| 112th Year, 33rd Issue | Thursday, March 29, 2001 | Sparta, North Carolina |
Alleghany's Hispanic population has risen 524 percentAlleghany County's population has increased by 11.3 percent since the 1990 Census, with Hispanics making up a large part of that growth, according to data released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000 shows Alleghany with 10,677 people, up from 9,590 in 1990.New "tax man" getting adjusted to job hereAlleghany County's new tax administrator is busy learning the job.Assistance for small business availableAlleghany's recognition as a "NAFTA distressed county" may make businesses, projects and programs eligible for special financial help to create and/or preserve jobs.Read this week's Reality Check! |
AMH sponsors poison prevention program at local grade schoolsRepresentatives of Alleghany Memorial Hospital's pharmacy helped local elementary school pupils become better informed about poison prevention last week.Educators grapple budgetWork on the Alleghany County Schools budget for 2001-02 has been proceeding somewhat slowly, as school officials get ready to grapple with hard choices of balancing desired programs with a tight economy.The Alleghany News |
Reynolds suit to be heard in AlleghanyA lawsuit concerning the death of Jackie Dean Reynolds against the Alleghany County Sheriff's Department and others will be heard in Alleghany court.Area agency works to serve HispanicsAs the number of Hispanics in this county and in the state in general continues to grow, local agencies are working hard to offer the new residents services.
Five youths garner science fair accoladesFive Alleghany youngsters took awards at the Northwest Regional Science Fair, which was held last Saturday at Sparta Elementary School, and four of them qualified for the N.C. State Science Fair in Raleigh. |
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