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112th Year, 41st Issue Thursday, May 24, 2001 Sparta, North Carolina

Board asks for time in Halsey suit

A Raleigh attorney has joined the defense in the pending lawsuit of Barbara Halsey versus the Alleghany County Board of Education. Halsey, a former fourth-grade teacher at Piney Creek Elementary School, is suing the board over its June 2000 decision not to grant her career status or renew her contract.

Mangums reach a broad audience with their pottery

When they first came to Alleghany County in the 1970s, Robin and Bet Garrison Mangum appeared to be just a small part of the hippie movement — long-haired nonconformists fleeing the big city, heading to the mountains to become potters.

Read this week's Reality Check!


Peal gets prepared to take reins at AHS

Alleghany High School's next principal and his growing family are excited about coming here from Wilkes County.

Road plan reviewed at meeting

The N.C. Department of Transportation held a public hearing Tuesday on its secondary roads construction program for Alleghany County for 2001-02.

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Over a Century of Service to Alleghany County

Budget released to commission without revenues

The overall budget request totals were made available for public inspection for the first time this budget year.

Dance Recital

Dancers from The Dance Place participated in the annual recital at the Sparta Elementary School Auditorium Saturday.
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