Alleghany County is in the finals in its quest for a telecenter. Four N.C. Rural Internet Access Authority staff members came to Alleghany Aug. 22 and met with the group of government, educational and business leaders who are seeking to make the proposed Blue Ridge Telecenter a reality.
The Alleghany County Chamber of Commerce has a new executive director in Leanne Murray, who started work here on Aug. 22.
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County officials are still working out details of an incentive agreement that had paid Bristol Compressors $5.7 million in taxpayer funds as of August of this year.
With events ranging from a gospel music show to a lawnmower race and a demolition derby, the Alleghany County Fair began this week at the Carlisle Higgins Agricultural Fairgrounds in Sparta.
Over a Century of Service to Alleghany County
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"On a clear day," the man of the mountains mused, "you can look farther than you can see." He may well have spoken from Doughton Park's Wildcat Rock overlook.
U.S. Rep. Richard Burr visited Sparta Monday, talking with local officials in the wake of the Bristol closing announcement and visiting one of Alleghany County's largest remaining employers.
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