Holiday Eating: Hearty and Healthy
As you sit down at your holiday table, several generations of your extended family will be represented.
The Fall Crawl is here! The last crawl of the season will feature sixteen galleries all decked out in their fall finery.


Pink Ribbons Serve As Check Up Reminders
Approximately 1,210 North Carolina families this year will experience the loss of a woman they love because of breast cancer.



Chef And Program Teaches Children Life
Ashe County’s first Chef and Child program provided a week long series of lessons in nutrition and food preparation.


Wake Up Call
Why You Might Be Having Trouble Sleeping


Girlfriend, This Day's For You!
Get Pampered, Learn How To Better Care For Yourself

THIS WEEK
Jane Dog

Westwood Elementary Second Graders
Raise Money For Phoebe
Second graders from Westwood Elementary are currently raising funds for the training of Phoebe, a puppy who is being trained as a mobility assistance dog through New Life Mobility Assistance Dogs.

WJ Aldermen Discuss Property Development
A developer is looking at the possibility of purchasing the Arby’s property in West Jefferson as well as the adjoining property and is considering placing a new CVS store there, according to Interim Town Manager Kathy Howell.

CVS Pharmacy Broken Into: WJPD Seeks Information
An alarm went off last Monday morning on Oct. 2nd around 3 a.m. at CVS when someone broke into the store and Office Nathan Reed of the West Jefferson Police Department was on the scene almost immediately, according to Detective William Craig of the WJPD.


Commissioners Consider Possibilities For New Jail


Democrats Campaign Across County
Led by long time Ashe County Democratic Party Chair, Melba Jones, local Democrats staged two rallies in different sections of the county during the week of Sept. 24th.


Consumers Should Be Cautious Of Possible Scam
Local consumers and businesses should be cautious of any non-local business offering to provide services for them such as concrete, paving or other jobs, according to Detective William Craig of the West Jefferson Police Department.

Ashe County School Bus Involved In Accident
Donnie R. Johnson, superintendent of Ashe County Schools, issued a press release on Oct. 4th concerning the recent school bus accident in late September.

Thrift Store Grand Opening This Friday
A grand opening will be held Friday, Oct. 13th at Reviving Ophelia, Ashe County’s newest thrift shop located across from Skyland Books on Main Street in West Jefferson.




Lowe’s Opens In West Jefferson This Week




The Camouflage Place
Opens In Jefferson Station
The Camouflage Place, a retail camouflage clothing store now open in Jefferson Station, wasn’t part of the original plan.

Ocrafolk Opry Visits the Ashe Civic Center

Skate Free At Skate Zone On Freedom Night
Skating for absolutely free? That is exactly what Jorge and Maria Vasquez have planned for the entire community on Monday, October 16th and 31st.




Fall Festival Of The Frescoes Coming In October
If you haven’t experienced October in Ashe County, you’ve missed a special treat.



Agri-Cultural Trails Fall Color Tour Set For Oct. 13th
The Ashe County Agri-Cultural Trails Fall Color Tour will be held Oct. 13th beginning at 8 a.m. and starting at the Ashe County Farmers Market



High Country Amigos Is Spicing Up the Season
High Country Amigos is cha-cha-cha-ing into the fall with these events that are planned over the next few months and should be exciting for all, acording to organizers.

Music, Storytelling & More Found At Todd General Store

Sixteen Galleries Participate in
Gallery Crawl in Downtown West Jefferson
The Fall Crawl is here! The last crawl of the season will feature sixteen galleries all decked out in their fall finery.