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Obituaries Rack Locations Subscriptions Advertising Local Links Submit News Contact Us Home County to apply for grant for new athletic field During a Jan. 20 meeting, members of the Alleghany County Commission requested County Manager Don Adams to complete an application for a N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) matching grant totaling $261,525. Crime totals for ‘08 shared Editor's Note: The Alleghany Sheriff's Office and the Sparta Police Department recently provided information on their activities for 2008. Transfer facility returns to normal as of Friday The Alleghany County Transfer Facility will return to normal operations as of this Friday, said County Manager Don Adams. Entertainment Committe Sponsors Rook Tournament Rook®—The Alleghany Sesquicentennial Entertainment Committee held a Rook® tournament as a fund-raiser at the Alleghany Jubillee at 25 North Main Street in Sparta. Myers volunteers to spend time helping child through program With January being deemed National Mentoring Month, local mentor Larry Myers opted to share his story of mentoring an 8-year-old Sparta School student. Fire that destroyed north end of town in 1986 recalled Editor's Note: The following is the second story in a two-part series on the fires that destroyed downtown Sparta. Email The Alleghany News Over a Century of Service to Alleghany County

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