| 116th Year, 40th Issue | Thursday, May 12, 2005 | Sparta, North Carolina |
Board of Education to request about $2 million from countyThe Alleghany County Board of Education on May 4 approved a proposed $1,975,163 local fund budget request to present to the Alleghany County Commission.Section of trail to openThe newest section of the Mountains to the Sea Trail will be dedicated on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the large picnic shelter at Doughton Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Mow Down attended by 1,700About 1,700 people attended the third-annual CarQuest Spring Mow Down, which was held Saturday night at the Alleghany Fairgrounds.
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Town, county approve two-state water boardAlleghany County and the Town of Sparta voted May 3 to join Virginia officials in a joint water venture following a public hearing on the matter during a meeting at Sparta Town Hall.Virginia woman is Teacher of the YearVirginia resident Diane O. Wyatt, a kindergarten teacher at Sparta School, was named the Teacher of the Year for Alleghany County Schools during the Alleghany County Board of Education’s monthly meeting May 4.Email The Alleghany News |
Teapot contest event setThe Sparta Teapot Museum is hosting a reception at Alleghany Arts and Crafts to announce the winners of the second annual “Artful Teapot” competition Friday from 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.
Edwards joins Peace Corps; headed to Panama CityGraduation marks a significant turning point for high school and college graduates alike, it’s a time when former students learn who they are outside the school realm.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_40/index.php on line 102 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_40/index.php on line 102 |
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