A building that made its historic mark in downtown Sparta with its opening in the 1930s is expected to be reopened on March 1 as a joint venture of two local businesswomen.
In order to ensure that no flu vaccine is wasted this season, North Carolina public health officials have moved to lift all restrictions on who can be immunized against the flu.
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Alleghany County and Sparta officials learned last week that creating a two-state authority to oversee a joint venture with Grayson County and Independence, Va. to draft water from the New River would be possible under Virginia law.
While the conditions may not look like it now, crews from the N.C. Department of Transportation worked long hours over the weekend to keep local roads passable.
Over a Century of Service to Alleghany County
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As Alleghany County children study the history of the state through the years, one thing Sparta resident Cecelia Butler Mathis does not want left out is the cultural history of the people of Alleghany County.
Visitation on the Blue Ridge Parkway dropped for the second consecutive year in 2004, the first two-year decrease on the scenic drive since World War II, the National Park Service reported.
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