Library receives keys to property The down payment has been made and papers signed for the purchase of property adjacent to the Alleghany County Library, according to librarian Debbie Brewer and assistant Joan Sherif, who addressed the town council Dec. 7. Town seeking grants to assist businesses Grant funding for a water line extension on U.S. 21 and a new business access on N.C. 18 will be discussed during public hearings scheduled for Dec. 21. Reality Check Here and There

WNC index takes dip in October After four months of positive growth, Western North Carolina’s economy faltered in October, declining 0.1 percent to 110.5 according to the Western North Carolina Economic Index and Report that was released last week. Board of Education approves countywide school safety plans The Alleghany County Board of Education voted to approve school safety plans for all four county schools during their monthly meeting Dec. 8. Email The Alleghany News Over a Century of Service to Alleghany County

Chamber building appraised During closed session, the council was presented with an appraisal of the former Sparta Town Hall, which is currently being used to house the Alleghany County Chamber of Commerce. Bell recalls search for missing H-bomb in Ga. Almost five decades after its initial search, the Air Force has new information regarding a hydrogen bomb that went missing in 1958. Angel Tree gifts go to 188 children A total of 188 Alleghany County children received Christmas gifts from Cora’s Charities Angel Tree ministry last Saturday, Dec. 11m at the Emerson Black Exhibition Building in Sparta. 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_19/index.php on line 104 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_19/index.php on line 104

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