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<p>Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post</p><p>New River Organic Growers Executive Director Caleb Crowell and President Sally Thiel will be supplying restaurants and grocery stores in the region with organic High Country farm products through their new distribution center in Fleetwood.</p>
NROG opens distribution facility in Ashe County
New River Organic Growers (NROG) is pleased to announce the opening of their first distribution facility in Ashe County A nonprofit farmers co-op established in 2000, NROG has, until now, worked as a pick-up-and-delivery operation, according to Executive Director Caleb Crowell. Meat and produce was taken directly from farmers to buyers on a route system. “We’ve got a refrigerated truck we bought with a Golden LEAF grant,” Crowell said. ...
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High Country Caregiver Foundation honors Ashe family, kinship caregivers
At a time when hospitals are releasing patients earlier, the elderly are living longer with many chronic illnesses and the traditional family unit is ever changing, more family members are faced with providing care for their loved ones. In an effort to acknowledge, assist, inform and show our appreciation for Ashe County family and kinship caregivers, the High Country Caregiver Foundation will be hosting two events in Ashe County. An apprec...
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<p>Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post</p><p>Cracked sections of sidewalk on West Main Street will be rebuilt in coming weeks.</p>
WJ schedules additional sidewalk work
Two sections of sidewalk in downtown West Jefferson are slated to be rebuilt in coming weeks Town Manager Brantley Price said Monday. The sidewalks on either side of West Main Street are cracked and slightly buckled and pose a risk to walkers, Price said. Vannoy Construction has contracted to rebuild the sidewalk on the south side of the street from Good Ole Days Ice Cream & More to the stop sign on the Backstreet, and on the north side f...
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Sales circulars in Tuesday, May 21 Jefferson Post
These sales circulars for Food Lion, Ingles, Lowes Foods, Tractor Supply Co. and Walmart can be found inside the Tuesday, May 21 print edition of The Jefferson Post. The Post can be purchased for $1 at over 30 locations throughout Ashe County and yearly subscriptions are just $38.
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USDA announces Conservation Reserve Program sign-up
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack reminded farmers and ranchers that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a four-week Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up beginning May 20 and ending on June 14. Vilsack also announced the restart of sign-up for continuous CRP, including the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement Initiative, the Highly Erodible Land Initiative, the Gr...
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<p>Kimbery Ring modeled her own dress for her portfolio. She designed this dress during her senior year in high school.</p>
Former ACHS student earns fashion achievements
Looking forward to her sophomore year at N.C. State University, Kimberly Ring, a graduate of Ashe County High School, looks to continue to leave her mark on the fashion world in Raleigh. Despite being a freshman in N.C. State’s fashion and textile design program, Ring earned several achievements during the 2012-2013 school year. “There were a lot of all-nighters last year, but it was worth it,” said Ring about her work. Most notably, Ri...
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Jordan’s hospital police bill gains traction
A controversial bill sponsored by Rep. Jonathan Jordan (R-Ashe, Watauga) to expand the powers of Ashe Memorial Hospital’s Department of Public Safety has, after extensive revision, unanimously passed the House and is now making its way through the Senate. “It’s been complicated,” Jordan said. “But we’ve fixed the problem.” Filed April 3, with Jordan as sole sponsor, House Bill 533 was meant to address AMH’s security issues with involunt...
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<p>Kasey Holcomb spoke during the PSA, telling viewers to visit itsok2ask.com for resources about suicide prevention.</p>
ACHS student featured in national PSA
Kasey Holcomb, an Ashe County High School senior, was recently featured in an anti-suicide public service announcement that aired during this season of American Idol. Holcomb, a member of the group “It’s Okay to Ask,” traveled to Raleigh with nine of her fellow group members to shoot the commercial this winter. “It was kind of scary,” said Holcomb about shooting the commercial, “once we got there, we had no idea what we were going to do o...
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Mosaic Stage Company makes the scene
Since forming in August 2012, Jefferson’s new Mosaic Stage Company has followed what founder and artistic director Kim-Noel Bianchini calls an “if we build it, they will come” approach to re-thinking community theater. “We want to walk the line between hilarious and heartbreaking,” said Bianchini. “We want to take on some topics.” Mosaic formed quite naturally, she said, when its members met and realized there was a group of people in t...
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<p>James Howell | Jefferson Post</p><p>Bill Scarpino (right) and Julie Wiggins (left) lead the pack during the elder abuse awareness walk.</p>
Group raises awareness for elder abuse
Approximately 30 seniors, care providers and other visitors gathered together for a walk to raise awareness for elder abuse Friday, May 17. The walk started at the empty lot next to Hillbilly Grill in West Jefferson, and though the group didn’t walk far, they were united in their cause of raising awareness. Along with the awareness walk, stations were set up for visitors to learn more about elder abuse. Different types of assistive devi...
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An Ashe Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony was held Thursday at The Florence Thomas Memorial Art School’s new location at 10 South Jefferson, a new home for the arts in downtown West Jefferson. Participating were (back row, from left): Karen Hall, Alderman Stephen Shoemaker, Town Manager Brantley Price, Clyde Engle, Town Planner Matt Levi; (center row, from left): Scot Pope, Alice Atwood, Janet Pittard, Eva Engle, Kim Hadley; (front row, from left): Russ Moxley, FTMAS President Ed Perzel, Melba Miller, FTMAS Executive Director Meghan Minton, Diane LaBonte, Alba Miller, Doug Monroe, Pat Considine, Timothy Hess.
