Alleghany County Schools Superintendent Jeff Cox made the members of the school board aware that the school system has been approved for a $2 million Qualified Zone Academy Bond (QZAB) funds during its July 10 meeting.
Western North Carolina economic activity, as measured by the Western North Carolina Economic Index, recovered some of its first quarter losses in May.
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Pickers and fans of bluegrass and old time music will gather in Sparta this Friday and Saturday, July 20 and 21, for the 13th annual Alleghany County Fiddler's Convention.
The Sparta Teapot Museum continues to move forward, including looking in new directions for the future.
Over a Century of Service to Alleghany County
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For the last four years, most who took a drive down N.C. 18 south would have the opportunity to turn off their radios as they drove by- if only for a moment-and hear the sounds of mountain musicians coming from a rock-shaped speaker that blended in with its surroundings.
As of Tuesday afternoon, only one person-incumbent Mayor Pro Tem Agnes Joines-had filed for election to three seats coming open on the Sparta Town Council.
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