| 112th Year, 20th Issue | Thursday, December 28, 2000 | Sparta, North Carolina |
Fire destroys Piney Creek homeThree local fire departments were dispatched to battle a structure fire on 4051 Bakers Ridge Road on Dec. 23 around 12:15 p.m. - the day before Christmas Eve.Sparta man charged with knife assaultA Sparta man was charged Dec. 22 with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, according to a warrant by Deputy Bryan Maines of the Alleghany County Sheriff's Department.Hearing set to be held Jan. 2 hereThe Alleghany County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 2, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss a plan that could bring public transportation to the county.Read this week's Reality Check! |
Frontier's expansion continues; service may arrive in 2002Elkin-based Frontier Energy has begun extending its natural gas lines toward the mountain counties, but service for Alleghany County is likely more than a year away.Grad requirements reviewed at meetingAlleghany High School officials briefed parents on new graduation requirements in a sparsely-attended meeting held Dec. 18.The Alleghany News |
Recent snowfall leads to school schedule changesAlleghany County school officials decided Dec. 20 to close schools early for the holidays due to last week's snowfall. "We've just decided there's no use fighting it," said Superintendent Duane Davis.
Vernon Stolt says it's a small world. He should know. By the time he was 21, he had been a rodeo rider, Golden Gloves boxer and World War II hero.
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