The Sparta Police Department released its statistics for the year 2001 late last week, and the numbers show crime has decreased by a small margin overall.
Concerned about radon proliferation in your home? The Alleghany County Cooperative Extension Office just may be able to assist you with your worries.
A company courted by county officials for several weeks will not be coming to Alleghany County as a Blue Ridge Telecenter (BRT) client.
The Town of Sparta could extend water service southward down U.S. 21 by spring.
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Who is Zoe Walker and when did he become a deputy? Well, as far as Alleghany County is concerned, he never was.
Winter weather finally reached Alleghany County last Thursday, when as much as three inches of snow fell in the county.
While the first two snowstorms of the season, both within the past week, kept N.C. Department of Transportation crews busy, officials did not report any unusual difficulties.
Over a Century of Service to Alleghany County
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Thanks to cooperative weather during the last half of 2001, the widening of U.S. 21 north of Sparta is likely to be finished four months earlier than originally expected.
State figures for child abuse show an increase, but Alleghany County has not shown the same rise in child abuse rates. In fact, the numbers locally have held steady.
In the photo at left, the Blue Ridge Parkway is covered in snow as more falls on and around the scenic roadway last Thursday.
The new year saw its first baby born in Alleghany County relatively early — a New Year's Day baby born less than seven hours into 2002 at Alleghany Memorial Hospital.
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