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The injuries included four women, a 4-month-old baby and a man, according to the Ashe Post and Times.

RALEIGH — The Avery Journal-Times was honored with four awards in the North Carolina Press Association’s 2022 Editorial and Advertising contests, which were presented at a banquet on Thursday, Aug.

On a recent Saturday morning, Peggy Hoon got behind the wheel of her 2011 Toyota RAV4 and made the 300-mile round trip to Charlotte from her Raleigh home.

Ashe Hospital Receives Grant From NC Healthcare Foundation Published: 19 January 2021 Ashe Memorial Hospital recently received a $149,839.42 grant through the North Carolina Healthcare Foundation and the COVID-19 Hospital Preparedness Program. The Ashe Post and Times reports the funding is intended to support the urgent preparedness and response needs of hospitals, health systems and health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic while also strengthening their ability ...

Fatal Collision Friday In Ashe Published: 11 January 2021 The NC Highway Patrol Friday morning responded to a fatal collision in Ashe County NC 16 near Shatley Road. The Ashe Post and Times reports a 2001 Ford Ranger was traveling north on NC 16, ran off the road to the left, traveled down an embankment, and overturned. The driver, David Oscar Osbourne, 74, of Mouth of Wilson, Va., succumbed to his injuries at the scene. There were no passengers. Osbourne was not wearing a seat belt. A...

Ashe Sheriffs K9s To Receive Body Armor Ashe County Sheriffs Office K9s will be receiving body armor after a donation. The Ashe Post and Times reports K9s William and Rhino will be getting bullet and stab protective vests after a donation from the non-profit Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. According to the report, delivery is expected within eight to 10 weeks. Ashe Sheriff B. Phil Howell said the departments goal to have a full-fledged K9 program is coming together sooner than expected due to gran...

Ashe Library Lending Chromebooks And Hotspots Published: 30 December 2020 The Ashe County Public Library, as a member of the Appalachian Regional Library System, has received new technology to lend from a Digital Inclusion Grant through the State Library of North Carolina. The Ashe Post and Times reports the grant award provided funding to purchase and provide Chromebooks and mobile hotspots for residents of ARL’s three counties, Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes. This technology can be borr...

American Emergency Vehicles Employees Donate To Local Agencies Published: 22 December 2020 American Emergency Vehicles of Jefferson has made more than $56,000 dollars in donations to Ashe County agencies and organizations through its employee benevolence fund. The Ashe Post and Times reports AEV employees can choose to set aside a portion of their weekly pay to be added to a charitable fund that is matched dollar for dollar by AEV at the end of the year. Ashe Partnership Training Cente...