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116th Year, 5th Issue Thursday, September 9, 2004 Sparta, North Carolina

Alleghany Memorial to stop offering maternity services

The Alleghany Memorial Hospital Board of Directors cited budget woes after they voted Aug. 23 to stop offering maternity services.

First N.C. West Nile case found in Surry

State Health Director Leah Devlin today announced that a Surry County man has been infected with the West Nile virus (WNV).

Sparta School space needs highlighted

Sparta School space needs were highlighted again during the Alleghany County School Board’s monthly meeting Sept. 1 at the Alleghany County Board of Education.

Reality Check
Here and There


SAT scores up here; lower than other areas

Alleghany County students fare low in comparison to most surrounding counties, as well as the state and national average, on the 2003-2004 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT).

"Olympic" Day At Glade Creek School

At left; Glade Creek Elementary School students get a lesson on teamwork in canoeing exercises during their school’s “Olympic” day.

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Frenchman is intern at winery

Twenty-one year-old Hughes Baggio made his first trip to the United States this July and the French student has been working as an intern at the Thistle Meadow Winery in Laurel Springs.


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