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The Jefferson Post was a twice-weekly newspaper printed in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Printing news, announcements and obituaries for Ashe County, the newspaper was owned by Civitas Media of Davidson, North Carolina, and had a circulation of 6,500. The Jefferson Post began publishing in 1988.

The Watauga Democrat was first published in 1888. Many issues have been digitized and available through a variety of online resources and databases.

• 1888-1895: Browse in App State’s Digital Collections
• 1888-1928: Search in Newspapers.com as part of App State's subscription.
• 1888-1934: Browse and search via the Library of Congress
• 1923-1970: Browse and search via Digital NC
• 2005 - current: Search via Newbank as part of App State’s subscription. Articles are text only.

For years not covered via these resources, check the library catalog for issues on microfilm.