Jefferson, NC

Alexander Central 53 Ashe County 0 West Jefferson: Alexander Central routed an undermanned Ashe County Team Friday night in a game that was decided before the first quarter-clock expired. Opening period touchdown runs by Cole Pennell (35 yards). Jaquis Parks (19 yards) and Eli Queen (53 yards) had the visitors up 20-0 in the opening […]

Birthdays: Saturday, September 5th: Stacey Howell, John Caviness, Julie Miller (at Lifestore Bank), Laken Osborne, Dean Childress, Kimberly South, Lori Gibbs   Anniversary: Larry & Penny Cox, 45 years, Fluff & Geraldine Roten, 17 years   Sunday, September 6th: Hunter Cable, Lane Testerman, Aaron Bradley, Grace Paisley, Shalane Dillard, Ophelia Rose Shatley, 7 years old, […]

Birthdays: Monday, September 7th:  “Labor Day” Jordan Poe, Peggy Cheek, Sloan Goodman, Ralph Oliver, Jennie Howell

Community Calendar September 4th 2026 Download the FREE Red Cross Blood Donor App from the Apple Store or Google Play Store to easily schedule your appointment There is a Severe Shortage of Blood, Plasma & Platelets ***The American Red Cross CONSTANTLY faces an emergency blood shortage and urges people to make an appointment to give now to […]

Trading Post September 4, 2026 9-11-26 For Sale: Presto Pressure Cooker, never used & a Microwave Pressure Cooker, $30 for both / Deluxe, Heavy Duty, Adjustable Hammock, EC, $60 / Late Model 4000 lb. Winch mounted on steel inline frame, $60. For more info call 828-406-9219 _____________________________________________________________________________ For Sale: 2-Person Float with built-in cooler & […]

News for September 4, 2026 Mistrial is declared in Lindsay Clancy child killings case after jury deadlocks PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial in the murder case against Lindsay Clancy. Jurors could not agree on whether she was criminally responsible when she strangled her three young children in 2023. Friday’s mistrial […]

AP – Sports September 4, 2026 WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert to retire in December after transformative and tumultuous tenure WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is retiring at the end the year, bringing to a close her seven-plus years at the helm of the league and a stewardship that has been transformative and at times tumultuous. NBA […]

AP – Scorecard September 4, 2026 Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ INTERLEAGUE L-A Angels at Pittsburgh 6:45 p.m. Arizona at Houston 8:10 p.m. N-Y Yankees at San Diego 9:40 p.m. ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston at Baltimore 7:05 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland 7:15 p.m. Minnesota at Chi White Sox 7:40 p.m. […]

Joseph Paul Graham Sr.

Fleetwood Man Receives Up to 21 Years for Statutory Rape Charges BOONE — A Watauga County judge sentenced a Fleetwood man charged with 10 counts of statutory rape of a child younger than 15 to 166-260 months in prison on Aug. 11, according to court records. The active prison sentence follows a plea deal with […]