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115th Year, 22nd Issue Thursday, January 8, 2004 Sparta, North Carolina

Initiative is slated to increase conservation

A new initiative partnering state-level organizations and private landowners is expected to dramatically increase the rate of land and water protection in North Carolina.

Reading Fun

READING FUN - Assistant branch librarian Sherry Clodfelter of the Alleghany County Public Library reads to youngsters at Free Worship Christian Day Care in Sparta.

Reality Check
Waterfall Road
The Mushroom Chronicles


Wellness Center set to open in February

A member of the Alleghany Wellness Center Inc. (AWCI) board says that the board hopes to have the new center open on Feb. 15, and that the board has also set a Feb. 28 "at-the-latest" date for the opening of the new center to the general public.

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Commissioners continue to discuss new facilities

The Alleghany County Board of Commissioners revisited the topic of new county facilities at its meeting Monday night.

2004's First Baby

Happy New Year - Alleghany County's first baby of the year, Memphis Gage Baker, was born on Jan. 2 at 11:58 a.m.

Local author heralds the release of second ‘Woodbridge' offering

The early premise of Lon Leatherland's first book, "A Town Called Woodbridge," came to him in a dream one night featuring an old mountain storyteller.

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