| 116th Year, 18th Issue | Thursday, December 9, 2004 | Sparta, North Carolina |
Tree season could bring as many as 10,000 visitors hereAs a slight chill filled the air Saturday, families and friends made their way from around the state to select the perfect Christmas tree during Alleghany County’s annual Choose and Cut Day festivities, which were held on Dec. 4.Curator for teapots is selectedMary Douglas has accepted the position of curator of the newly formed Gloria and Sonny Kamm Teapot Foundation.
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Commission to seek local board attorneyAfter a brief discussion Monday, the Alleghany County Board of Commissioners agreed to seek a local attorney to represent the board. Ed Woltz of Mount Airy is currently representing the board, at a cost of $125 per hour.Email The Alleghany News |
College celebrates 30 years in AlleghanyWilkes Community College and Alleghany County celebrate a double anniversary this year. Wilkes Community College marks 40 years since its inception and Alleghany marks 30 years since the college began a permanent presence in this county.
Dec. 1 blaze destroys home on Golf Course Road; flue blamedA Golf Course Road home was destroyed by fire on Dec. 1, after a blaze broke out in the area of the home’s chimney.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_18/index.php on line 93 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_18/index.php on line 93 |
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