| 117th Year, 1st Issue | Thursday, August 11, 2005 | Sparta, North Carolina |
Superior Court results from Aug. 8 are listedAn Alleghany County man, 38-year-old Gregorio Rivera Cruz, was found guilty of second-degree murder in a plea agreement in Alleghany County Superior Court on Monday.Schools are honored in state ABC testingPiney Creek School has the highest performance composite of the Alleghany County Schools, according to ABC testing results released Aug. 4 by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.Town lands $1 million water grantThe Virginia/North Carolina water authority will receive $1 million in engineering and construction funds from the federal government.
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Town filing ends; 3 vie for councilMayor John Miller will be running unopposed in the town’s November municipal election again this year, but three are vying for two seats on the Sparta Town Council.
Brinegar DaysThe 19th annual Brinegar Days Festival was held last Saturday and Sunday at the 119-year-old cabin located just off milepost 238.5 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.Email The Alleghany News |
New Directions has new ideasNew Directions Youth Ministries will soon offer new services for those in need at its location on East Doughton Street in Sparta.Relay for Life is this weekendThe American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life has been slated to begin at 6 p.m. Aug. 12 and conclude Aug. 13 at Crouse Park.Ridge Ride, Horse Show are SaturdayTwo events are planned for Saturday in Sparta, including the annual Open Youth Horse Show and the Alleghany Wellness Center’s Ridge Ride. Ridge RideWarning: 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/117_01/index.php on line 107 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/117_01/index.php on line 107 |
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