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Obituaries Rack Locations Subscriptions Advertising Local Links Submit News Contact Us Home Long-term road plan shows three lanes for U.S. 21 A draft Community Transportation Plan (CTP) was presented to a joint meeting of the Sparta Town Council and the Alleghany County Board of Commissioners on Monday night. Educators' evaluations are posted on Internet Parents can now look up the evaluation ratings of teachers at three of Alleghany County's four schools for the first time. ALE raids bar here; three are arrested Three people have been arrested at a Sparta night club and criminally charged with drug possession and alcohol violations. Election filing begins Feb. 13 The upcoming election filing period already is piquing interest, whether it is for the contested presidential race, a marriage amendment that is attached to the primary or in speculating who might be running for a number of local political offices. American Legion Post gets charter The Bruce Wayne Osborne Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7034 now has a new roommate. Duke Lifepoint aquires 80 percent of TCRH GALAX, Va.—Twin County Regional Healthcare (TCRH) has entered into an agreement with Duke LifePoint Healthcare. Email The Alleghany News Over a Century of Service to Alleghany County

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