Local Wiki
Ashe County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- First and third Monday of each month at 9:00 AM.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Meeting Room (Small Courtroom), 3rd Floor, Ashe County Courthouse, 150 Government Circle, Suite 2500, Jefferson, NC 28640.
- Register of Deeds
- Deaett Roten · 336.846.5580 · deaettroten@ashecountygov.com
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.ashecountygov.com/meetings
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 5 members elected at-large to staggered four-year terms. Chairman: Todd McNeill. Vice Chair: Jerry Powers.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Towns (3)
- Jefferson
- Lansing
- West Jefferson (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (1)
- Ashe County Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (12)
- Creston Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Deep Gap Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Fleetwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department,Inc.
- Glendale Springs Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Lansing Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Inc.
- Laurel Springs Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- New River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Inc.
- Pond Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc.
- Todd Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Inc.
- Warrensville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Inc.
- West Jefferson Fire Department
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- New River Soil Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)