| 117th Year, 47th Issue | Thursday, June 29, 2006 | Sparta, North Carolina |
Town approves new budget with tax increase and fee hikesThe town council opted to approve a budget ordinance for the 2006-07 fiscal year.
Rainy DaysSeveral inches of water were in parts of the business. Heavy but intermittent rainfall passed through parts of the county Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday morning.AMH nets two awards for surgery departmentFor the 2005 calendar year, Alleghany Memorial Hospital received two national awards
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Election deadlines upcomingThe deadling for unaffilliated candidates to petition for candidacy on the general election ballot will end on June 30, according to information provided by the Alleghany Board of Elections.Fourth of July events aboundA number of activities are on tap for the Fourth of July weekend celebration, from employees of a local merchant holding a murder mystery week to the annual Fourth of July parade.Email The Alleghany News |
Earl Baker recounts memories of his lifeAt the age of 85, Sparta resident Earl Baker has been a contributor the community as an evangelist and a license examiner.
Former postmaster dies at 86Gene R. Irwin, 86, died on June 25 at Alleghany Memorial Hospital. Irwin was a community leader who had served as Sparta Postmaster and Alleghany Clerk of Court.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_47/index.php on line 103 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_47/index.php on line 103 |
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