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110th Year, 37th Issue Thursday, April 22, 1999 Sparta, North Carolina

Dentist participates in "Seal the State"

Eleven selected third-graders from the county received free dental sealants last Thursday.

Greene returns; school plan nixed by 3-2 vote

The Alleghany County Board of Commissioners nixed school facility plan four by a 3-2 vote on another surprise vote Monday.

Wilkes fire burned 800 acres or more

Remaining N.C. Forest Service firefighters were taken off the woods fire in northwestern Wilkes County on April 15 after about a half inch of rain fell, but officials were back there on April 16 with hand-held infrared equipment in search of hot spots.

Guns taken in break in on April 14

A number of firearms, ammunition and other sporting equipment were stolen in an apparent breaking and entering and larceny at Country Junction Sporting Goods on U.S. 21 south near Sparta April 14.

Hospice volunteers talk about their role in helping the terminally ill

Being a volunteer can be difficult work, with often long hours and no pay.

The Alleghany News

Over a Century of Service to Alleghany County

School board upset due to lack of parlay

After an apparently surprising vote during the county commissioner's meeting Monday, Alleghany County School Board members were uncertain of what the next step was in the school facilities planning.

Students must make the grade to keep license

Almost every teenager anxiously awaits getting their driver's license or being able to drive their first car around.
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