| 112th Year, 21st Issue | Thursday, January 4, 2001 | Sparta, North Carolina |
Birders spend holidays taking a census of a different sortA local bird enthusiast helped carry on long-standing personal, family and North American traditions by participating in annual bird counts the last two weekends.Alleghany second in jobless rateInformation received Tuesday from the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina heralds unemployment rate hikes across the state, with Alleghany tied for the second-highest statewide rating.Read this week's Reality Check! |
Hearing held on local transit planFourteen people spoke in favor of a plan to bring public transportation to the county at a public hearing Tuesday night during the first Alleghany County Commission meeting in 2001.County rated low for school fundingA recent statewide study gave Alleghany County a low ranking in spending on public schools relative to financial resources.The Alleghany News |
Community theater group plans to get "back in action" in 2001Alleghany Community Theater (ACT) is beginning to plan for its next production this spring, with a meeting scheduled for later this month.Looking back at the big events of the year 2000As we prepare to move forward into the year 2001 and the new millennium, it is an appropriate time to look back at the year 2000. |
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