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Peachtree Group Secures Rapid USCIS Approval for EB-5 Funded Home2 Suites by Hilton Development
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2024-- Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”) has received its I-956F approval from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”), the government agency that oversees the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, for the development of a Home2 Suites by Hilton in Boone, N.C. This press release...
Heavy rains flood portions of the county on Sunday
ASHE COUNTY — What started out as a dry and sunny day on Sunday ended with a countywide state of emergency after several inches of rain fell throughout the area during the afternoon and evening hours on May 26. Heavy downpours caused the closure of parts of U.S. 221 Business between Jefferson and West Jefferson. Parking lots quickly flooded in Jefferson and one stranded motorist was helped to safety by the Ashe County Rescue Squad in the parking area below Hardee’s and Domino’s. Residents in...
Watauga County Farmers’ Market to Host 3rd Annual Pollination Celebration on June 1st
The third annual Pollination Celebration will be held at the Watauga County Farmers’ Market on Saturday, June 1. Located at 591 Horn in the West Dr. in Boone, this bustling market with over 60 local vendors runs from 8:00 AM until 12:00 PM on Saturdays. The Pollination Celebration is...
'Land of Oz' to return to Beech Mountain this fall, tickets to go on sale in June
Follow the yellow brock road over to the magical Land of Oz this fall. The Land of Oz’s annual Autumn at Oz Festival is coming back to Beech Mountain. The three-weekend event will take place the weekends of Sept. 6, Sept. 13 and Sept. 20. "The Scarecrow, Tin Woodman,...
Sherrie Hines named Ashe County Middle School Principal
WARRENSVILLE — Ashe County Schools is pleased to announce that Mrs. Sherrie Hines has been named the Principal of Ashe County Middle School. With more than 22 years of experience as an educator in North Carolina’s public school system, Mrs. Hines began her career in Ashe County Schools, having taught 7th and 8th grade Math at Ashe County Middle School for more than a decade. Hines then served for nearly another decade as a Math and Science teacher — as well as Assistant Principal —...
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