| 112th Year, 28th Issue | Thursday, February 22, 2001 | Sparta, North Carolina |
Senator to visit countyU.S. Senator John Edwards will be visiting Alleghany County today at 11:30 a.m.Alleghany garners NAFTA designationAlleghany County was made an economically distressed area by the North American Free Trade Agreement, County Manager Don Adams told the commission Monday.
Murphy looks forward to working in the areaAlleghany County's new family physician is also president of the N.C. Academy of Family Physicians and is an advocate for preserving small family practices.Read this week's Reality Check! |
McKnight's family offers $10k rewardINDEPENDENCE, Va. -The family of Linda McKnight is now offering $10,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of her slayer.Study says 31 percent in povertyA recent study claims more than one-third of North Carolina households earn less than necessary for a basic standard of living.Exit exam further delayed by state board of educationRALEIGH - The North Carolina Board of Education approved an additional delay in its implementation of the senior exit exam at its February meeting.The Alleghany News |
Heart Auction nets $5,820 of $15,000 goal in its first weekThe annual Heart Fund Auction raised $5,820 during its first half last Saturday.Number of ESL pupils skyrockets in countyAlleghany County Board of Education members recently applauded the efforts of ESL (English as a Second Language) and Migrant Coordinator Sandra Pollard and others in dealing with the dramatically growing number of minority language pupils in the school system. |
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