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115th Year, 36th Issue Thursday, April 15, 2004 Sparta, North Carolina

Ennice man killed in Low Gap accident

A 19-year-old Alleghany County resident was killed in a single-vehicle accident in Surry County Monday morning.

BREMCO discusses lawsuit

Editor's Note: The following is a public statement issued by Blue Ridge Electric in response to a lawsuit filed against the utility March 29 in Ashe Superior Court.

Reality Check
Waterfall Road
The Mushroom Chronicles


Sunny days are here again

Warm days weave around cooler ones as spring arrives, and kids perhaps are best at taking advantage of the pretty weather.

Jury deliberations begin in Bristol suit

WILKESBORO — Jurors in Wilkes Superior Court began deliberations Wednesday in the seventh day of a trial in a lawsuit filed by Alleghany County, the Town of Sparta and three other entities against Bristol Compressors of Bristol, Va.

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Miller would represent town in settlement

The Sparta Town Council agreed April 6 to appoint Mayor John Miller to represent the town in case a settlement offer was made by Bristol Compressors.

Billings nets international attention with gospel hit 'Watchmaker Song'

To meet Ray Billings of Sparta, one would never suspect that he penned and sang the No. 1 song on the International "God's Country" gospel chart.

Duo with fake check arrested after chase

Two men netted a number of charges after being chased — one on foot and the other in a vehicle — by Sparta Police Department officers Monday.
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