| 118th Year, 43rd Issue | Thursday, June 7, 2007 | Sparta, North Carolina |
County manager presents proposed budget for ‘07-'08County Manager Don Adams presented the Alleghany County Commission with a proposed 2007-2008 budget Monday night totaling $14,545,585.Hillclimb will not returnThe Blue Ridge Sports Car Hillclimb will not return to Alleghany in August, ending an annual event that began here in 2003.CorrectionDue to an error, the names of two of the Alleghany High School Top 20 students were omitted from a photo caption on the front page of the 2007 Graduation section published on May 24. Not present for the photo, but still in the Top 20, were Meagan Jolly and Drew Elliott. The newspaper regrets the omission.• Due to an error, it was incorrectly listed Leslie Clark is a resident of Virginia. She actually is a former resident of Virginia who now lives in Alleghany County.
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Groce nets advertising accoladesThe North Carolina Press Association has announced that Candice Groce, graphic artist for The Alleghany News, is the winner of two press awards in Community Division B of the 2007 Best Ad Contest in statewide competition.Typical visitor? Study shows ‘boomers' are the most common mountain visitorsThe Blue Ridge National Heritage Area and Appalachian State University announced the findings of a recent survey of visitors to Western North Carolina on Monday.Email The Alleghany Newsinformed people have read the Alleghany News Online... Shouldn't you? --> |
Whitehead School memories revisited by teachers, pupilsThree former pupils and two former teachers of Whitehead School reunited for a short time last month, when they were given the opportunity to reminisce about the school that served the Whitehead community from 1914 to 1956.Farrelly accepts No. 2 job for schools; Linker named Glade principalJohn Farrelly, who most recently served as the director of special programs in the central office of Alleghany County Schools, was named the assistant superintendent May 29.
Gallery to Host DemonstrationsThe Alleghany Arts and Crafts Gallery is hosting demonstrations every Saturday throughout the month of June from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. |
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