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121st Year, 29th Issue	February 24, 2010	Sparta, NC

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Filing period ends Friday; school board races heat up

Four more candidates have filed to run for three open seats on the Alleghany County Board of Education, while another incumbent stepped forward to run for his seat on the Alleghany County Commission.

Parkway 75th anniversary planners meet

Several individuals attended the first Blue Ridge Parkway 75th planning meeting, held Monday at the meeting room of the town hall.

Firearms now legal in parks, on Parkway

A change in federal law now allows people to legally possess firearms on Blue Ridge Parkway property.

Burr visits; holds economic summit with officials

Local officials met with Senator Richard Burr Feb. 16 as he held an economic summit at the Blue Ridge Business Development Center. Topics touched on included business, education, and health care.

WCOK Heart Auction raises nearly $7,700 in its first week

The 43rd annual WCOK Heart Fund Auction had a good opening last Saturday, Feb. 20, raising nearly $7,700 in its first week.

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