The Alleghany News

03/05/2024

The Alleghany News is back online! As of Thursday late afternoon, all emails are working and online subscribers now have access to this week's edition. Please go to www.alleghanynews.com and refresh your browser if necessary. We apologize for the disruption in service, which was due to an issue with our host/service provider. The site went down early Tuesday and was down until Thursday. Email for alleghanynews.com addresses was not functional between Tuesday morning and around 10 a.m. Thursday. Sending news or ads via email this week? If you received a bounce or are unsure if your email went through in that timeframe, please contact us and/or resend it. Thank you all for your patience and understanding. Please let us know if you have any continuing issues with either emails or this week's online edition....

01/05/2024

The Alleghany News' website and email service is experiencing problems. We apologize for the inconvenience to our subscribers. We hope to have it back in service shortly.

15/04/2024

Hello Everyone,
If you’re in Sparta next weekend, April 20th, we would love for you to come by the gallery for a visit. Rob, April, Daniel, and Robin will all be there with lots of new clay , paintings, and metal works. We want to thank everyone for supporting us over the years…coming on 11 years now!

03/01/2024

The following information became available after the current issue of the newspaper was printed.

The Alleghany Democratic Party will be hosting North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at two locations in Sparta. At 6 p.m., she will be speaking to members of the party at The Cellar on Evergreen. She will be highlighting the progress made and the future plans of the state Democrats.

A second event, for young Democrats, will be held the same night at Laconia Ale Works at 7:30 p.m. She will be emphasizing how important it is for young people to get involved in Democratic Party activities and to support local and state candidates, as well as those running for office on a national level.

A native of Roxboro, Clayton is the youngest chair of any state democratic party and a graduate of Appalachian State University. Prior to her election as chair of North Carolina Democratic Party, Clayton served as a chair of the Person County Democratic Party, her hometown county.

24/11/2023

We hope you can join us at 2:00 pm today for the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of this fun new venue in Alleghany County!

04/09/2023

The 2023 Fall Visitor’s Guide is now available in many retail locations and is available here at the Alleghany News. It will be included inside this weeks paper as well 🍂🍁🥮

15/07/2023

Correction to the post about the Disco Turkeys being rescheduled to Sunday at Jarrett Field. Game time is 5 p.m.

15/07/2023

The Disco Turkeys baseball game has been rescheduled to Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at Jarrett Field. Admission is only $5. Come out and watch the play on the field and the antics of the Turkey's mascot.

09/06/2023

Alleghany Quilters Guild 24th annual Quilt Show will be held July 21st & 22nd
10am-4pm at the Emerson Black Building at the Alleghany Fair Grounds

They are raffling tickets to win this BEAUTIFUL handmade quilt. Tickets are available here at the Chamber. Stop by today to buy your ticket!

01/06/2023

15-Years of historic Alleghany news available at DigitalNC…

Years ago, Alleghany County Librarians had the foresight to save newspapers with dates ranging from January 26, 1933 through December 23, 1947. (Not including most of 1942.)

In cooperation with The Alleghany News, who owns copyrights, the papers have been digitized by DigitalNC.

5323 pages from 753 issues of The Alleghany Times, The Alleghany Star-Times and The Alleghany News are available at their website:
https://www.digitalnc.org/newspapers/the-alleghany-news-and-star-times-sparta-n-c/

The files can be searched by keyword and downloaded for non-commercial purposes.

Alleghany County Public Library

01/06/2023

Body found Tuesday on Blue Ridge Parkway

The National Park Service is reporting that on the morning of May 30 at approximately 6 a.m., park service dispatch operators received a report of a deceased male in the road near milepost 221 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

NPS Law Enforcement Rangers arrived on scene and later confirmed the body to be that of Brandon Lee Wagoner, 33 years old, of Sparta, North Carolina. The on-scene investigation revealed that Wagoner was struck by a vehicle.

