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JEFFERSON — Ashe County District Court was held Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Ashe County Courthouse, hearing the cases of Ricky O. Barnes, Michael J. Greene, Heather L. Hammac, Tyler D. Lambert, Juan J. Martinez, Nikki R. Romans, Skylar D. Wolfe and Robert B. Woodie.
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.
The following information was provided by Appalachian Health Care. Restaurants are inspected one to four times per year, based on assigned risk frequency, public school lunchrooms are inspected four times a year and residential care establishments are inspected once per year.
WEST JEFFERSON — Habitat for Humanity held its annual RePurposed for a Reason event Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13 and 14 at Perry's Gold Mine in West Jefferson.
WEST JEFFERSON — LifeStore Insurance announced Friday, Sept. 13, that Alex Edmisten has earned the designation Certified Builders Insurance Agent through Builders University, the educational division of Builders Mutual Insurance Company.
It’s hard to penalize a plant that is flourishing in our gardens, but there comes a time when sometimes we dictate that there has to be a parting of the ways. This old companion is no longer a friend. It’s easy to ditch a plant that doesn’t seem to relish the home we provided for it, but wha…
Playoff Week 3 Results
WEST JEFFERSON — The Ashe County Huskies boys soccer team (1-4) continued through their tough run of non-conference games Sept. 3 and Monday, Sept. 9, falling to Hibriten (5-1-2) and Avery (3-3) respectively.
WEST JEFFERSON — The Huskies women’s tennis team battled two conference opponents for its third week of the season, defeating West Wilkes on Thursday, Sept. 5, and falling to East Wilkes Tuesday, Sept. 3.
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.
WEST JEFFERSON — Habitat for Humanity held its annual RePurposed for a Reason event Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13 and 14 at Perry's Gold Mine in West Jefferson.
WEST JEFFERSON — The Ashe County Arts Council unveiled its newest exhibit, "Nostalgia," Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Arts Center in West Jefferson.
WEST JEFFERSON — From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, the Ashe County Arts Council will sponsor Gallery Crawl in downtown West Jefferson. Galleries and shops will be open after hours to showcase the best of artistic talent in Ashe County.
TODD — The wife-and-husband duo of Sarah and Austin McCombie, also known as the Chatham Rabbits, brought their combination of clawhammer banjo and harmonies to the Todd General Store Sunday, Sept. 8. The pair are currently on tour throughout North Carolina and the surrounding states.
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