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120th Year, 7th Issue	September 25, 2008	Sparta, NC

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The Mountain Heritage festival will begin at 11 a.m. instead of the earlier advertised 9 a.m. startup due to weather conditions.

Heritage Festival is planned for this Saturday

The annual Mountain Heritage Festival will be held this weekend, offering a variety of activities in town for all.

Internet connectivity topic at meeting held Monday in county

A regional meeting was held Monday at the Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation conference room on U.S. 21 in Sparta to discuss ways to increase Internet access and usage in North Carolina.

Sesquicentennial begins at festival

With the county's sesquicentennial, or 150th birthday, coming next year, the weekend's festivities will also offer highlights into next year's activities.

Missing Pair Found in Whitehead Community

Local authorities searched through the night Monday and Tuesday and into Wednesday before locating a missing 7-year-old child and his mother in the Whitehead Community.

New floodplain maps revealed

The results of a preliminary flood insurance study for the county and Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) panels that were issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) were discussed locally during a Sept. 19 meeting.

A local hero's story finally comes to light

Nearly 70 years after his death, the members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7034—named after Sgt. Bruce Wayne Osborne—are beginning to learn more about the fate of the Alleghany native who serves as the post's namesake.

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