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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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32nd annual New River Canoe Race June 1
Since 1981, the New River Canoe Race has been a tradition for families all over the Carolinas and beyond. On June 1, 2013, the 32nd annual New River Canoe Race, which is being sponsored by Friends of High Country State Parks, will once again bring excitement and a great outing for Ashe County. The race couldn’t happen without major support from several local businesses, including Zaloo’s Canoes, Footsloggers, RiverCamp USA, Elkland Handwe...
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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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