| 116th Year, 41st Issue | Thursday, May 19, 2005 | Sparta, North Carolina |
Error made in story on doctorA story that appeared in the May 12, 2005 edition of The Alleghany News regarding the indefinite suspension of the medical license of Dr. Sarwar Murtuza, erroneously stated that Dr. Murtuza was employed by Blue Ridge Cardiology.Board of Education discusses facility optionsMembers of the Alleghany Board of Education met May 11 to further discuss facilities needs, specifically different aspects of Option D, during a called meeting.
Edwards ready to take helm of Piney CreekAfter two years as assistant principal at Alleghany High School, Mike Edwards recently accepted the position of principal at Piney Creek Elementary.
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Doughton Park fire rained outA forest fire in Doughton Park along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Wilkes County was monitored with limited firefighting efforts last week due to steep, hard-to-access terrain and the assistance of rain.Multiple departments battle fireA dozen fire departments responded shortly after 6 p.m. May 11 to a blaze on the Glade Valley Road business of Blan Bottomley, which resulted in about $75,000 in structure damage, according to Glade Creek Volunteer Fire Department chief David Higgins.Email The Alleghany News |
Commissioners to appoint new land use committeeThe Alleghany County Board of Commissioners agreed on Monday morning to form a committee to further study land use regulations.
Hillclimb ends early due to rain; Bowland sets recordGeorge Bowland not only won his second Alleghany Chevrolet Blue Ridge Sports Car Hillclimb in a row last Saturday and Sunday, he set a new course record for the second consecutive year as well.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_41/index.php on line 101 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_41/index.php on line 101 |
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