| 116th Year, 45th Issue | Thursday, June 16, 2005 | Sparta, North Carolina |
Incentive deal to lure at least 70 jobs revealedA public hearing on an economic incentive deal affecting two local industries and creating at least 70 new jobs will be held at 10:15 a.m. on June 20.
Snakes Alive Presentation at Emerson Black BuildingAt right, Librarian Debbie Brewer (far left in red) gets help from local residents holding “Penelope the python” during a presentation by Ron Cromer of Snakes Alive Inc. at the Emerson Black Exhibition Building on Tuesday.Town to mail out surveysThe Town of Sparta is moving forward with a pedestrian plan and is seeking the input of local residents. The planning process is being financed through a matching grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
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Town proposes hikes to taxes, water ratesSparta residents and those who utilize town water and sewer services will be facing across-the-board increases in both taxes and utilities under a budget proposal presented on June 7 by Town Manager Bryan Edwards.Schools make pitch for funding increaseThe Alleghany Board of Education held a joint meeting with the Alleghany County Commission at the Cyber Campus June 7, where the board of education attempted to justify its $1,975,050 budget request.Email The Alleghany News |
Parade entries soughtEntries are being sought for the annual Sparta Independence Day Parade, which will be held on Saturday, July 2.
Dr. Subbiah joins local practiceDr. Murugananthan Subbiah is an internal medicine specialist who currently practices medicine at the Blue Ridge Cardiology office 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_45/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_45/index.php on line 101 |
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