Serving Ashe and Watauga Counties
JEFFERSON, N.C.- Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces that Ashe County Sheriff’s Office has announced their 2020 Deputies of the Year. Sgt. William Byrd and Sgt. James McNeill both led the Sheriff’s Office in stats and service to the Sheriff’s Office and the Ashe County citizens. Both have went above and beyond the call to be …
The 2021-2022 Session has commenced, and the representatives have received their committee assignments. For the duration of this upcoming session, Representative Pickett will be serving the 93rd District as Vice-chair of Education-Universities and Transportation. He will also serve as a member of Appropriations, Appropriations-Capital, Families, Children, and Aging. Rep. Pickett is excited to be serving …
Ray Pickett has defeated incumbent Ray Russell in Ashe and Watauga counties’ N.C. House District 93 race 53% to 47%. The vote totals were 24,496 for Pickett to 21,663 for Russell. Pickett is a small businessman from Blowing Rock. Russell was a first-term House member after defeating Republican veteran Jonathan Jordan. Pickett is a small …
Representative Ray Pickett 