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Memorial Day: Statewide March Against Genetically Modified Seeds
On Saturday, thousands of North Carolinians will start their Memorial Day weekend by speaking up against an international company. The March Against Monsanto is taking place in seven cities in the Tar Heel state and 243 other cities around the world. Monsanto makes genetically modified seeds, and protesters feel the company is using unfair business practices while it tries to grow the use of genetically modified foods. Tami Canal is one...
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<p>Photo submitted | Jefferons Post</p><p>This photo was taken in for the &#8220;Click it or Ticket&#8221; campaign and shared on Facebook and Twitter using hashtag #SafetySelfie.&#8221;</p>
“Click It or Ticket” campaign now under way
The Governor’s Highway Safety Program officially launched its Memorial Day “Click It or Ticket” campaign on Monday, marking 20 years of seat belt safety awareness efforts that have saved countless lives. To honor this milestone and show support for the cause, GHSP is asking North Carolinians to get out their cell phone cameras, snap a self-portrait of them buckled up while parked and share it on social media, using the hashtag, “#SafetySelf...
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Sales circulars in Friday, May 24 Jefferson Post
These sales circulars for CVS, Family Dollar, Guynn Furniture, Jim’s Corner Furniture, La-Z-Boy and Rite Aid can be found inside the Friday, May 24 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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<p>Photo submitted | Jefferson Post</p><p>Northwestern Emergency Vehicles of Jefferson received top dealer award during the National Dealer Conference. (From left to right) Randy Barr, David Hudler, Mark Van Arnam and Richard Hamby.</p>
AEV holds National Dealer Conference
AEV was celebrated as the largest organization of ambulance dealers in the United States at the National Dealer organization conference held at Jefferson Landing on May 7 and 8. “The AEV dealer group is the largest organization of ambulance dealers in the US,” said Mark Van Arnam, CEO of AEV. “Our dealer network is responsible for selling approximately one out of every five ambulances delivered annually in the U.S. This partnership brings...
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<p>Cliff Clark | Jefferson Post</p><p>Ashe County Manager Dr. Pat Mitchell addressed the 2013 Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Tuesday at West Jefferson United Methodist Church.</p>
County manager addresses Chamber luncheon
Ashe County Manager Dr. Pat Mitchell gave a “state of the county” address at the 2013 Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Tuesday at West Jefferson United Methodist Church, giving an overview of her fiscal year 2014 budget proposal, and speaking on local government’s role in community progress. “I believe Ashe County is a great place to be,” Mitchell said to the luncheon’s approximately 90 attendees. “Local government, I believe, has an importan...
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<p>James Howell | Jefferson Post</p><p>Ashe County Manager Dr. Pat Mitchell presented the 2013-14 budget to the commissioners during their Monday meeting.</p>
County manager presents draft budget
Ashe County Manager Dr. Pat Mitchell presented her proposed $33 million budget for 2013-14 to the Ashe County Board of Commissioners on Monday. The board will kick off a set of meetings beginning on June 3 to evaluate the 2013-14 budget, ending on June 18 with a public hearing to adopt the budget. “This year’s budget process has been time consuming, as it is every year, but I believe I’m presenting to you a solid spending plan for the cou...
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<p>Photo submitted | Jefferson Post</p><p>John Burnett, from Jefferson, has been treated at the North Carolina Cancer Hospital for Stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma since mid-December.</p>
John Burnett: Kindness Rules the Day
John Burnett fully “gets” the power of kindness, as both a deliberate giver and as an unexpected, but ever-grateful receiver. “The least expensive thing in the world is a word of kindness,” said John, 64, of Jefferson, N.C., in Ashe County. “It is a most individual thing. And it quickly gets to be a habit without much practice. More should try it.” In his days of full-time work as an independent elder care coordinator, John lived in Chape...
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Legislative update: Law enforcement to sell firearms?
May 17 Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law a bill providing for on-site disposal of demolition debris at decommissioned industrial facilities. This week the N.C. Senate considers a bill requiring law enforcement agencies to sell or donate unclaimed firearms, while a bill outlawing direct Internet marketing of motor vehicles to N.C. customers met with protests by a car manufacturer affected by the legislation. The General Assembly passed its ...
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Tax Administrator Keith Little discussed the "Tax and Tag Together" program with the Ashe County Board of Commissioners during Monday's planning meeting.
Little offers Tax and Tag program update
North Carolina’s new vehicle “Tag and Tax Together” program will be delayed once again, pushing the program’s implentented to September rather than July. “As of right now, this process will go into effect for September renewals, or any new registration after Sept. 1,” said Ashe County Tax Administrator Keith Little to the Ashe County Commissioners during a Monday meeting.. Tax and Tag Together will enable drivers to conveniently pay vehic...
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<p>James Howell | Jefferson Post</p><p>Many summer visitors lodge in second homes, and enjoy the nice weather and laid-back atmosphere of the mountains.</p>
Summer population swell
Each summer, Ashe County’s population swells with seasonal visitors arriving to escape the heat and enjoy the mountain weather. According to information from the United States’ Census Bureau, Ashe County’s population swelled by approximately 8,540 people during the summer of 2010. “The Census puts out a count of seasonal housing units and we can make an assumption on a population swell during the summer months based on those numbers,” sai...
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