Alleghany News Online

111th Year, 50th Issue

Thursday, July 27, 2000

Sparta, North Carolina

About 2,500 turn out to "fiddle around" More than 2,500 people turned out for the sixth annual Alleghany County Fiddler's Convention in Sparta on Friday and Saturday, July 21 and 22 County did "everything humanly possible" to keep factory here In an effort to dispel rumors, the Alleghany County Board of Commissioners is inviting workers from Carolina Narrow to come to a joint meeting of the county and Sparta Town Council on Monday, July 31 at 7 p.m. Read this week's Reality Check!	Board heralds grant for ball field Alleghany County will be getting a new community softball field, thanks in part to a grant received from the state division of parks and recreation. School board adopts new promotion policy The Student Accountability for Academic Achievement Policy was approved by the Alleghany Board of Education after a final reading at a meeting held on July 19. ^The Alleghany News Over a Century of Service to Alleghany County informed people have read the Alleghany News Online... Shouldn't you?	Apartment complex is ahead of schedule Northwestern Regional Housing Authority (NRHA), a corporation located in Boone, is currently building an apartment complex just off of N.C. 18 south of Sparta. Mountain Flowers Up along the winding roads of Air Bellows Gap Mountain lies a unique homestead that was recently featured in the May issue of Flower and Garden, a magazine with a reader base of 4.2 million. 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