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WEST JEFFERSON — The 63rd annual meeting of SkyLine Membership Corporation is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28, at Ashe County High School in West Jefferson. SkyLine customers who have active memberships in the cooperative are invited.
ASHE COUNTY — Shortly before 4 a.m. Monday, Sept. 23, summer officially left and fall took its place in the Northern Hemisphere.
The following information was provided by the Ashe County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
GLENDALE SPRINGS — The High Country Marine Corps League will be holding its fourth annual Poker Run for Wreaths Across America Saturday, Sept. 28, starting at 9 a.m. The ride will start and end at the Blue Ridge Theater & Event Center.
WEST JEFFERSON — North Carolina visual artist Douglas Lail will present “Hello My Name Is …”, a collection of portraits and personal recovery stories of people recovering from alcohol, drugs, mental health and other life challenges. The exhibit will take place from Sept. 28 through Oct. 26 a…
WEST JEFFERSON — Although the Huskies volleyball team may have ended last week with two losses, the final results do very little in telling the full story.
WEST JEFFERSON — After a week without its No. 1 player, the Huskies women’s tennis team welcomed back No. 1-seeded Elizabeth Wallace Thursday, Sept. 19, for a match on the road against North Wilkes.
WEST JEFFERSON — The Ashe Shrine Club held its 38th annual golf tournament Sunday, Sept. 15, at Mountain Aire Golf Club, where a total of 131 golfers teed up beneath a cloudless sky to raise funds for the local chapter.
WEST JEFFERSON — Visitors to Florence Thomas Art School in Downtown West Jefferson until the end of October will be presented with an exhibition very different to the art school's usual offerings.
WILKESBORO — The fifth annual Carolina in the Fall Music & Food Festival will offer world-renowned music talent, exciting family entertainment, the region’s best food truck cuisine, and unique arts and crafts shopping along Main Street in historic downtown Wilkesboro on Friday and Saturd…
WEST JEFFERSON — Dr. Elliot Engel spoke at the Ashe County Arts Center Monday, Sept. 17 as part of the On The Same Page Literary Festival. Egel gave his lecture, “Andy Griffith: Master of Mayberry,” about the life and stories of the legendary actor.
FERGUSON — The annual Daniel Boone Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Whirppoorwill Academy and Village in Ferguson.
WEST JEFFERSON — Visitors at the Florence Thomas Art School from Sept. 9-14 were treated with a week of artists in residence, workshops and demonstrations thanks to the first ever Mountain Splash event.
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