Wilkesboro -On Wednesday July 1, 2026, at 07:35 am the North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to a head on collision at NC 16 North near Elisha Staley Road, in Wilkes County. A 2025 Honda Civic, driven by 21-year-old Obaldo Basaldua-Acevedo, was traveling North on NC 16 near Elisha Staley Road, in Wilkes County. A […]

William Durham is seen in a photo released by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. (North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation) (WILKES COUNTY, N.C.) — A United States Postal Service letter carrier was murdered while delivering mail on her rural North Carolina route, authorities said. Brandi Reynolds, a 35-year-old […] Read More The post USPS letter carrier murdered while on route in North Carolina, authorities say first appeared on Mid-Utah Radio.

The Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office has announced arrests on robbery, assault and other charges in connection with an incident on North Ridge Road in Roaring River early Sunday morning. Deputies located a male victim with injuries consistent with an assault and secured the scene so emergency medical personnel could provide treatment after responding to a […]

Robert Foy Cowart, 88, born on July 2, 1937, in Emanuel County, Georgia, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2026, at Wilkes Medical Center in Wilkes County. Robert proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. He was known for his steadfast character and the dignity and kindness with which he treated others.…

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The Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Friday afternoon in Hays. Emergency personnel were dispatched to 304 Montieth Acres Road in Hays in response to a call about a man shooting a woman while she was in a vehicle. The woman died at the scene. Information received by the Wilkes […]

June 24, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Todd Elledge to***@**********st.com 336.973.5500 Wilkesboro, NC – After 35 years of proudly serving as the premier wireless provider in western North Carolina, Carolina West Wireless has entered into an agreement to transition its wireless network to Verizon and will discontinue its wireless services effective September 30, 2026. […]

A retired pastor from Wilkes County is facing felony child sexual-abuse charges. Timothy Clinton Pruitt, 72, of North Wilkesboro was the pastor at Peace Haven Baptist Church in North Wilkesboro. He’s been charged with three counts of first-degree statutory sex offense, three counts of indecent liberties with a child and three counts of engaging in […]

A former Taylorsville resident has died as the result of a Wilkes County Shooting. Ahmad Tyree Carlton, age 24, died on June 6th at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. Carlton was shot on May 8th in the parking lot of Muzz’s Gym in North Wilkesboro. A suspect in the shooting, […]

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