Former deputy dies Donald Ray "Donnie" Dickens, a former Alleghany County deputy sheriff, died on March 5 in Montana while loading hay on a truck and trailer. Parade of Presidents Piney Creek Elementary School held a special celebration for Presidents' Day in which each student portrayed or gave information about one of the nation's presidents. Reality Check Waterfall Road The Mushroom Chronicles

Pardue is named county's first recreation director Alleghany County native Amy Pardue was recently named the county's first combination planner and recreation director. Inclement weather impacts calendar Alleghany students will be going to school on Monday, March 22, instead of having a day off for parent-teacher conferences. Email The Alleghany News Over a Century of Service to Alleghany County

Alternative licensure instituted The Alleghany Board of Education approved a policy March 3 that will make it easier to hire teachers for subjects in which teachers are scarce — like math. Dirty Fingers Garden Club is featured in statewide newsletter The Piney Creek Dirty Fingers Garden Club has been featured in a statewide newsletter for their efforts in Adopt-A-Highway litter cleanups. Suspect in robbery is manhandled by store owner A 26-year-old Crumpler man was wrestled to the ground following the attempted strong-armed robbery of a local convenience store.

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