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<p>Photo submitted | Jefferson Post</p><p>Ashe County Democratic Party members (from left to right): West Jefferson Mayor Dale Baldwin; 2nd Vice Chair Polly Jones, Chair Melba Jones; Theresa Stevens Register of Deeds Deatte Roten; Henry Doss; Mary Blackburn; Election Board Chair Chris Arvidson; Jennie Bush; Johanna Gorham; Roy Carter; Brenda McMillan; Mary Caryl Elmore; Secretary John Sears; State Executive Committee Member Becky Mann; Diane Goss; JoAnn Alexander; Fowler Bush; Lillian Richardson; Alan Alexander; Ralph Jones; Dan McMillan; Nancy Henry; Donna Richardson; Treasurer Roy Elmore.</p>
Ashe Democrats organize for 2014
The Ashe County Democratic Party held their annual convention Saturday at the Ashe County Courthouse without speeches or fanfare. Party Chair Melba Jones said that no speakers were scheduled since the convention came on the heels of an April 6 Democratic Party dinner honoring the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, where Seth Chapman’s speech on FDR’s political legacy received a standing ovation. Instead, a letter to Ashe delegates from ...
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Rep. Jonathan Jordan
New bill would expand powers of AMH security officers
A new bill sponsored by Rep. Jonathan Jordan would expand the authority of security officers at Ashe Memorial Hospital and allow the creation of mutual aid agreements between hospital police and other law enforcement departments. “The bottom line is statutes that apply to company police (like hospital police) makes them a step below other officers,” said Jordan. House Bill 533, proposed on April 4, 2013, will “expand the arrest and law en...
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Most of West Jefferson's new businesses are located on Jefferson Avenue, in the heart of West Jefferson.
New businesses opening downtown W.J.
As spring breaths news life into the High Country, new life has also been breathed into West Jefferson with the arrival of several new businesses as the 2013 tourist season kicks off. “I think there’s a vibe about town that’s really exciting,” said Terri Filipski, the co-owner of Carolina Country Wines, a new business in West Jefferson that sells wine, cheese and olive oil. In all, nine new businesses have opened, or are planning to open,...
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Ina Greer (left), Charles Caudill (middle-left), Linda Gouger (middle-right), and Warren Miller (right) presented certificates given to them by Ashe Services for the Aging.
Free tax counseling saves thousands
Free tax aid offered at Ashe Services for the Aging assisted over 280 Ashe County residents, both young and old, this tax season, saving tax payers an estimated $35,250. “We assisted tax-payers as young as 17-years-old and and old as 92,” said Charles Caudill, who supervised the volunteer tax councilors at the senior center. Caudill estimated nearly 280 tax-payers have been assisted by the senior center’s tax preparers, as of Thursday. Ca...
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ACS sends commisioners 2013-14 budget request
Ashe County Schools has prepared their county budget request for fiscal year 2013-14 Assistant Superintendent Phyllis Yates announced at the Board of Education’s April meeting Monday. The school system will request a total of $4,771,104 from the county this year, according to their annual budget estimate. The request was unanimously approved by the board. The request had not been drafted earlier, Yates said, because “the legislature has...
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Ashe County Farmers’ Market opens
Cliff Clark | Jefferson Post Fish offered at the Ashe County Farmers’ Market. Doug Munroe, owner of Waterfall Farm in Warrensville, offered customers fresh-caught trout Saturday morning. He pulled them from his stocked pond earlier that morning. Curly Perzel (left) spent some time discussing the big turnout at the opening of the market with Ann Rose, the owner of Rose Mountain Farm and Butcher Shoppe. Rose said the opening day was busy and e...
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<p>Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post</p><p>The corner at South Jefferson Avenue and East Ashe Street was one of several made-over in West Jefferson&#8217;s streetscaping project last year. Two more South Jefferson intersections at First Street and State Street will be redesigned after the same pattern beginning in two to three weeks, with work scheduled for completion by June 1.</p>
W.J. begins phase two of streetscaping
The Town of West Jefferson is gearing up for phase two of its downtown streetscaping project, said Town Manager Brantley Price Thursday. In two to three weeks, contractor Vannoy Construction will begin work on two more intersections at South Jefferson Avenue and First Street, and South Jefferson Avenue and State Street, said Price. Redesign of the intersections will be patterned after the streetscaping done at the other major downtown int...
