An Asheville man was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury after allegedly attacking a fellow migrant worker.
The relatively mild, dry weather recently has not hurt the Christmas tree crop in western North Carolina, according to Jeff Owen, area Christmas tree specialist with the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service.
David Isner, the new N.C. Cooperative Extension Service's Christmas tree agent for Alleghany County, steps into the position at a very busy time of the year.
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Just before the precipitation came, fire fighters dealt with yet another brush fire Nov. 23.
As a result of last weekend's rain, N.C. Forestry Service personnel lifted a burning ban that had been in effect for almost a month.
Over a Century of Service to Alleghany County
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Dismal weather didn't keep a sizable crowd away from downtown Sparta for last Saturday's Christmas parade, which featured about 50 entries including commercial floats, veterans, the AHS band, cub scouts, lawnmowers and antique cars.
A sluggish economy in recession, layoffs and even the events of Sept. 11 have increased the need for emergency food this year, nationally and regionally as well as locally.
A quintet of Appalachian State University students — the majority of them from Sparta — are beginning to make a name for themselves as a rock band.
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