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  • 6 days ago | wataugademocrat.com | Jerry Snow

    JEFFERSON - The Crooked Road Ramblers will be on the stage for the 580 WKSK Live Old Time and Bluegrass Show at the Ashe Civic Center on Saturday, May 17 about 11 a.m. for an hour or so. Tom Hartman will host the free performance on The Farm radio station. The Crooked Road Ramblers, from Southwest Virginia, include: Kilby Spencer (fiddle), Kelley Breiding (banjo), John Perry (guitar), Kyle Dean Smith (guitar), Steve Lewis (mandolin/banjo) and Susan Trianosky (bass).

  • 1 week ago | wataugademocrat.com | Jerry Snow

    BOONE - The Boone Saloon (489 W King St.) will host live entertainment this weekend, with Drew Foust & The Wheelhouse taking the stage on Friday, May 16, starting at 8 p.m. and Joslyn & The Sweet Compression performing on Saturday, May 17 (2:30 p.m.). Both bands are scheduled to play at the 4th annual Boonerang Music & Arts Festival next month in Downtown Boone. Drew Foust's a blues musician, and his group has a "signature southern soul n' roll sound," according to drewfoustmusic.com.

  • 1 week ago | wataugademocrat.com | Jerry Snow

  • 1 week ago | wataugademocrat.com | Jerry Snow

    By JERRY SNOW The Boone Junior Appalachian Musicians will hold their 2025 Spring Recital on Tuesday, May 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Appalachian Theatre of the High Country (559 W King St.). Boone JAM, which was founded in 2004, is a music lesson program for ages 8 and up; classed are held at the Jones House Cultural Center.

  • 1 week ago | wataugademocrat.com | Jerry Snow

    JEFFERSON - The fifth gathering of Coolest Corner Ashe Bash will begin at 6 p.m. on June 7 with another doubleheader of established performers at the Ashe County Governmet Complet (150 Government Cir.). Darin & Brooke Aldridge will take the stage first, followed by Scythian, which performed at the 2024 Ashe Bash. The A.C. Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the free, family-friendly concert, and invites regional residents to attend. Food vendors will be on site.

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Jerry Snow @TheEJsports
28 Jul 23

The upstanding Tysons are First Family of Hoops in Union Co. (pop. 250k) N.C. I was uplifted by my convo w/ @cade_tyson & his Dad @blaise05 this week https://t.co/zmKTxlNzUA @TorriTyson @h_tyson5 @BelmontMBB @shepben2 @nuggets @PHSATHLETICS5 @UCPSNC @ClemsonTigers @EBCUnionCounty

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Jerry Snow @TheEJsports
13 Apr 22

Union Co. pitching's elite: MLB's drafted 6 from 6 schools since '15; any recruiter worth his per diem is familiar. Come see 6-2 RHP Ashton Plyler. Just threw 7-inning perfect game & struck out all 21! 79 pitches/65 strikes. 5-0 w/ 0.20 ERA. @PlylerAshton https://t.co/IHP9lLzvJc

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Jerry Snow @TheEJsports
22 Feb 21

The @EnquirerJournal drops Preseason all-Union County football team at 4 p.m. today and in print 2/23. Monroe 4-star WR @shaleak3 named Preseason County Player of the Year. @WHSWarriors has County-high 12 on the 2 teams, @CHSCavaliers has 10, Monroe 7. https://t.co/anvzULeDai https://t.co/SBDgy6JMAF