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Obituaries Rack Locations Subscriptions Advertising Local Links Submit News Contact Us Home Absentee ballots delayed Absentee voting by mail is set to begin Friday morning, but no ballots currently are available to be mailed, said Alleghany County Director of Elections Kate Cosner. Alleghany Fair draws about 4,000 The Alleghany County Fair saw a three-night attendance of approximately 4,000 this year. AirCare chopper to base in Elkin AirCare now has a new helicopter to be based at Elkin Municipal Airport, thus being able to better serve Alleghany and its surrounding area. Graduation rate rises in Alleghany Alleghany County Schools was named sixth in the state for cohort graduate rate, with a rate of 86.2 percent, an increase from last year's rate of 78.1. Economic faltering continues Western North Carolina economic activity, as measured by the Western North Carolina Economic Index, fell .1 percent in June 2010—the second consecutive monthly decline. Dean Richardson was a familiar face on the Parkway Editor's Note: The following article was submitted by Milly Richardson about her father, Dean. Email The Alleghany News Over a Century of Service to Alleghany County

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