Ashe County News

A total of 1,250 riders participated in this year's Blood, Sweat and Gears. The 100-mile and 52-mile rides began and ended in Valle Crucis, traversing beautiful and challenging High Country terrain.

On Monday, June 29, the Ashe County Board of Commissioners passed the anticipated 2009-10 county budget, with very few changes from the previous year.

Town of Boone officials told citizens during the June 23 meeting that, if the project was approved, the pump station located off Brownwood Road would be designed to look like a barn-complete with a barn quilt-set back from the river, helping ease aesthetic concerns.

West Jefferson has been awarded a $293,333 grant from the North Carolina Rural Center for the construction of a water line along Oakwood Road.

With the Fourth of July holiday weekend rapidly approaching, the Ashe County Parks and Recreation Department is urging locals to utilize the shuttle service during this Saturdaya s firework festivities at the county park.

As the peak of harvest season approaches, more and more products are becoming available at the farmers' markets.

By Melanie Marshall Authorities in Ashe County dug up a 100-foot section of Smithey Road in Crumpler, but did not find what they were looking for the body of Jimmy Blevins.

Twenty-two people spoke, some angrily, and not one was in favor of the proposed water intake system on the New River in Todd.

Workers have been demolishing a section of road in Ashe County looking for the body of man believed to have been killed more than two years ago.

Two Ashe County men received recognition for the lifetime achievement of donating 22 gallons of blood Thursday at the National Guard Armory in Jefferson.

Shortly after 3 p.m., it seemed like a normal day for the Ashe County Public Library.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Ashe County in North Carolina until 3:45 p.m. At 3:17 p.m., NWS radar indicated a storm capable of producing a tornado near Flatwood, moving southeast near 15 mph.

As part of an effort to update the public about a proposed water intake facility in the Brownwood area of Watauga County, the Ashe County Board of Commissioners has asked the Town of Boone to provide information in a public meeting on Tuesday, June 23, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Westwood Elementary School, located on Highway 221 in West Jefferson.

The tornado warning for Northwestern Wilkes County and portions of Ashe County has now expired.

Ashe County Historical Society celebrates the 10th anniversary of its Family Heritage Gathering with special entertainment and helpful explorations into local history and genealogy this weekend.

On Friday, June 12, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., the arts district of downtown West Jefferson will come alive with folks strolling the streets.

Glendale Springs, NC 28629 We are located at 3044 Old Wilkesboro Rd., just off Highway 16, and across from the Raccoon Holler Campground, in Glendale Springs.

The ceremony began at 8 p.m. and, by 9:30 p.m., the years spent in grade school and at ACHS were but a memory.

The Ashe County Sheriff's Office announced that a traffic stop on Monday, June 1, led to the arrests of two Watauga County brothers.

The North Carolina Narcotics Enforcement Officersa Association has recognized Sgt.