| 117th Year, 25th Issue | Thursday, January 26, 2006 | Sparta, North Carolina |
Economy continues to growLower unemployment in 23 of Western North Carolina’s 25 counties helped sustain the region’s economic growth in November, ‘05 according to data complied in the Western North Carolina Economic Index.County OKs voting machine purchaseThe Alleghany County Board of Commissioners opted to purchase 28 touch-screen voting machines at their meeting Monday at a cost of $198,640.
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Boger displays mini teapotsA teapot collection in miniature is on display at the Blue Ridge Business Development Center in Sparta through January.Email The Alleghany News |
Lyall found guilty on 7 drug countsSTATESVILLE — After about two hours of deliberation in Statesville Monday afternoon, a jury in U.S. District Court found former Alleghany County Sheriff’s Department Det. Ricky Lyall guilty of seven drug-related charges.
Handy celebrates 100th birthdayMallie Wright Handy, Alleghany’s newest centenarian, has seen many good times, lived through hardships, raised a family and experienced a century of history. |
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