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110th Year, 29th Issue Thursday, February 25, 1999 Sparta, North Carolina

Agenda for hearing on school plan set  

Interest appears to be a bit lower than expected concerning the upcoming public hearing on school facilities.

Two Trojans net state titles

The Alleghany High School Trojan wrestling team extended its dynasty last Saturday in Charlotte's Independence Arena, claiming two individual state championships.

Weekend Snow Fall Doesn't Linger

A light snowfall last Friday afternoon left the Blue Ridge Parkway with a short-lived coat of white near Mahogany Rock.

Local black history remembered

Editor's note: February is Black History Month. The following article was written as a retrospection of interracial relations in this area from a senior black woman's perspective.

The freedom to choose which restaurant to eat lunch in or which store to shop in is a luxury that most of us take for granted.


Radio auction raises $5,548 for heart fund in first week

The 32nd annual WCOK Radio Heart Auction raised more than $5,500 last Saturday in the first week of the sale.

Alleghany County's oldest and largest newspaper is now taking applications for a full time news reporter. Prefer candidate with photography experience and good writing skills. Computer and newspaper layout experience a plus. Some weekend work is required. Salary commensurate with experience. Send Resume to: General Manager, The Alleghany News, P.O. Box 8, Sparta, N.C. 28675 or e-mail to allnews@ls.net. EOE.

Bird count numbers released

The 1998 Christmas Bird Count season marks the ninth year that we have participated in this important census effort of the early-winter bird life of the upper New River watershed.

"Flu bug" strikes county

Alleghany County schools are dealing with high rates of absence in students as a wave of the "flu bug" passes through the county.
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