| 112th Year, 22nd Issue | Thursday, January 11, 2001 | Sparta, North Carolina |
Fire destroys former Edwards homeplace on Memorial ParkA blaze that apparently started from a fireplace resulted in a total loss to an older remodeled home on Memorial Park Drive Dec. 3.At-risk students identifiedAlleghany County schools are acting on new accountability standards, as all four schools are sending letters to parents of pupils at risk of being held back.Read this week's Reality Check! |
Bill to move lines at Grandview falls to town, countyThe Town of Sparta and Alleghany County will have to pay to move power lines to make way for the widening of Grandview Drive, without the extra help they were hoping for from the state.Bomb threat reported at Bristol CompressorsA Toast man was charged Jan. 5 with calling in a bomb threat to the Bristol Compressors plant here in Sparta.Land trust chosen for $25,000 grantThe Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust announced last week that the organization has landed a $25,000 grant from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc.The Alleghany News |
Land sales here declined in 2000Land sales were down more than 20 percent from 1999 to 2000 in Alleghany County, while the dollar amount of residential construction dropped more than 10 percent.
Local tree growers enjoy strong yearChristmas tree sales were strong once again this past season, with demand exceeding supply as production in the county is "maxed out," according to Alleghany Cooperative Extension Christmas Tree Agent Jerry Washington. |
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