An investigation is underway led by NPS Investigative Services Branch, with assistance from the N.C .State Bureau of Investigation, N.C. Highway Patrol and the Alleghany County Sheriffs Department.

A tip line has been established for anyone who may have traveled along the Blue Ridge Parkway area of milepost 221 near Spartain the overnight or early morning hours of Tuesday May 30th. National Park Service Investigative Services Branch (ISB) tipline: 888-653-0009 or email e-mail us.

25/05/2023

Looks like a busy weekend at Thistle Meadow....

We've got a lot planned for this weekend. Hope to see you soon!

05/05/2023

Calling all parents, friends, family members, and loved ones of a graduating senior. We are selling ads for our Graduation Section. Make sure you show your love and support for them🎉🎓

Sizes include:
5 inches x 5 inches: $115
5 inches x 4 inches: $90
3 inches x 5 inches: $75
3 inches x 4 inches: $60
3 inches x 3 inches: $45

The last day to submit an ad is May 11th at 12pm noon.

Please email [email protected] with photos, any message you’d like to include, and the size you’d like. If you would like to get some bigger or smaller, let us know and we can work with you on an ad.

14/09/2022

A publication with information for visitors of Northwest North Carolina and Southwest Virginia.

14/09/2022

Do you have items or services you'd like to donate for the BIG AUCTION? Here are the dates and times someone will be able to meet you at the Village Park Conference Center.

-OR- Contact Margaret Crouse or Cindy Atwood to arrange a time to meet up.

THANKS for your support of the Alleghany Historical Museum.

02/09/2022

The Alleghany Historical Museum appreciates Tom Atwood, Allen Reinhardt and D.W. Miles' help with the upcoming fundraising auction.

We invite you to come out to the Village Park Conference Center in Sparta, Saturday, Sept. 24 and help support the Museum in a fun way.

29/08/2022

THE COUNT DOWN IS ON!!!!

3 weeks until the Annual Mountain Heritage Festival

Mountain Heritage Festival

26/08/2022

27/07/2022

This weekend is the 3 Day US Hwy 21 Road Market!
While you’re taking a break from the Interstate, and driving along Historic Hwy 21 you’ll admire gorgeous countryside views, and see unique attractions!!

Please remember to drive safe, slow, and to watch for stopping vehicles. There will be a lot of traffic on US Hwy 21 over the weekend.

19/07/2022

read this weeks news online now or in print tomorrow 📰

15/07/2022

A show, dessert and wine? That's an easy one!

"Tuesdays with Morrie" opens tomorrow (Friday) night and continues on Saturday. Showtime is 7 pm.

04/07/2022

Update!!! Fireworks tonight in Sparta! Sometime between 9:00 and 9:30ish. When it is fully dark! If we gave you a specific time we would probably be off a little. DW Miles and Miles Realty will have watermelon and Derek Brown will be there with hotdogs and such at 6:00 pm so get there early!! Don't forget that the NAPCO parking lot is no longer available for parking. You may park at Alleghany High School, the football field parking area and around town. Special thanks to Alleghany County and the Town of Sparta for providing this for our community and to the fire departments and emergency personnel for ensuring its a safe event for all! Happy 4th!

01/07/2022

So proud of this Sheriff’s Office team for always doing an outstanding job.

01/07/2022

Thank you, Mr. Jesse Crouse, Alleghany High School alumnus, for creating our logo! You have captured our mission! "Lighting the Way to the Future!" We look forward to using this logo for many years to come!

06/06/2022

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25/05/2022

On newsstands now!

25/05/2022

Outdoor River Guide in this week's Alleghany News. Link to only version coming soon.

25/05/2022

Read this weeks paper online or print! We’ve got some great stories for you this week. In addition to our regular paper, we have inserted the 2022 New River Guide in and it has good suggestions to get your summer started🚣‍♀️🌞🌳

20/04/2022

Pick up your Alleghany News today! Got some great stories📰