Six members of the Wilkes County 4-H Horse Club entered the West District Qualifying 4-H Horse Show on April 26 at the Western North Carolina Agriculture Center in Fletcher.

The Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina recently published the seventh edition of its “Down the Road: Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Guide.” ...

There were tremendous investment losses when Tropical Storm Helene leveled 822,000 acres of forestland in western North Carolina in late September.

Although specific estimates are not available, economic losses from worm parasite infections of cattle can be significant.