57+ min ago   (255+ words) Andrew Cole, NC Daniel Boone Heritage Trail Board Member and Director of Museum of Ashe County History is shown presenting the children’s Daniel Boone biography to Casey Smith, Ashe County K-5 Curriculum Coordinator. JEFFERSON — Third graders in Ashe County will…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago   (111+ words) Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 7:23AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA Ashe Post & Times Areas of dense fog have developing in the mountains, foothills, and river valleys, and will persist through 10 AM in some areas. Motorists should exercise extra caution,…...

20+ hour, 57+ min ago   (260+ words) HIGH COUNTRY — Watauga County led the High Country real estate market in July, posting 96 of the region’s 209 single-family home sales and a median price of $657,500 — far above the four-county median of $470,000. According to the High Country Association of Realtors monthly…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (799+ words) Dowell Loggains, App State’s second-year head football coach, addresses the media during his press conference on Aug. 5. App State defensive coordinator D.J. Smith talks about the defensive position players. Mike Anthony, seen here at the Aug. 5 media day, enters his…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (553+ words) A trio of retro Nintendo video game consoles considered the "holy grail" for collectors could fetch up to £9,000 ($12,200) at auction — after an empty box sold for more than £8,000 ($10,845). The three consoles were officially licensed variants of the Game & Watch series…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (444+ words) Research has revealed what many people think is "playing" with their cat is actually causing distress and harm to their pet. The study, published in the journal Anthrozoos, analyzed 1,100 comments on social media videos hosted on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (70+ words) Ashe Post & Times There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. Speakers criticize commissioners' response to remarks about immigrants during public comment West Jefferson sets September hearing for proposed new…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (515+ words) BOONE — The Sun Belt Conference and App State Men's Basketball announced the 2026-27 conference schedule last Thursday. The 18-game league slate features nine games at the Holmes Convocation Center. The Mountaineers own a league-best 76-49 record (.608 winning percentage) in Sun Belt play…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (308+ words) ASHE COUNTY — Participatory democracy and civic engagement have prompted public dialogue while helping shape government policy at recent board meetings. While recent government decisions and citizen comments are ostensibly unrelated, the input and quasi-policy action have a common thread of…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (256+ words) This drone helped the Ashe County Rescue Squad locate a missing Creston woman that was reported missing on Aug. 12. CRESTON — With the assistance of drone reconnaissance, local authorities and rescue personnel located a woman reported missing on Aug. 12, Ashe Sheriff…...