| 111th Year, 14th Issue | Thursday, November 18, 1999 | Sparta, North Carolina |
Veterans honoredStudents at Glade Creek Elementary School were visited by members of the Veterans of Foreign War Post No. 7034 on Nov. 10 in observance of Veterans Day.Prisoner slips shackle and escapes; recaptured minutes laterA prisoner en route to a court date at the Alleghany County Courthouse slipped out of a shackle and fled on foot Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m.Whitaker motions are filedAn assistant D.A. has requested the disclosure of the medical records of Billy Dean Whitaker, who has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Brenda Bumgarner Whitaker |
Courthouse cleanup continuesAllied Contractors from Charlotte is hard at work removing the lead-based paint from different areas of the Alleghany Courthouse.Extra school funds for facilities OK'dAlleghany County Schools are much closer to spending the $116,000 in funds that were left over after the bids for the school construction projects came in lower than expected.DOT to begin work on U.S. 21 in MayA proposed road plan to expand U.S. 21 to three lanes on Twin Oaks Mountain is scheduled to begin in May, according to officials from the Department of Transportation.Read this week's Reality Check!The Alleghany News |
Parade plans unveiledPlans are already underway for the annual Christmas Parade that travels through downtown Sparta, ending at Trojan Village. The parade is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 27 at 11 a.m. and is being sponsored by the Sparta Revitalization Committee.
Alleghany to lead state in new diploma programThose students who are attending Alleghany High School in the occupational program are now eligible to receive a diploma instead of a certificate when they graduate.
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