Alleghany News Online

111th Year, 33rd Issue

Thursday, March 30, 2000

Sparta, North Carolina

Soil and water group continues efforts to prevent erosion here Land is a precious commodity everywhere, but here in Alleghany we seem to be more aware of it than in other places and one county program's main focus is saving as much soil from eroding and keeping the quality of the water as pure as possible. Whitaker trial set in Ashe After some discussion of possible locations, the trial of Billy Dean Whitaker has been moved to Ashe County. Courthouse repair tops $85,000 mark With the final numbers reported to the Alleghany County Commission last Friday by County Manager Don Adams, the courthouse lead abatement project was $14,015 over budget. Read this week's Reality Check!	Garcia sentenced in Superior Court case During the first session of Alleghany Superior Court this year, Jose Garcia Jr. stood before Judge Michael Helms, facing over 20 drug possession and trafficking charges. The Texas native had confessed to some of the charges he faced, according to court records. Grandview closed for bridge work Grandview Drive in Sparta closed to through traffic Monday, March 27, according to a news release from the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Bridge Maintenance Department. ^The Alleghany News Over a Century of Service to Alleghany County	Adams recalls many lessons in life If it was a lesson in appreciating what one has or how to accomplish many things in a short period of time that Edmund Adams' father thought his young son might learn by having him pick cotton and farm in rural Georgia, it seems to have been well absorbed by Adams. Alleghany's roads are among worst in state Alleghany County's roadways ranked among the worst in the state, according to a new study recently released by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The time has come to "spring forward" This Saturday night before bedtime is the time to set the clocks forward one hour. The Alleghany News, an award winning weekly newspaper based in the scenic Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina seeks a REPORTER to cover local government, feature stories and spot news. Photography, darkroom, and Quark Express experience a plus. Some nights and weekend work required. Residency requirements in Alleghany County required within 90 days of hire. Competitive salary and benefits based on experience. Send resume and clips to Ron Brown, General Manager, P.O. Box 8, Sparta, NC 28675 or email at allnews@ls.net. EOE
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Member	Published Weekly at 20 S. Main St., Sparta NC 28675 by Alleghany News Publishing Co., Inc. Periodicals postage paid in Sparta, NC 28675. Postmaster send address changes to: The Alleghany News, P.O. Box 8, Sparta NC 28675. Annual Subscription rates: Alleghany and Grayson counties $16; all others in U.S. $18. Phone: (336) 372-8999; email: allnews@ls.net	Ron Brown - Gen. Mgr./Adver. Dir. Coby LaRue - Editor Nancy Greene - Office Manager Tom Horne - Sports Writer Angela Williams - Production Specialist Karen Roupe - Ad Composition Darlene Wyatt - Reporter Richard Eller - Distribution Donna Greene - Distribution