The Murder of Fields Absher
Sometimes, even in rural areas like Ashe County, horrific crimes can happen, crimes so heinous…
Bound to Rise: Oddie Cox and Ashe County’s Journey from Slavery to Educational Equality, Part 2
Oddie Cox’s time in West Virginia was short lived. In 1913, his grandmother Ellen, who…
Bound to Rise: Oddie Cox and Ashe County’s Journey from Slavery to Educational Equality, Part 1
When it was first recognized as an independent county in 1799, Ashe County, sitting along…