Florence Thomas Memorial Art School celebrates ribbon cutting
Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post An Ashe Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony was held Thursday at The Florence Thomas Memorial Art School’s new location at 10 South Jefferson, a new home for the arts in downtown West Jefferson. Participating were (back row, from left): Karen Hall, Alderman Stephen Shoemaker, Town Manager Brantley Price, Clyde Engle, Town Planner Matt Levi; (center row, from left): Scot Pope, Alice Atwood, Janet Pittar...
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<p>Photo submitted | Jefferson Post</p><p>A workshop hosted by the Hospitality House of Boone will give guests hands-on learning experience for how to construct a hoop house for gardening. The members of this group pose for a quick photo after completing their hoop house.</p>
Hospitality House to host hoop house workshop
The Hospitality House of Boone will host a hoop house construction workshop 2-4 p.m. May 22. The workshop, which is sponsored by Heifer International and Blue Ridge Seeds of Change, will be led by Anthony Flaccavento, a farmer and consultant from Abingdon Virginia. Flaccavento has 25 years of hands-on experience in sustainable community development, along with a BS degree in Agriculture and Environmental Science and a Master’s degree in...
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Sales circulars in Friday, May 17 Jefferson Post
These sales circulars for CVS, Family Dollar, Micheals, Rite Aid, Sears and Walmart can be found inside the Friday, May 17 print edition of The Jefferson Post. The Post can be purchased for $1 at over 30 locations throughout Ashe County and yearly subscriptions are just $38.
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Olde Towne Market vendor fair Saturday
The Olde Towne Jefferson Business Association (OTJBA) will hold its first annual Olde Towne Market vendor fair in downtown Jefferson 8-5 p.m. Saturday May 18. This one day open air market will showcase antiques, collectibles, local businesses both large and small, non profits and others joining in to celebrate Jefferson. Food will be available and entertainment will be provided by local and regional performers, with family and kid activit...
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<p>Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post</p><p>A catchment basin at Family Central, designed to contain runoff and silt from a construction site, was not designed to hold the large volumes of rain that have fallen so far this year.</p>
County continues to deal with runoff issues
Following above-average rainfall in the first few months of 2013, Ashe County continues to deal with the effects of stormwater runoff at county infrastructure sites. “The (Ashe County Landfill) continues to experience more water than it really needs,” said County Manager Dr. Pat Mitchell. “We continue to monitor catchment basins there every time it rains.” After six inches of rain fell on Jan. 30, a catchment basin near the landfill, whic...
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<p>James Howell | Jefferson Post</p><p>Jerry Brown (left) hands a photo to Joanne Woodie (right) during a historical society group meeting on Tuesday, where members organized pictures that will be placed in the new book &#8220;Images of West Jefferson.&#8221; Also in the picture (from left to right) is John Reeves, Lonnie Jones and Gary Poe.</p>
Ashe Historical Society seeking old photos
The Ashe County Historical Society continues to seek as many old photographs of West Jefferson as possible for the group’s third book, titled “Images of West Jefferson.” The book “Images of West Jefferson” will show how much the town has changed since its incorporation in 1915. However, old photos are difficult to come by, so the historical society now looks to the public for assistance, asking anyone with old photos of West Jefferson to al...
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<p>James Howell | Jefferson Post</p><p>The Elder Abuse Prevention Team discussed the specifics of Friday&#8217;s awareness walk during a planning meeting held on Tuesday. Members in attendance included (from left to right, wrapping around the table): Jamie Richardson, Randy Revis, Julie Wiggins, Bevin South, Pam Barlow, Cameron Keziah and Tommy McClure.</p>
Group walking to raise awareness of elder abuse
To raise awareness for elder abuse, the Elder Abuse Prevention Team will hold an awareness walk from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Friday, May 17 in the empty lot across from Blue Ridge Golf Carts at 505 South Jefferson Ave, West Jefferson. “We are trying to engage people about elder abuse awareness, and are encouraging people to report elder abuse,” said Randy Revis, a member of the Elder Abuse Prevention Team. During a Tuesday planning meetin...
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<p>James Howell | Jefferson Post</p><p>Michelle Slaton was sworn in to fill the empty alderman&#8217;s position during Monday night&#8217;s Lansing Board of Aldermen meeting.</p>
Lansing welcomes a new alderman
A new town alderman, Michelle Slaton, was welcomed to the board during Monday night’s Lansing Board of Aldermen meeting. “There is one item that isn’t on the agenda we would like to get on with. Michelle Slaton has expressed an interest in being an alderman for the town of Lansing,” said Lansing Town Mayor George Rembert. “So, we need to entertain that. We are one board member short, we have not made any progress toward anybody else, and ...
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<p>Cliff Clark | Jefferson Post</p><p>Parker Tie Co. co-owner Rick Woodie looks over the mobile app his business purchased during its annual customer appreciation day on Wednesday. Edward Bissell, president of Union Grove Saw &amp; Knife, Inc., who was one of the many vendors showing off their products and services at the customer appreciation day, looks on.</p>
Post now offers mobile apps for business
The Jefferson Post is opening new doors to its advertisers, their current customers and a whole world of new ones, all with the stroke of a fingertip. And it’s been done through MyOwn Apps, a new high-tech advertising venue that offers advertisers a way to reach on-the-go consumers looking for information fast and in the palm of their hand. “It’s an affordable avenue that advertisers can utilize to get their word out,” said General Manage...
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