Ashe County

Jul 28, 2026

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1 min read

Crumpler Man Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash in Ashe County

Senior Trooper K. Jake Macchia

Ashe County

B&E Call Results in Vehicle Pursuit & Arrest

Jul 16, 2026

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1 min read

B&E Call Results in Vehicle Pursuit & Arrest

Ashe County Sheriff’s Office

Ashe County

Local Man Arrested after Public Post of Private Photos

Jul 16, 2026

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1 min read

Local Man Arrested after Public Post of Private Photos

Ashe County Sheriff’s Office

Ashe County

Blue Ridge Elementary Teacher Receives Christmas SPIRIT Award for Trees for Troops Support

Jul 8, 2026

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2 min read

Blue Ridge Elementary Teacher Receives Christmas SPIRIT Award for Trees for Troops Support

Rick Dungey

Operation Round Up

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Blue Ridge Energy Annual Meeting: Reports Presented, Director Election Results Announced

Jun 28, 2026

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5 min read

Blue Ridge Energy Annual Meeting: Reports Presented, Director Election Results Announced

Kenneth Reece

Ashe County

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Jun 28, 2026

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3 min read

Gov. Stein Announces $70M Renew NC Application for WNC Multi-Family Housing Construction and Repair

Kenneth Reece

Ashe County

House Fire Investigation Leads to Arrest in Grassy Creek

Jun 24, 2026

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1 min read

House Fire Investigation Leads to Arrest in Grassy Creek

Kenneth Reece

Ashe County

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High Country Real Estate Market — May 2026 MLS Report

Jun 20, 2026

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3 min read

High Country Real Estate Market — May 2026 MLS Report

Angela Patrick

Ashe County

Jun 10, 2026

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1 min read

Ashe Parents Charged with Child Abuse

Kenneth Reece

Ashe County

Ashe Sheriff: Missing Female Returned Home Safely From Ohio

May 28, 2026

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1 min read

Ashe Sheriff: Missing Female Returned Home Safely From Ohio

Ashe County Sheriff’s Office

Ashe County

May 27, 2026

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1 min read

Ashe County Sheriff’s Office seeking missing and possibly endangered juvenile

Kenneth Reece

Ashe County

May 20, 2026

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1 min read

Ashe County Traffic Stop Uncovers Methamphetamine, Probation Violations; Body Scanner Leads to Additional Evidence

Tasha Francis

Ashe County

May 5, 2026

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1 min read

Boomer Man Faces $1 Million Bond On Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges Following Ashe County Investigation

Ashe County Sheriff’s Office

Ashe County

May 5, 2026

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2 min read

Tick-Borne Diseases, Food Illness on the Rise in High Country, AppHealthCare Report Shows

Melissa Bracey/AppHealthCare

Ashe County

Apr 20, 2026

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1 min read

Laurel Springs Man Charged After 120 MPH Chase Through Ashe County; Held on No Bond

Kenneth Reece

Ashe County

Federal Fugitive Arrested After High-Speed Chase Through West Jefferson and Jefferson

Apr 20, 2026

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1 min read

Federal Fugitive Arrested After High-Speed Chase Through West Jefferson and Jefferson

Kenneth Reece

Ashe County

Mar 25, 2026

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2 min read

Both Parents Charged After Firearm Enters Westwood Elementary School in Ashe County

Kenneth Reece

Ashe County

Wind Advisory for Avery County – Sunday, March 15, 2026

Mar 15, 2026

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1 min read

Wind Advisory for Avery County – Sunday, March 15, 2026

Kenneth Reece

Ashe County

Austin Tyler Durden Charged with Two Counts of Second-Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

Mar 11, 2026

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1 min read

Austin Tyler Durden Charged with Two Counts of Second-Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

Ashe County Sheriff’s Office

Ashe County

Feb 24, 2026

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2 min read

Ashe County Sheriff launches Inmate Medication-Assisted Treatment Program at detention center

Kenneth Reece

Ashe County

Feb 23, 2026

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1 min read

PUBLIC NOTICE – TOWN OF JEFFERSON – Stage 4 of the Emergency Water Shortage Response Plan Now in Effect

Kenneth Reece

Ashe County

Feb 12, 2026

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1 min read

Operation Crystal Ball – Total Seizures from the Largest Case in Ashe County History

Kenneth Reece

Ashe County

Feb 10, 2026

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1 min read

Ashe County Missing Person Alert: Steven Wayne Lecount

Kenneth Reece

Ashe County

Feb 7, 2026

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1 min read

Sheriff Howell Announces Launch of Ashe County Community Crime Map

Ashe County Sheriff’s Office

Ashe County

Jan 17, 2026

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1 min read

Weapon discovered at Ashe County Middle School; no active threat

Kenneth Reece

Ashe County

Crumpler Man Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash in Ashe County

B&E Call Results in Vehicle Pursuit & Arrest

Local Man Arrested after Public Post of Private Photos

Blue Ridge Elementary Teacher Receives Christmas SPIRIT Award for Trees for Troops Support

Blue Ridge Energy Annual Meeting: Reports Presented, Director Election Results Announced

Gov. Stein Announces $70M Renew NC Application for WNC Multi-Family Housing Construction and Repair

House Fire Investigation Leads to Arrest in Grassy Creek

High Country Real Estate Market — May 2026 MLS Report

Ashe Parents Charged with Child Abuse

Ashe Sheriff: Missing Female Returned Home Safely From Ohio

Ashe County Sheriff’s Office seeking missing and possibly endangered juvenile

Ashe County Traffic Stop Uncovers Methamphetamine, Probation Violations; Body Scanner Leads to Additional Evidence

Boomer Man Faces $1 Million Bond On Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges Following Ashe County Investigation

Tick-Borne Diseases, Food Illness on the Rise in High Country, AppHealthCare Report Shows

Laurel Springs Man Charged After 120 MPH Chase Through Ashe County; Held on No Bond

Federal Fugitive Arrested After High-Speed Chase Through West Jefferson and Jefferson

Both Parents Charged After Firearm Enters Westwood Elementary School in Ashe County

Wind Advisory for Avery County – Sunday, March 15, 2026

Austin Tyler Durden Charged with Two Counts of Second-Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

Ashe County Sheriff launches Inmate Medication-Assisted Treatment Program at detention center

PUBLIC NOTICE – TOWN OF JEFFERSON – Stage 4 of the Emergency Water Shortage Response Plan Now in Effect

Operation Crystal Ball – Total Seizures from the Largest Case in Ashe County History

Ashe County Missing Person Alert: Steven Wayne Lecount

Sheriff Howell Announces Launch of Ashe County Community Crime Map

Weapon discovered at Ashe County Middle School; no active threat

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