| 116th Year, 52nd Issue | Thursday, August 4, 2005 | Sparta, North Carolina |
County passes 90-day moratorium on ‘polluting industries’The Alleghany County Commission approved a moratorium Monday night that will temporarily block an asphalt plant seeking to locate on the site of the former Laurel Springs School on N.C. 18, just north of the intersection of N.C. 88 and downtown Laurel Springs.Two events are set for SaturdayTwo vastly different celebrations of days gone by are planned this weekend in different parts of Alleghany County.
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Three schools make the grade on federal testsThree of four Alleghany County Schools met their goals for 2004-2005 in the No Child Left Behind federal testing program.
Cox is new school superintendentYou can take the boy out of Alleghany, but you can’t take the Alleghany out of the boy. Such is the case of the county school’s newest superintendent, Jeff Cox.Email The Alleghany News |
Doughton Day proves well attendedAbout 150 people gathered at Doughton Hall July 30 to honor the late Senator Robert “Farmer Bob” Doughton.Volunteer Center closes due to lack of fundingThe Volunteer Center closed its doors July 26, a day after its board voted to suspend services until proper funding could be found. |
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