NORTH WILKESBORO — Joey Logano entered Sunday’s Window World 450 at North Wilkesboro Speedway having not won a NASCAR Cup Series points race in 441 days. North Wilkesboro Speedway hadn’t hosted a Cup ...

SPARTA — Alleghany Community Theatre (ACT) is now taking registrations for a summer theatre camp for kids. The camp will host the professional Missoula Children’s Theatre residency program, which is a ...

JEFFERSON — Bouygues Construction has acquired Vannoy Construction, a leading general contractor in the southeastern United States. This strategic acquisition strengthens Bouygues Construction’s ...

WEST JEFFERSON — A new era in West Jefferson civic leadership began on Dec. 1 with the induction of new aldermen Brian Blanco and Phillip Absher, who replaced outgoing aldermen Stephen Shoemaker and ...

LANSING — Ashe County Animal Control has charged a Lansing man for allegedly allowing his mixed-breed German Shepherd to starve to death, according to court records. Casey Dale Pruitt, 42, of Poplar ...

LENOIR — Blue Ridge Energy has announced the official appointment of Mike High as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of the cooperative. High previously served as Director of ...

WEST JEFFERSON — Barbecue is serious business in North Carolina. While the east vs. west argument over which region of the state has the best barbecue, the consensus in Ashe County is more ...

ASHE COUNTY — Although county leaders said it’s premature to determine how federal budget cuts and changes to the state’s tax policy could impact local services’ funding, an upcoming tax reevaluation ...

JEFFERSON — The Ashe County Sheriff’s office has charged a Jefferson man with sex related offenses. Timothy Roberts Smirl, 66, of Winter Street, is facing three counts of felonious second-degree ...

RALEIGH — The Raleigh Police Department has charged a Wake County man with an Ashe County connection for sex related offenses. Alan Joseph Goodman, 44, of Raleigh, is facing multiple counts of ...

ASHE COUNTY — Local residents sold private land and family property to LLCs and other business entities in March, according to county land transfer data. The sales follow an uptick in local land ...