| 115th Year, 21st Issue | Thursday, January 1, 2004 | Sparta, North Carolina |
Thefts are an ongoing problem for charitiesAt least two local charities have had problems with thefts in recent months.
Work completed on old Walnut Branch Church near StratfordJohn Musgrove thinks that the seldom-used Walnut Branch Church near Stratford should be kept as a memorial to the area.
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More rain recorded in 2003An official with the Blacksburg, Va. office of the National Weather Service says that there's no one single explanation as to why Alleghany County's precipitation levels have been substantially higher this year than in the five preceding years.Email The Alleghany News
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Mad cow disease threat may hurt beef farmersThe possible losses for Alleghany County from "mad cow disease" will be solely economic ones, a local 4-H agricultural extension agent says.Looking back at the news of the year 2003, month by monthThe year 2003, as are all years, was a bittersweet mixture of good and bad news for Alleghany County. |
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