Now Is The Time For Flu Vaccines
Once again it is Fall…beautiful
leaves and crisp air,
and time to get
your flu vaccination.


“It Does a Body Good” CHATs Health And Volunteer Fair
The 2006 Community Health Action Teams (CHATS)/Volunteer Initiative Health and Volunteer Fair will be held Saturday, Oct. 28, from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m., at Jefferson
Station in
West Jefferson.

THIS WEEK
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Strength Team Brings
Message To Ashe Students
The Strength Team will be coming to Ashe County soon to talk to local students and youth about setting goals and dreams during the school day.



Walters Honored With Award
Child Health and Nutrition Director Brenda Walters of Ashe County Schools has received the Child Health Individual Recognition Award of GlaxoSmithKline.


Blue Ridge Electric Earns Record Safety Accreditation
Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation has received a record high score for its national safety accreditation from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).


Trick-Or-Treating Precaution Issued To Parents
The Ashe County Sheriff’s Office has issued an advisory to all parents who plan to take or allow their children to go trick or treating on Tuesday, Oct. 31st.


NCDOT Reminds Motorists To Keep Alert For Deer
To help decrease the number of wildlife and automobile crashes, the N.C. Department of Transportation reminds motorists to be aware of the increased presence of deer on North Carolina’s roads this fall.


Ashe County’s Drinking
Water Screening Results Are In
September 7th was an action packed day at the Agricultural Service Center Conference Room as the Ashe County Center of Cooperative Extension, in collaboration with the Town of Jefferson Water Services along with 21 community volunteers, processed 173 bottles of drinking water from private wells and springs in the county.


ASU Proposes Program For WCC
Appalachian State University is proposing to offer a bachelor of science in elementary education degree-completion program beginning summer 2007 at Wilkes Community College.

Home Builders’ Event Raises
Over $10,000 For Scholarship
The fundraising prime rib dinner and raffle held recently at Ashe County High School by the Ashe County Home Builders Association was a complete success and raised over $10,000 that will be used to support a scholarship for a graduating vocational student at ACHS.

Guardian Ad Litem Program Seeks Volunteers
Training Set To Begin Nov. 1st

CHATS Holds Health And Volunteer Fair
The 2006 Community Health Action Teams (CHATS) Volunteer Initiative Health and Volunteer Fair will be held Saturday, Oct. 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Jefferson Station in West Jefferson.

Hunt Family To Perform At Ashe Civic Center
The Ashe Civic Center will be alive with music and dance as the Hunt Family Fiddlers take the stage at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, November 3.


Keillor Event At Barter Theatre To Be Filmed For PBS
Helen White And Wayne Henderson Take Part In Pre-Show Event


Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Brings Sounds of New Orleans To ASU
Wednesday, November 1 brings an evening of irresistible New Orleans jazz to Appalachian State University, as the Preservation Hall Jazz Band returns to the stage of Farthing Auditorium at 8pm.


Duo Sonoro To Play
At River House For Sunday Salon
Duo Sonoro is comprised of Nancy Schneeloch-Bingham, flute, and Douglas James, guitar.



Dancing Across The State
North Carolina Dance Festival Comes To Boone October 26-28


The Cast For The Little Mermaid is Announced
Deep in the salty waters of the Sassafras Sea, there lived a Little Mermaid.




Always…Patsy Cline On Stage In Blowing Rock
Award Winning Musical Runs Through November 12



Mistletoe Market Returns Nov. 10-12 To Historic Abingdon
2006 boasts a new and improved Mistletoe Market, as the holiday shopping event returns to Abingdon, Va., Nov. 10-12.

Missoula Children’s Theatre Returns To Ashe County
The Ashe County Arts Council will again bring the Missoula Children’s Theatre to Ashe County the week of October 23-28.

Music, Storytelling & More Found At Todd General Store

Artist Reception At The Gallery Of The Ashe Arts Center
The Ashe County Arts Council announces the next exhibit in the Gallery of the Ashe Arts Center in West Jefferson. “2 of 2”, A Printmaking Exhibit is a two-woman show featuring printmaking works created by Janet Brashear and Janet Warner.