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Press Release - Public Forum on Wind Energy Held in Mitchell County

First Snow

Photos by Coby LaRue

Alleghany County received its first snowfall of note last Thursday (Jan. 17), as between 3.5 and six inches blanketed the landscape. In the photo below left, roads like this stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway were definitely 'the road less traveled' since they are not scraped or salted.

parkway (190K) However, the scenic byway did offer many opportunities to enjoy picturesque views of streams, landscapes and animals. Much of the snow that fell on Thursday remained on lawns and hillsides in the county early this week as a cold front that moved through prevented it from melting completely.

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