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Kristiana Young likes to help her community by picking up trash along the roadside. "This is something I just started; I thought, while I'm walking, why not pick up some trash," said Young.
Help clean up NC during 2013 Spring Litter Sweep
Are you tired of seeing litter along roadsides? Do you cringe when you see someone throw trash out a car window? If so, then join the N.C. Department of Transportation’s spring Litter Sweep to help fight litter in North Carolina. Litter Sweep is scheduled for Saturday, April 13, to Saturday, April 27, and encourages volunteers to clean up North Carolina roadsides. Those who come across a unique piece of litter could even win a cash prize in...
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An army of fire trucks descended on Badgers Funeral Home to morn the loss of Lansing VFD member Janet Stuart Monday afternoon. Each Ashe County fire department sent a representative to show their support to the Lansing VFD. The trucks then filed out from the funeral home and headed toward Liberty Baptist Church, where Stuart's funeral was being held. First responders at the funeral home said fire fighters and rescue squad members form a very tight-knit community.
Mourning a fallen member
James Howell | Jefferson Post An army of fire trucks descended on Badgers Funeral Home to mourn the loss of Lansing VFD member Janet Stuart Monday afternoon. Each Ashe County volunteer fire department sent a representative to show their support to the Lansing VFD. The trucks then filed out from the funeral home and headed toward Liberty Baptist Church, where Stuart’s funeral was being held. First responders at the funeral home said fire fig...
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<p>Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post</p><p>The Ashe County Board of Education held their April meeting in the Ashe Arts Center gallery, currently showing the Young at Art exhibit, featuring art work from over 130 Ashe County Schools students. From left to right: board members Polly Jones and Dr. Lee Beckworth, Chairman Charlie King, board members C. B. Jones and Terry Williams.</p>
BOE discusses Common Exam logistics
The Ashe County Board of Education (BOE) held their April meeting at the Ashe Arts Center Monday, where they were updated on state accountability standards, heard a presentation on the widening of U.S. 221 at the Fleetwood Community Center, and read the results of a superintendent search survey given to school system employees. Ashe County Schools (ACS) Director of Testing and Accountability Phil Howell reported on continuing implementation...
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<p>Submitted by Jenny Wunderlich | Jefferson Post</p><p>Ashe County Beekeepers Association President Harry Galer opened his hives Saturday to find them empty. Beekeepers in the county and statewide are reporting unprecedented losses this year. </p>
Beekeepers report unprecedented losses
Beekeepers in Ashe County are reporting alarming losses this season as they open their beehives to find them mostly empty. “Everybody is reporting losing at least one or two hives,” said Shelley Felder, proprietor of The Honey Hole in West Jefferson, who saw seven of her nine hives die off in December. “On average people are losing 50 percent,” according to Ashe County Beekeepers Association (ACBA) Program Director Doug Ehrhardt. Harry ...
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<p>James Howell | Jefferson Post</p><p>Seth Chapman spoke during the dinner held in FDR&#8217;s honor, and stirred the crowd with his dynamic speech.</p>
Speaker urges call to action for Democratic Party
Members of the Democratic Party of Ashe County were moved by a stirring speech given by guest speaker Seth Chapman during the party’s special dinner honoring the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt on Saturday, April 6, which turned into a called to action for the Democratic Party. “There have been a lot of good men to sit in that seat (the president’s seat), but only one has pulled America out of the brink, and fought a world war at the sa...
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New River reaches settlement with former employees
The New River Service Authority board announced Thursday that a settlement has been reached with 18 former employees who filed claims against the board for unused vacation pay last year. The meeting was convened to settle affairs of the former mental health service agency, which dissolved last year following a fatal financial crisis. The board had not met since June 2012. Board Chairman Nathan Miller said the former employees had agreed t...
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Budget cuts force Parkway closures
Citing budget cuts, the Blue Ridge Parkway will be closing, some facilities and reducing hours and services in other areas this year. According to a press release, the Parkway is “unable to hire its full complement of seasonal employees” due to a five percent budget reduction from federally mandated sequestration. As a result, “park visitors will notice some facility closures and reduced hours and services in some area.” “We’re not able t...
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Ashe District Court decisions
The weekly session of the Ashe County District Court was held March 28, with the Honorable Jeanie Houston presiding. These decisions were handed down by the court: Bobby Lee Boggs : (M) simple assault, (P) no contest, (J) PJC. Tiffany Boyd : (M) simple assault, (P) no contest, (J) PJC. Ricky Wayne Farmer : (M) school attendance law violation, (P) no contest, (J) PJC, no unexcused absences, CC. Pablo Cruz Gonzales : Level II: (T)...
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WCC pledged to help displaced workers from United Chemi-Con.
WCC offers ‘rapid response’ to newly-displaced Chemi-Con workers
The United Chemi-Con plant in Lansing laid off 72 more employees last week. Responding to these job loses, Wilkes Community College (WCC) has rallied around the displaced workers and coordinated a “rapid response team,” which offered workers information and training to assist them with new employment opportunities. Becky Greer, the Human Resources Development director at Wilkes Community College, has been involved in the first rapid respo...
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David Holt to play Ashe County
The Ashe County Arts Council welcomes David Holt and Josh Goforth to the stage at the Ashe Civic Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12. Sponsored by the Ashe County Arts Council, the concert will feature songs, stories and amazing musicianship that will appeal to all ages. Four-time Grammy Award winner David Holt is a musician, storyteller, historian, television host and entertainer, dedicated to performing and preserving traditional America...
