of musicians with his command of traditional mountain music, bluegrass, blues and other styles, died Tuesday at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
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Wilkes County board of education candidate files election protest
A Wilkes County Board of Education member who appeared to lose her seat by one vote in the May 8 election filed an election protest Tuesday saying she believed that a person younger than 18 was given a ballot for the race.
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Watson influenced scores of musicians
Doc Watson, the venerable flat-picker who died Tuesday, was a source of inspiration for a variety of musicians, from mainstream pop stars to envelope-pushing instrumentalists.
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Cape Hatteras among top 10 beaches in country
Like a Hollywood star, Coronado's 1.5-mile-long beach literally sparkles, thanks to the mineral mica glinting in its sand.
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McCrory, political committees file suits against
Pat McCrory's campaign and the political committees behind a television commercial McCrory says is false filed competing legal actions that raise the ante in the governor's race.
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One vote separates candidates in Wilkes
A lesson about the importance of one vote is playing out in Wilkes County.
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Doc Watson remains in critical condition
Doc Watson appears to doing better after surgery Thursday at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center to remove a blockage from his colon, his manager said Friday.
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Watson doing better after surgery manager says
Doc Watson had surgery Thursday at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center to take care of a blockage in his colon and appears to be doing better, according to his manager.
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Doc Watson, 89, in critical condition in hospital
Guitar master and singer Doc Watson was listed in critical condition Thursday at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after a fall at his home in Deep Gap earlier this week.
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Wilkes Regional opens emergency room, heart center
A new emergency department opens this morning at Wilkes Regional Medical Center, and a new heart center opened at the hospital Wednesday.
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Customers at Wilkesboro doughnut shop may have been exposed to hepatitis A
People who may have eaten or had a drink from Dixie Donuts in Wilkesboro recently are being advised they might have been exposed to the hepatitis A virus, according to the Wilkes County Health Department.
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Region's hospitals to study children's emergency care
A $900,000 federal grant will help 13 hospitals in the Triad and Northwest North Carolina better evaluate the care of children in emergency departments.
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Injured Wilkes County soldier coming home
A soldier from Wilkes County who was critically injured last Sunday in an explosion in Afghanistan is scheduled to fly back to a medical center in the United States today, a relative said.
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N.C. House District 94: Elmore will be unopposed in fall
Jeffrey Elmore, of Wilkes County, was the top vote-getter in a three-way Republican primary Tuesday for the N.C. 94th House seat.
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Wilkes County soldier seriously injured
A soldier from Wilkes County was seriously injured Sunday in Afghanistan when the vehicle he was in was struck by an improvised explosive device, killing the driver, according to the Department of Defense and Wilkes County Schools officials.
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Millwork Products adding 50 jobs in Wilkesboro
A Kentucky door maker has capitalized on the demise of former competitor Jeld-Wen in Wilkes County to launch a subsidiary operation there.
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North Wilkesboro-based Guard unit is heading to Kuwait
The N.C. National Guard 875th Engineer Co. headquartered in North Wilkesboro, with a detachment in Lexington, is scheduled to be deployed to Kuwait for nine months starting this summer, officials said this week.
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Wilkes school bus wrecks in heavy rain
A school bus from Millers Creek Elementary wrecked in heavy rain this afternoon, and 12 students and the driver were taken to hospitals, according to school officials.
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MerleFest 25: Mandolins and Mirthfulness
MerleFest runs through today on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro.
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Every song's a story
Shannon Slaughter came home to Wilkes County, and the story of his life was selected Friday as best country music song in the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at MerleFest.
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Community and music are still at the heart of MerleFest
Jim England is a retired truck driver, but he took the stage Thursday at MerleFest 25, playing autoharp and singing the blues.
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N.C. House candidate's signs say don't choose "the devil"
Campaign signs set out in Alleghany and Wilkes counties offer voters a stark option in the 94th N.C. House race: "It is your choice Reavill or the Devil NC House."
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Old MerleFest banners now for sale; 'Sewerfest' campground to open Wednesday
The sight of MerleFest banners going up each year in Wilkesboro is one more sign that winter is over and the annual music festival is coming.
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Lansing looks at traffic woes
Jessica Brown took her preschool daughter, Skylar, for library storytime at Lansing Town Hall recently. She decided to go on a quick field trip, walking down the hill to see firetrucks.
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North Wilkesboro road work for business area proceeds
Construction crews have been grading earth and building roads on a section of land where North Wilkesboro is increasing its downtown business district by more than a third through a continuing public-private project called Block 46.
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