Affordable housing topic of forum
The Ashe Healthy Carolinians, Ashe Services for Aging, Planning Committee and the Ashe County Habitat for Humanity invites everyone interested

 

 

Gubernatorial candidate McCrory visits American Emergency Vehicles
Charlotte Mayor Patrick McCrory, Republican candidate in the race to be the next governor of North Carolina, payed a visit on Thursday to American Emergency Vehicles (AEV) in Jefferson.

 

 

 

Ashe Free Medical Clinic receives top accreditation
The North Carolina Association of Free Clinics awarded the Ashe County Free Medical Clinic with Level One Accreditation, their top honor.

 

 

 

Two arrested on Prescription Trafficking Charges
A joint venture between the West Jefferson Police Department, Ashe County Sheriff's Department and the State Bureau of Investigation led to two arrests on Monday afternoon.

 

 

 

Man struck by dump truck, dies of injuries
44 year-old Eric Mark Coffey, a resident at the Wilow Place group home at 603 Long Street in West Jefferson, died from injuries sustained when he was struck by a dump truck

 

 

Jacque Schadle Children's Department funded for library
Ashe County Public Library's fundraising campaign took a giant leap forward this week with a memorial gift funding the Children's Section of the new facility.

 

 

Infant/toddler Screenings Offered
The Child Find committee of the Ashe Local Interagency Coordinating
Council is offering infant/toddler screenings.

 

 

Genealogy conference set for Saturday
"Genealogies of the Yadkin Valley" is the theme of the 3rd Annual Yadkin Valley History Fair & Conference, this Saturday, August 9

 

 

With short session behind, Goss tours Ashe
In keeping with his promise to stay in touch with his constituency, Senator Steve Goss took some time Monday, Aug. 4 to visit with two Ashe County boards

 

 

Ashe Library encourages literacy
For many Ashe County residents, the local library is a central part of the community.

 

 

 

Third Annual Ola Belle Reed Homecoming Festival seeks sponsors
The Third Annual Ola Belle Reed Homecoming Festival to be held Aug. 15 through Aug. 17 will reach out to over 1,000 enthusiastic music lovers.

Downtown scavenger hunt continues next week
The competition is getting hotter each month during the West Jefferson Business Association's down town scavenger hunts.

 

 

Members sought for Civil War re-enactment
The 26th North Carolina Troops, the largest single Civil War re-enactment unit in the State of North Carolina and quite possibly the nation, is now recruiting new members across the Old North State.

 

 

Genealogy conference set for Saturday
Harry Truman once said "it is amazing what can be accomplished when no one cares who gets the credit."

 

 

Inflicted Images raising standards
The arts of tattoo and body piercing are not the kind of thing the people at Inflicted Images take lightly.

 

 

Farmer's Market offers cancer fighting elements
We all know cancer is a rising epidemic, especially in the United States.

 

 

Fifth letter sent to McCain
Recently, SEIU sent a fifth "Dear John" letter to Senator John McCain,
the presumptive Republican nominee for president.

 

Open house at infamous Bowie Mansion benefits Clinic
The home at the end of West Second Street in West Jefferson, locally known as the Bowie Mansion, opened its gates to visitors on Saturday, Aug. 2 to benefit the Ashe County Free Medical Clinic.

 

 

'Stuff the Bus' helps 200 local students as schools reopen
School supplies such as bookbags, calculators, rulers and crayons were given out to over 200 students on Saturday morning as the inaugural "Stuff the Bus" event was held.

 

Here's My Point

Local takes mission trip to reservation

A local woman just returned from a mission trip to the Navajo reservation in Gallup, New Mexico and said that it was one of the most incredible experiences of her entire life.

Local state parks grateful for Youth Advocacy Interns
This summer, Mt. Jefferson State Natural Area and New River State Park were honored to receive two of the coveted Youth Advocacy Internship positions.

 

 

Bikes on the road for the Blue Ridge Brutal Aug. 16
Packs of mountain bikes and single bikers will be on our Ashe County roads again!