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West Jefferson Town Manager Greg McGinnis drove a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. He admits it. He says it was a mistake. He says that he has sought help for it in the past. None of...
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Learning more about water intake gives us a measure of control.
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Many of my early lessons in work ethic came at about age 11, mowing lawns for neighbors in my north Alabama community. I revisited some of the experiences recently, dripping with sweat one recent ...
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Of all of the unique and wonderful things about the North Carolina mountains, the region’s music represents it best. In my travels, I have seen the resilience of homegrown music in west Tennessee ...
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Out of the mouth’s of babes. That is the saying used when we adults are surprised by gems spoken by youngsters. The most recent gems I have received involve the mostly 5th and 6th grader’s involv...
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With Friday’s announcement about Ashe County teachers losing jobs and a pretty successful Christmas in July Festival, this has been a week of paradoxes. Most people could probably say they would h...
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Ashe County has taught this flatlander a lesson or two in two years. This week marks the beginning of my third year at the Jefferson Post. It has been a collection of challenges I could not have i...
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The story of Ashe County’s new Forest Service building is a lesson in persistence – for 45 years. The man most directly involved in the effort, Luther Anderson, says more specifically that it has ...
LETTERS
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To the Editor: I read with interest the article about my daughter and her husband. I especially thought the comment they were politely asked to leave me was nice. There were extenuating circumst...
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To the Editor: On May 14, 2010 at 5 p.m., I, SgtMaj Mark A. Massey, raised my right hand for the last time to take the oath of enlistment at the World Trade Center site in New York City. I will ...
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The news about bankruptcy for the limited liability company operating Jefferson Landing was especially depressing because of the effects on Ed and Linda Rodgers. In my experience with them, they h...
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To the Editor: The issue of West Jefferson enacting Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) is before us. It has been reported that the Chamber of Commerce voted to support the enactment of the ETJ. I...
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With warmest regards I want to thank all the wonderful patriots who attended our first, of many, "We The People" of Ashe Tea Party. In attendance, were Democrats, Republicans, Non affiliated, Inde...
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Do we ever really think about what’s going on behind closed doors in Ashe County? A baby crying in the home of a young couple, a loving elderly couple, or maybe a normal family with a husband, wif...
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By Congresswoman Virginia Foxx The summer months are here and as families plan vacations, our country continues to struggle with high energy costs. That is why Washington Democrats’ cap and t...
15 months ago | 0 | 19 |
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Anyone who has read a newspaper or listened to a newscast over the past five or six months knows North Carolina has a budget problem. A massive one. Of course, anyone who was paying much attent...
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Last week’s North Carolina House of Representatives vote to ban smoking in restaurants and bars, coming just days after the Senate approved a similar bill, was a good move in that it made no exemp...
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The North Carolina General Assembly, in its seemingly endless wisdom, enacted a law last year requiring motorists to carry coverage protecting them if they are in an accident with an uninsured moto...
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The Ashe School Based Health Center Advisory Board would like to state their support of the New pool being built at the Ashe County Middle School campus. This type of facility will benefit the com...
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The donation last week of $5,000 by GE Aviation to Ashe County High School for science and math programs is significant in its offering and its focus. The donation will go toward the purchase of...
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