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Obituaries Rack Locations Subscriptions Advertising Local Links Submit News Contact Us Home Changes will extend county's fire district coverage Under a proposal by the county's fire chiefs and Emergency Management Coordinator Gerald Leftwich, Alleghany could soon have six-mile fire districts. Funding given to Chamber, June Jamboree The Alleghany County Board of Commissioners voted to fund some of the items that were cut from last year's budget by the previous board. Independence Fire Independence, Va. FIRE—Firemen from Independence, Elk Creek and Galax, Va. battled a blaze that heavily damaged Paul's Restaurant and caused collateral smoke and water damage to the Quik Chek in Independence last Friday evening. Sparta couple lead tours of Holy Land Ann Foster and the Rev. Sam Foster have traveled to the Holy Land seven times since 1990 and their most recent trip was in November of this past year, along with a group of Alleghany County residents. Email The Alleghany News Over a Century of Service to Alleghany County

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