Kim Caudill, who retired this month as Wilkes County director of elections, looked back on three decades of close involvement ...

Wilkes County Attorney Tony Triplett said a man’s allegations of wrongdoing involving pay increases for County Manager John Yates and 18 other county government employees are unfounded.

Volatile hydrocarbons interact with ozone in the air and appear blue under the sun’s rays. The Blue Ridge region happens to have lots of oak trees, which are known to release plenty of isoprene.