One of the premiere bluegrass and country music festivals in the nation returns to Wilkes County this week.Wilkes County ...

MerleFest 2025 starts Thursday in Wilkesboro, bring the best of bluegrass and American folk music to North Carolina's foothills.

Falkland and Lakeforest elementary schools have been honored as Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase Schools ...

Karen Stone of Fredericksburg has written a book about the Black Diamond disaster, a forgotten tragedy on the Potomac River ...

The museum, actually a room inside the Wilkes Heritage Museum ... Born in Alleghany County, Baugus began playing fiddle as a boy before gravitating to clawhammer banjo. His big break came in ...