School crime and violence incidents increased almost 5 percent statewide last year from the previous school year.
Decorating — Matt Lawson of Glade Valley prepares to attach electricity to a freshly-hung Christmas ornament on Main Street in Sparta.
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A judge has ordered parties in the Barbara Halsey versus Alleghany County Board of Education lawsuit to hold a mediated settlement conference, according to documents on file at the Alleghany County Courthouse.
While growers say local trees are of high quality this year and demand is especially high, there should be plenty of trees for the county's annual Choose and Cut Day event on Dec. 1.
Over a Century of Service to Alleghany County
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Four Hispanic men with pistols and wearing ski masks entered a mobile home on Roberts Road near N.C. 18 Monday night around 9:30 p.m. and took a substantial amount of cash and other property.
Alleghany Memorial Hospital has announced ambitious plans for expansion and is asking the community to help with a campaign known as "New Legacy Challenge."
Cora Neville was honored Saturday with a 2001 Nancy Susan Reynolds Award, which is sometimes called a North Carolina Nobel Prize.
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