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ASHE COUNTY — The North Carolina Guardian ad Litem programs will conduct a food drive to collect plastic jars of peanut butter and jelly across the state to benefit the local food bank or pantries closest to the Guardian ad Litem program.
JEFFERSON — Ashe County continues to see a dramatic increase in the numbers of children who have been abused and neglected children in foster care this year, leading to an equally dire need for more volunteer Guardians ad Litem to advocate for these children, according to a release from the …
JEFFERSON — A two-vehicle wreck on N.C. 16 North Friday, Oct. 18 may have sent one car away on a tow truck, but no one was injured in the collision, according to the N.C. Highway Patrol.
The Friends of the Library wraps up its 2019 season with its final meeting Wednesday, Oct. 23. The meeting starts at 11 a.m. in the Community Room, located downstairs in the Ashe County Library in West Jefferson.
“What is it about echinacea? Why can’t I grow it?” my neighbor asked me, and I assured her that for some inexplicable reason I had trouble growing most echinacea cultivars. I like echinacea, I would like to grow a wide variety of echinaceas, and nurserymen have assured me over the years that…
JEFFERSON — For their third year, the Greenfield Campground Material Girls donated more than 150 handmade quilts, pillows and hats to Ashe Memorial Hospital to use in its chemotherapy, emergency and other departments.
WILKESBORO — In a high-energy, four-quarter display, the Ashe County Huskies (5-3) proved they deserve to remain at the top of the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference, securing their 11th consecutive conference win against the Wilkes Central Eagles (4-4) on Friday, Oct. 18.
HAYS — Following the loss against Watauga Monday, Oct. 7, the Ashe County Huskies volleyball team was back on the road for a match against North Wilkes Tuesday, Oct. 8, where they ultimately secured the win.
ELKIN — After winning 17 doubles matches during the regular season, it’s no surprise that Molly Rupard and Karoline Keith left the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference qualifier tournament with first-place medals around their necks.
WEST JEFFERSON — The Jeff Little Trio returned to the Ashe Civic Center Saturday, Oct. 19, for an evening stocked full with toe-tapping tunes and beautiful ballads. Accompanying Jeff Little on piano are Steve Lewis on guitar and Luke Little on mandolin.
WEST JEFFERSON — The Ashe County Arts Council will welcome the Jeff Little Trio at the Ashe Civic Center on Oct. 19 at 7:30 pm. Steve Lewis and Luke Little will be joining Jeff Little onstage.
The Fall Crawl is here! The last crawl of the season will feature galleries, shops and studios all decked out in their fall finery on Friday, Oct. 11, from 5 to 8 p.m. Sponsored by the Ashe County Arts Council the Gallery Crawl showcases and promotes the varied artistic talents in Downtown W…
WEST JEFFERSON — Artists from across the region gathered in front of the Ashe Arts Center Saturday, Sept. 28, to showcase and sell their pottery, paintings, woodworking and quilting for the Ashe County Art Council’s annual Art on the Mountain event.
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GATLINBURG, TENN. — Saturday, Sept. 21, proved to be another highlight for young singer-songwriter, and Ashe County native, Taylon Hope, as she picked up yet another Josie Award for her mantle. The Josie Music Awards, which has been held yearly since 2015, is the largest independent artist a…
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