| 110th Year, 48th Issue | Thursday, July 8, 1999 | Sparta, North Carolina |
Howell to take helm at Piney ElementaryAt the beginning of the new school year, the students at Piney Creek Elementary School will have a new face and voice in the administrative office.County still among top dairy producers in stateThe dairy industry is changing. Market conditions in 1999 and 2000 are expected to be much different than the sluggish milk production of record farm milk prices of 1998.Mullis released from AMH; Marshall appointed to caseLocal attorney Bynum Marshall was appointed to represent Billy Dean Whitaker by Judge Edgar B. Gregory during Whitaker's first appearance hearing. |
Town budget approved at quiet hearingThe budget for the Town of Sparta was approved June 30 during a public hearing without any attendance except for council members, town staff and a newspaper representative.
July 4 events spark interestFrom the draft horse pull Friday night, parade and Lions Club Horse Show Saturday and fireworks displays Sunday night, local residents had plenty to do this Fourth of July weekend.The Alleghany News |
River Builders at work againMembers of the JTPA Program who are working with the New River Builders Project have been busy extracting trash and debris from the New River and its tributaries this summer.Stone Mtn. church faces controversyA group of citizens from Traphill and surrounding communities, including many of the descendants of the founders of the Garden Creek Baptist Church, located in the Stone Mountain State Park, agreed recently to attempt to establish clear ownership of the church during a meeting at the park. |
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