Main Street in Sparta will come alive Saturday as the annual Mountain Heritage Festival is held from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
The North Carolina Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans honored Civil War veteran Jonathan Horton Doughton with a graveside memorial service last Saturday at Laurel Springs Baptist Church.
Correction
The address for the Pregnancy Care Center was incorrectly listed in
last week's edition. The article said 85 Doctor's Street, but it
should have said 85 Hospital Road.
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Although a federal funding earmark was set aside for U.S. 21 in the 2006-2007 budget, work in upgrading the road in Alleghany has been pushed back by at least a year.
Tommy Billings has had a civil suit filed against him by the children of the late Susan Billings of Glade Valley and their biological father, Charles "Chuck" Mimbs.
Over a Century of Service to Alleghany County
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Alleghany County Commis-sioner Ken Richardson was elected to a two year term to the board of directors for the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners.
Brenda Carson, a Crumpler resident with family ties to Alleghany County, recently published a book, "Listen to the Animals," a book about her love of the four-legged creatures.
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