| 116th Year, 13th Issue | Thursday, November 4, 2004 | Sparta, North Carolina |
County has low rate of teen pregnancyAs the state reports the continuation of a 13-year downward trend in teen pregnancy rates, Alleghany County reported one of the lowest rates in the state in 2003, according to statistics reported by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.Local Democrats regain control of school boardThe local Democratic Party recaptured a majority on the board of education and held its ground on the county commission Tuesday with about 76 percent of Alleghany County’s 6,514 registered voters turning out at the polls.
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The Rev. Murphy Named as new pastor at New Hope; answers callAfter being away from Alleghany County for more than 40 years, Eugene Murphy proves that you can go home again.Email The Alleghany News |
No Tricks event continues to growThe second annual No Tricks, Just Treats, held last Friday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m., drew more than twice as many participants as last year’s inaugural event in downtown Sparta.Charity efforts aboundWith the holiday season quickly approaching, the spirit is already in full swing with projects to help those in the community in need of assistance.Warning: main(http://www.alleghanynews.com/ads.html) [function.main]: failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found in /home/u5/allnews/html/archive/116_13/index.php on line 89 Warning: main() [function.include]: Failed opening 'http://www.alleghanynews.com/ads.html' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/share/pear') in /home/u5/allnews/html/archive/116_13/index.php on line 89 |
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