Archives Events Obituaries Rack Locations Subscriptions Advertising Local Links Submit News Contact Us Home Fiddlers Convention attendance up Attendance at the 15th annual Alleghany County Fiddler’s Convention was up this year, organizers said. The event is a fund-raiser for the Sparta-Alleghany Volunteer Fire Department. Options for Glade water are offered The Alleghany County Commissioners’ and Alleghany Schools’ facilities subcommittee was presented with four preliminary options of how to proceed with the Glade Creek water and sewer project during its July 16 meeting. Schools to open Aug. 6 Present board members agreed with Superintendent Jeff Cox to begin school Aug. 6 with positions as they are at the present time. Locals say goodbye to old Whitehead Mill In the early years of the last century, the Whitehead Mill played an integral part in its community, serving as a mill and a gathering site of sorts for those in the area. Email The Alleghany News Over a Century of Service to Alleghany County

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