116th Year, 9th Issue Thursday, October 7, 2004 Sparta, North Carolina

Meet the candidates

Local school board and county commisson candidates are going to be on hand for a meet the candidates event planned for Oct. 14 at the Alleghany High School Cybertorium.

The event, set to begin at 6:30 p.m., is being sponsored by the local branch of the North Carolina Association of Educators. The public is invited to attend.

Board of education candidates to be on hand include Faron Atwood, Sonia Joines, Joel Souther and Roger Wood.

County commission candidates include Tom Douglas, Gary Mabe, Ken Richardson and J. Warren Taylor.

As an additional to help voters make informed choices, The Alleghany News mailed out election questionnaires on Monday to all local candidates. The replies, due in by Oct. 15 at 5 p.m., will be printed in the Oct. 28 edition of the newspaper. The general election is set for Nov. 2.

Get the rest of this article in this week's issue of the Alleghany News!

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