One of our local citizens received this scam in their mail in the past week. The scammer is attempting to get residents to deposit these fake, but authentic-looking, checks. Once the checks have been ...
Ashe County Sheriff’s Office K9s Rhino and William have received donation of body armor
Ashe County Sheriff’s Office K9s Rhino and William have received bullet and stab protective vests thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.  K9 Rhino...
WKSK Happy Time Show
Join Sheriff Howell as he visit the the Happy Time Show every first Thursday at 8:30. We will be talking about Detention, GE Donation, Easter Event and more!… “See” you there!...
GE’s Women’s Network Donates Stuffed Animals
Yesterday afternoon our office was invaded by animals. It’s ok, we’re fine. The stuffed creatures (including bears, frogs, tigers, frogs and even a Moose) were a thoughtful donation from GE’s Wo...
Full-time 911 Telecommunicator Position Available
Ashe County is seeking applications to fill a vacancy in the Communications Department as a Telecommunicator I. Under general supervision, successful applicants will provide 24-hour continuous emergen...
Full-time Detention Officer Position Available
The Ashe County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking to hire a full-time Detention Officer. If you are interested in becoming a Detention Officer with the Ashe County Sheriff’s Office please revi...
Spring Cleaning Has Begun in Our Detention Center
Spring cleaning started a little early in the Detention Center. Last month Detention Lieutenants DJ Bowlin and Matt Hartzog, together with Captain Linda Carrow, began planning an ambitious project to ...
Ford Provides Masks for Ashe First Responders
Earlier this week two large boxes arrived at our office emblazoned with the Ford logo. These boxes did not contain parts for our patrol vehicles, but rather were filled to-capacity with items equally ...
2020 Ashe Sheriff Deputies of the Year
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 Sheriffâ€...
Former Intern Becomes Army Military Police Officer
A little over a year ago our office received a cold call from an Appalachian State student studying Criminal Justice. This student, Johnson Huffman, wanted to be an intern with our agency and in Janua...
Ashe County Sheriff’s Office K9s William and Rhino to Get Donation of Body Armor
JEFFERSON, N.C.- Sheriff B. Phil Howell announces that Ashe County Sheriff’s Office K9 William and K9 Rhino will both receive bullet and stab protective vests thanks to a charitable donation from th...
Christmas with Cops
Too often when our deputies are together with other local law enforcement officers they’ve come together to cooperatively deal with a tragic event or remedy a dangerous situation. It’s the...
Santa Mailbox is a Hit With Ashe Children
Our Santa Letters mailbox has received TONS of letters going to Santa & his elves. Any letter that is completed and in Santa’s box by December 15th will receive a letter back from Santa. (Th...
There Will Be Trick-or-Treating!!
There have been a lot of rumors floating throughout the County that Trick-or-Treating will be canceled this year due to COVID. We at the Ashe County Sheriff’s Office are not about to let that ha...
Annual ‘Hope 4 Holidays’ Event Scheduled
Our 2nd annual Hope 4 Holidays event is coming up on October 29th! We will be standing by in front of the Sheriff’s Office from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm. Our Red Cross Blood Drive is our main event. Y...
Telecommunicator Keshea Roland Awarded with Two Life Saver Awards
It is with much delight that I am able to celebrate one of our dispatchers, Keshea Roland for two separate life saving calls! Within the last few months Keshea has assisted 911 callers by not only qui...
Join us on the Happy Time Show
Join us on the Happy Time Show at 8:30 Tuesday morning. Sheriff Howell and Abby Sullivan will be discussing St. Judes Family Fun Day and how they are raising money due to COVID-19. We will also be liv...
Prayers to the family of Deputy Hendrix
Our many hearts and prayers go out to the many families that Deputy Hendrix is survived by. Less than three hours away, Henderson County is mourning on an already rememberable day… https://www.odmp....
Join us for September’s Happy Time Show
Join Sheriff Howell Thursday morning for the Happy Time Show at 8:30. We will be discussing Meth Bust, Deputy 4 a Day, Multiple Chases & coming soon! “See” you there!...
Deputy 4 A Day Drive Thru 2020
We are not 100% sure just how many Ashe County kids showed up to be Honorary Sheriff’s Deputies for the day on Saturday because there were so many that we completely lost track! Hundreds of chil...