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Ashe’s February jobless rate down 0.8 percent
Ashe County’s jobless rate fell 0.8 percent in February to 13.0 percent, according to the latest county figures from the N.C. Division of Employment Security. “A lot of seasonal employment has started,” said Ashe County Employment Security Office Manager George Eller. This worked to offset layoffs at United Chemicon, he said. Ashe’s February rate was down 1.2 percent over-the-year (OTY). The county’s double-digit unemployment trend has no...
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Heavy rains soak Warrensville area
Submitted photo | Jefferson Post A DOT crew cleared a large mud-and-rock-slide from Stanley Road in Warrensville today after heavy rains drenched the area early this morning. Flash flooding washed out private driveways and covered streets with debris in low-lying areas.
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<p>Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post</p><p>The Hotel Tavern is slated to open in July. The restaurant space, formerly occupied by Brickstone Pizza, needs extensive renovation which owner Sherman Lyle had hoped to partly fund with a Rural Center grant through the Town of West Jefferson.</p>
Hotel Tavern’s grant falls through
Restauranteur Sherman Lyle, owner of the Hotel Tavern, was disappointed last week when West Jefferson Town Manager Brantley Price informed him the town would be unable to secure a rural development grant to help Lyle renovate his restaurant space. Lyle is currently remodeling the space in the Old Hotel building formerly occupied by Brickstone Pizza. The Hotel Tavern is scheduled to open in July with a revamped interior, made-over outdoor se...
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Travis James as Conway Twitty
Twitty, McGraw and Hank Williams Jr. to perform at dinner theater
The Ashe County Dinner Theater will present Conway Twitty, Tim McGraw and Hank Williams Jr. impersonators at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 13. Impersonator Travis James will play both Conway Twitty and Hank Williams Jr. during Saturday’s show. James has been playing live since his early teens. The Calumet High School grad cut his teeth in the entertainment industry with his High School Band ‘The Little Youngers,’ his popularity skyrocketed ...
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Angelia Cambre (left) standing with her son Gabriel (middle) and her daughter Emma (right).
The return of the tux lady
There’s always little bit of excitement when someone first tries on a tuxedo. Sometimes people feel a little intimidated by the clothing. It can be uncomfortable for men of all ages to see themselves in unfamiliar finery. Still, the tuxedo soon has an effect on the man wearing it. As he begins to relax and feel more comfortable, he begins to enjoy the occasion and the attention that a good fitting tuxedo attracts. That’s where Angelia Ray...
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Sales circulars for Friday, April 12 Jefferson Post
These sales circulars, provided by CVS Pharmacy, Guynn Furniture, Rite Aid, Ruby Tuesday, Sears, and Walmart, can be found in the Friday, April 12 edition of the Jefferson Post. The Post can be purchased at over 30 locations throughout Ashe County.
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Joe McCarty posed for a quick picture next to his science experiment about fermentation.
ACMS science fair turns heads
Students from Ashe County Middle School had the opportunity to show off their brilliant scientific minds as the school was flooded with entries for this year’s science fair. “We had a huge turnout this year, much more than we expected,” said Kelly Gunderson, the middle school’s media coordinator. “They worked really hard and we are really proud of them.” According to Gordon Prince, the middle school’s science chair, there were over 200 en...
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A salt truck delivered roughly 22 tons of salt to the Ashe DOT's giant salt dome to prepare for next winter.
It cost a ton to keep road clear this winter
As the temperatures climbed to spring-like conditions here this week, it was time to tally up the cost in labor and salt to keep the county’s road clear during a winter that tested the mettle of the men and machines at Ashe County’s N.C. Department of Transportation maintenance yard. “We’ve averaged about 70-75 hours-per-week,” said Kenneth Clark, the TS-2 supervisor at the Ashe County DOT. “We even averaged 80 hours one week.” According ...
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David Holt
Holt plucks his way towards Ashe
Four-time Grammy Award winner David Holt is a musician, storyteller, historian, television host and entertainer, reminisced about his musical journey leading up to his 7:30 p.m. concert on April 12, at the Ashe Civic Center. Holt said he was looking forward to visiting Ashe County because the roots of the mountain music he plays was seeded in the High Country. That being the case, the Ashe County audience has a deeper respect for the tradit...
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Medicaid could be changing for some
With Gov. Pat McCrory’s announcement last Wednesday of his plan to overhaul N.C.’s Medicaid program by contracting managed care companies to care for the poor, disabled and elderly, Ashe County’s Medicaid patients and their health care providers may wonder what the future holds. Today, 4,788 Ashe County residents — roughly one in six —- receive Medicaid benefits, according to the Department of Social Services. These patients’ care is curr...
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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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