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120th Year, 2nd Issue	August 21, 2008	Sparta, NC

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May faces additional charges

An Alleghany man who already was facing statutory rape charges, now faces a charge of solicitation to commit murder, according to the District Attorney's Office.

Graduation rate rises at Alleghany High

Alleghany High School's cohort graduate rate is 81.6, 1.6 points above the 80 percent target goal.

Roten retires from N.C. Highway Patrol

After nearly 30 years of helping watch the state's roads to protect drivers and pedestrians from unforeseen tragedy, Trooper Steve Roten with the North Carolina Highway Patrol retired.

Carnival, mower race are planned

The Alleghany County Fair will wrap up this weekend culminating Saturday night with the Alleghany Mower Racing Association (AMRA) CarQuest Mowdown.

Alleghany has new centenarian

Alleghany resident Thelma Edwards recently joined the ranks of the county's centenarians, turning 100 years old on July 27.

Diving In

Students across the county started back to school on Aug. 6 and the Alleghany High School football team wasted no time "diving in" to work with their new coach, Adolph Shepardson.

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