| 117th Year, 11th Issue | Thursday, October 20, 2005 | Sparta, North Carolina |
White House representatives to select Yule tree todayRepresentatives of the White House are expected to be in Alleghany County today at Smokey Holler Tree Farm in Laurel Springs to select the Christmas tree that eventually will be displayed in the nation’s most famous residence.White House tree prompts adsTelevision ads will promote the choose and cut tree season by focusing on the White House Christmas trees coming from Alleghany County.
Annual Hillbilly Show serves up picking and grinning in SpartaLocal aspiring comedians, dancers and singers strutted their stuff Oct. 15 on the stage of the Sparta Auditorium during the annual Hillbilly Comedy and Variety Show.
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Grant funded position to help entrepreneursA grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation through the Rural Internet Access Authority has funded a new position at the Blue Ridge Business Development Center (BRBDC) — director of entrepreneureal Development.Economy rebounds in WNCWestern North Carolina’s economy rebounded in August, increasing .4 percent following July’s slowdown. But the labor market remains weak.Email The Alleghany News |
Rhodes shares story of alcoholism, failures and, finally, hopeJoni Nebel Rhodes story is one of great despair and great hope.Asphalt hearing set at Sparta SchoolThe N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will hold a public hearing at Sparta Elementary School’s Auditorium Nov. 21 at 6 p.m.Suit against Woodie is continuedA consent order for continuance was recently filed in the Alleghany County Clerk of Court Office in the civil case against Glade Valley businessman Ronnie Woodie.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/117_11/index.php on line 109 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_11/index.php on line 109 |
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