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Nancy Weaver-Hoffman of Warrensviller wrangles a half dozen Buff Orpingtons for a buyer. Hoffman has been raising chickens for the local fresh poultry market, and hopes to provide 3,000 birds this year to area restaurants.
Business or hobby, chickens have a lot to offer
Boxes of baby chicks have appeared again at local farm and garden retailers, cuing the “actual” beginning of spring for chicken farmers and hobbyists. According to N.C. State Cooperative Extension Agent Micah Orfield, chickens are increasingly popular in Ashe County as an “introduction to agriculture” for those with little farming experience. They are easy and inexpensive to get started, and small start-up flocks are not labor intensive. ...
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Candy Shack employees Jordan Reedy (left) and Bailey Cruey (right) posed for a quick picture as they patiently waited for the first customer of the day.
Days double dip with new business
After the success of Good Ole Days, an ice cream shop located on Jefferson Avenue, owners Gwyn and Janet Day decided to expand their successful formula to a new restaurant/shop called the Candy Shack. The Candy Shack has an atmosphere of and old mercantile that focuses on candy, but like Good Ole Days, the Candy Shack also serves hamburgers, hot dogs, and of course, ice cream. However, the Candy Shacks menu is a little more extensive. “We...
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Legislative update
Last week, the House passed a bill making handgun permit information confidential. The General Assembly is also considering a bill rolling back renewable energy requirements, an amendment of divorce law imposing a two-year waiting period with counseling stipulations and an act establishing an independent Public Charter School Board. House Bill 17: “Gun Permits/Confidentiality “An act to provide for the confidentiality of information re...
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Youth Services Assistant Amy Jones read to a group of children at the Ashe County Library Wednesday. Story Time is held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday on the library's first floor. Children in foreground, left to right: Lyla Scanlon, 3; Jacob Scanlon, 6; Ethan Lea, 2; Amelia Farrington, 3; Sheyenne Greer, 3; John David Lea, 5.
Story Time at the Ashe County Library
Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post Youth Services Assistant Amy Jones read to a group of children at the Ashe County Library Wednesday. Story Time is held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday on the library’s first floor. Children in foreground, left to right: Lyla Scanlon, 3; Jacob Scanlon, 6; Ethan Lea, 2; Amelia Farrington, 3; Sheyenne Greer, 3; John David Lea, 5.
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Second annual antique fair organizer Keith Woodie addresses the West Jefferson Board of Aldermen during their meeting Monday night. Above Woodie, several of the photographs donated by the Ashe Camera Club can be seen.
W.J. Aldermen approve antique fair location
The fourth time was the charm for the West Jefferson Board of Aldermen when it approved the location of the second annual antique fair during its regular meeting Monday night. “We’ve been on this thing for four months…(and) I would really like to get it over, one way or the other,” said West Jefferson Mayor Dale Baldwin as he opened up the floor for comments on which area of downtown should be the site of the fair. At the end of the discu...
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Farm Bill Lunch and Learn Friday
Friday April 5 the Feastie Boys Food Truck will be parked on the King Street side of the Watauga County Cooperative Extension from 11-2 p.m.. Come grab a locally-sourced lunch, then head downstairs to the Agriculture Conference Center for a presentation beginning at noon on how the new Farm Bill Extension impacts farmers in the High Country. The event is sponsored by Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture (BRWIA) and the Carolina Farm Stewardship ...
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The Ashe County Board of Commissioners unanimously appointed Karl Lambert to the Airport Advisory Board during their meeting on Monday.
Ashe County BOC supports gun permit privacy
The Ashe County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution on Monday to support the exemption of public access to records containing information about who has handgun purchase permits or concealed carry permits. During the meeting, Commissioner William Sands read the resolution that prevents public access of citizens with weapons permits. The resolution reads: “Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Ashe County Board of Commissioners...
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Anna Blackburn, a sixth-grade student from Mountain View Elementary, competed at the Regional Spelling Bee at Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts in Winston-Salem March 18. Anna finished 14th out of a field of 33 participants.
Sixth-grader competes at regional spelling bee
Anna Blackburn, a sixth-grade student from Mountain View Elementary, won the 2013 Ashe County Schools Spelling Bee which was held February 7, at Ashe County High School. She won by spelling the word “exportation” correctly. Anns is the daughter of David and Kathy Blackburn. Runner-up was 7th-grader Ellie Swibold from Ashe County Middle School. Eleven elementary and middle school students competed for the honor of representing Ashe County ...
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CoEd founders Jeff (left) and Joe (mid-left) Berninger accepted a check from Mitch Phillips (mid-right) on behalf of the Jefferson's Rotary Club in honor of club Secretary Jeff Taylor's (right) service to Rotary.
Jefferson’s Rotary Club helps Guatemalan students
The Jefferson’s Rotary Club made a donation to “Cooperative for Education,” a non-profit charity that focuses on assisting school children in Guatemala. The donation was made in honor of Jeff Taylor, the Rotary Club’s secretary who also has deep ties to CoEd. “This is the first international project this group has been involved in,” said Taylor. A 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, CoEd provides educational resources, like textbooks, co...
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