| 116th Year, 29th Issue | Thursday, February 24, 2005 | Sparta, North Carolina |
Heart Auction raises $5,414 in first week; continues SaturdayThe 38th Annual WCOK (1060 AM) Heart Fund Auction started off a bit slower than last year, but still had a good showing, said organizers.2nd woman charged in drug probeMore charges were filed last week in an ongoing investigation stemming from the arrest of Donna Faye Reeves, a former Alleghany physicians assistant.Dropout rate inches upward in AlleghanyAlleghany County’s dropout rate has been slowly increasing for students in grades seven through 12 since the 2001-2002 school year, according to a report released earlier this month by the State Board of Education and the Department of Public Instruction.
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Regional economy grows slowly in December ‘04Western North Carolina has lost nearly 10,000 jobs in the past year. But despite those losses, worker productivity and other factors have contributed to a slow but steady rise in the region’s economy.Library sets Black History celebrationA theatrical production will be held in honor of Black History Month will be held tonight at Sparta United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. “One Man Journey” will feature playwright and actor Mike Wiley.Email The Alleghany News |
Farmer’s market plans are being consideredPlans are in the works for a farmer’s market to be held at the intersection of N.C. 18 North (East Whitehead Street) and Grayson Street beginning in June, according to Carolyn Sprinkle with New River Community Partners.
Library bookstore to expand hoursBooks ‘N Friends used bookstore is making an expansion of a new kind on March 1.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_29/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_29/index.php on line 104 |
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