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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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Lansing unable to secure $1 million grant for Creeper Trail
Greater Lansing Area Development (GLAD) reported to the Lansing Board of Aldermen they were unable to secure the parks grant for Lansing Creeper Trail Park, but will continue to pursue funds through private donations. “Sad news, we did not get the grant for the park,” said Ann Rose during Monday night’s aldermen meeting. “But, the GLAD board is in agreement we will start to pursue private donations and fundraising to at least acquire the ...
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"The Conscientious Objector"
“The Conscientious Objector” to be shown at Arts Center
A public showing of the award-winning theatrical documentary “The Conscientious Objector” will be present from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday May 21, in belated Celebration of America’s Armed Forces Day. Ashe County resident Col. Charles Knapp, U.S. Army retired, was consulting producer during the making of the documentary, and will offer an introduction and comments. “This film is the quintessential story of duty, honor, country,” said Knapp. “It is...
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Located in Warrensville, the BROC building is a donation site, thrift store and case management office.
BROC works to alleviate ‘symptoms of poverty’
For almost half a century, the Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission (BROC) has worked to alleviate the symptoms of poverty and help people help themselves achieve economic self sufficiency in Ashe, Alleghany and Wilkes counties. “Most people do not know we’re here,” said BROC Case Manager Louise Ham. Formed as result of the Economic Opportunity Act (EOA) of 1964, BOC was chartered by the state of N.C. in 1966 as a nonprofit community actio...
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USDA resumes farm payments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia announced May 8, that farm payments, which had been temporarily suspended due to sequestration, would resume. This includes payments for the 2011 Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program (SURE), the Noninsured Crop Assistance Program (NAP) and the Milk Income Loss Contract Program (MILC). “I’m pleased to announce that farmers and ranchers c...
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2013 WAW Scholarship winners announced
The Watauga-Ashe-Wilkes Scholarship Board honored its 2013 recipients and their families with a dinner banquet at Sagebrush Steakhouse in Wilkesboro, NC on Thursday, April 11, 2013. The 2013 Ashe county recipients are Kelsey Eggers, daughter of Nathan Roger Eggers and Angela R. Eggers; and Hayley Ragland, daughter of Dean Ragland and Dana Andrews. The 2013 Watauga county recipient is Jake Page, son of John and Julie Page. The 2013 Wilkes ...
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<p>Dylan Lightfoot | Jefferson Post</p><p>So far this year, flooding of Big Horse Creek in Lansing Creeper Trail Park has washed away picnic tables and playground mulch, and deposited trash and debris along the creek bottom. A clean-up effort organized by the National Committee for the New River and the Greater Lansing Area Development Committee will begin 11:00 a.m. Wednesday May 22.</p>
Big Horse Creek gets spring cleaning Wednesday
Big Horse Creek has flooded twice this year, washing away picnic tables and playground mulch in Lansing Creeper Trail Park, and depositing trash and debris along the creek bottom through the town of Lansing. A volunteer clean-up effort organized by the Greater Lansing Area Development Committee (GLAD) and the National Committee for the New River (NCNR) is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Wednesday May 22. “We will be picking up trash from the Lit...
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SkyLine/SkyBest dial tone services restored
SkyLine Membership Corporation announces that dial tone services have been restored in all of Ashe County and Shady Valley, Tennessee, following yesterday’s outage, and officials are attributing the cause of the outage to vandalism of the company’s fiber optic vault in Shady Valley. Damage to SkyLine’s fiber optic facilities in Shady Valley resulted in an initial outage there at approximately 3:24 a.m. Monday, affecting dial tone, Internet ...
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Phone service outage caused by vandals
A telephone service outage which affected most of Ashe County yesterday was caused by vandals. SkyLine Membership Corporation Public Relations Administrator Karen Powell reported this morning that the service outage was attributed to vandalism of SkyLine’s fiber optic vault in Shady Valley, Tennessee. Dial tone services have been fully restored to all of Ashe County and Shady Valley, Tennessee. SkyLine will provide more detailed informa...
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Lansing Farmers’ Market opens Thursday
The Lansing Farmers’ Market will open 1-6 p.m. Thursday, setting up at a new, more convenient location for its second year, said Ann Rose of Rose Mountain Farm. “We’re hoping for a great second year at the Lansing market,” Rose said. The grassy lot between Southern Style Hair Salon and the parking lot next to the Lansing Volunteer Fire Department will give market visitors faster, easier access than last year’s location in Lansing Creeper ...
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Sales circulars in Tuesday, May 13 Jefferson Post
These sales circulars for Food Lion, Ingles, Lowes Foods, Walmart and Window World can be found inside the Tuesday, May 13 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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