The text from a Marine sergeant war veteran came to an editor in the Ashe Post & Times offices on Sept. 11, and it read simply, “Never forget.”
Many students today — certainly those of high school age and younger — and even many at Appalachian State University and Wilkes Community Coll…
Something for each of us to reflect upon this Labor Day: In the 19th century, a typical employee worked 12 hours per day, seven days per week.
A brushing scheme planted throughout the High Country is beginning to take root, and cooperative extension offices are concerned.
Education is the best defense against ignorance.
For each one of our students, parents, teachers and staff members, the first day of school in the fall of 2020 will be unlike any other. But, …
Thumbs-up: to the work provided by the small staff and vast partners of the High Country United Way as it announces $100,000 in grant funding …
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Certainly, this year’s high school graduation will be unlike any other ever held in Ashe County.
The West Jefferson Planning Board does not possess the authority to effect town changes by itself. But, in its leading role as a recommendatio…
Those who elected to hold public fireworks displays this year called for more than a bit of creativity, and counties from Ashe to Avery and al…
Public fireworks will be fewer and farther between this July 4, and even at where they will be held many will opt out for the year because of …
By the end of this year, projections indicate that about 180,000 people 65 and older will be classified as having Alzheimer’s Disease in North…
Few of us in the High Country can fail to notice almost daily a creek, stream, river or other body of flowing water. Whether on our morning dr…
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With municipal July 4 fireworks canceled from the High Country to the shore, many of us are planning even now to prepare our own celebrations …
If you are healthy and feeling well, the American Red Cross has a need for you — and your blood.
North Carolina has an open meetings law guaranteeing that the public have access to the transparent workings of our public bodies — elected or…
We will never be able to social-distance COVID-19 out of existence — the attempt to do so is neither practical nor possible.
If ever there has been a year to award the honor, Teacher of the Year, this is it.
Local newspapers, such as your Ashe Post & Times, have remained open and essential to provide valuable and trustworthy information to our …
Given that our libraries are temporarily shuttered due to the global pandemic of COVID-19, how ironic that the slogan of National Library Week…
With the federal government set to release its first round of stimulus money to families across the nations this week, it’s not only you that …
It may seem oxymoronic that during a time when we are importantly socially isolated, it is more vital than ever to partake in the communal bus…
The message from the executive director of Casting Bread Food Pantry, an organization that operates and is built on the faith that is the foun…
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Did you ever notice that during times of personal crisis or periods of “feeling down” that one cure-all is helping others? It seems that human…
Even in an era of social media and lightning-fast downloadable information, AppHealthCare is right about one thing: Word of mouth travels fast…
Newspaper awards, like those received by any business in Ashe County, are not earned in isolation — they are a realization of the hard work an…
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