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Ashe County Schools holds joint meeting with BOC to discuss middle school plans with architect


JEFFERSON — A special meeting was held on Tuesday, Dec. 15 between members of the Ashe County Board of Education, Ashe County Board of Commissioners and architect Larry Greene.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the proposed plans for the new middle school. Arrangements for this meeting were made following the BOE meeting on Dec. 7, where several members of the board expressed an interest in holding such a meeting in an effort to be “on the same page.”
To comply with the state regulations governing the number of persons allowed to gather indoors due to COVID-19, the meeting was available for those interested to view via Zoom Communications. ....

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Controversial, giant Ixonia tank moving through process


JEFFERSON — Small businesses might be struggling in the COVID-19 economy, but it appears that large utilities are not, as Jefferson County board supervisors spent the majority of a regular meeting for December Tuesday hearing about two big projects proposed for their jurisdiction.
One of these is the Crawfish River Solar farm being planned in the Town of Jefferson. This project, however, achieved no more than mere mention of its status Tuesday.
The other, a Liquified Natural Gas storage tank pitched for locating in Ixonia, stole the show, eliciting considerable public comment — mostly from residents of Ixonia opposed to it.
The LNG storage tank, proposed by WE Energies, has been rooted in controversy since well before a September Ixonia Town Board meeting. During that autumn session, the board — despite dozens speaking against it — voted 3-1 to recommend that Jefferson County officials approve a conditional use permit to allow We Energies to constru ....

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