Wilkesboro News

The Avett Brothers' Bob Crawford performs at MerleFest 2013. MerleFest and The Mast Farm Inn in Valle Crucis will host the N.C. Bluegrass Pavilion at the 2013 IBMA World of Bluegrass, offering a variety of workshops, videos and music with a focus on North Carolina-based musicians and events.

Asheville-area disaster relief agencies including the local American Red Cross chapter, Hearts With Hands and Samaritan's Purse are among organizations from across the country mobilizing to help victims of the Moore, Okla.

Two Samaritan's Purse Disaster Relief units left Wilkesboro, N.C., Tuesday morning and are headed for Moore, Okla.

The Watauga-Ashe-Wilkes Scholarship Board honored its 2013 recipients and their families with a dinner banquet at Sagebrush Steakhouse in Wilkesboro, NC on Thursday, April 11, 2013.

Homeschoolers in Wilkesboro have a great tool right now. You can use the online resources of Biologists to discover the world of bugs and explore Science.

OK, it's vacation-planning time. More than a few times I've heard people from elsewhere say what a gem is North Carolina come vacation time.

In August, the Federal Highway Administration awarded two grants totaling $124,960 to Surry and Wilkes counties for implementation of the YVHC Partnership's comprehensive signage and wayfinding program.

Ivy Ridge Traditions specializes in products such as Willow Trees Angels and Figurines, Tyler Candles, Pandora Jewelry, and Vera Bradley handbags.

Ricky Nelson is coming to Wilkesboro's Walker Center - in a sense. The Walker Center, on the campus of Wilkes Community College, will present "Ricky Nelson Remembered" May 17 at 8 p.m. This season-ending show is a unique multimedia entertainment event, featuring the live music of Ricky Nelson's hit songs, performed by Nelson's own twin sons, ... (more)

A tanker truck pumped contaminated water out of a rain-flooded cell at the Ashe County Landfill Wednesday.

A 1932 Packard owned and driven by Miles White of Maryland will be a part of the tour.

Above is a close look at one of SE Systems' NEXO STM arrays at MerleFest. In the large image below, left to right, are Chris West of SE Systems, Joe Rimstidt, Doug Staab and Mark Rush of Yamaha, and Thomas Dameron of SE Systems, all working at MerleFest.

Melody Walker, long a fixture on the local music scene, won the prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at MerleFest.

Held the last weekend of April in Wilkesboro, N.C., this year's MerleFest included a roster of longtime roots artists like Leon Russell, The Charlie DanielsBand,Avett Brothers, Del McCoury Band, Donna the Buffalo, Jim Lauderdale, Michael Martin Murphey, Peter Rowan, Jerry Douglas , Sam Bush, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.As locals know, the ... (more)

For its third year, Carolina Rebellion established a new home at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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Replacement Windows Wilkesboro Window World Foothills is a family run licensee, owned by Jimmy & Rebecca Grimes.

Eight more North Carolina driver license offices will be open longer hours as part of the state Division of Motor Vehicles' effort to reduce wait times for drivers.

This year's outdoor festival season kicked off in April with MerleFest in the Appalachian town of Wilkesboro, N.C. . It went on without its founder, guitar player Doc Watson, who died last May at age 89.

Have you ever tried yoga? It's not just for the thin, fit and athletically-built. Just about anyone who can breathe can practice yoga to some extent and reap its many benefits.