If you’ve not seen the Sparta Store’s website lately, you might want to take a look. We’ve recently reworked it and added some new features and products. The Sparta Store is our retail shop located at 3 North Main Street across from the Alleghany County Courthouse here in town.

We’ve got a unique selection of local themed gifts and graphics that will interest the local folks and those passing through. From Alleghany Genealogical-Historical Society books, to area photographs to postcard sets, there should be something for everyone here.

If you’d like to get our new Newsletter that outlines sales and highlights authors, artists and their products, just register by clicking the Log In link in the upper right hand corner of the home page.

Local artists and craftsmen are invited to sell their products at the Sparta Store and online at www.spartastore.com. We are pleased to be able to offer the site as a service to our smaller customers that might not be ready for their own website. If you’re interested, you can find more information here.

The Sparta Store has carried Mountain Girl Press books for a while now.

Mountain Girl Press was formed to publish fiction that celebrates the wit, humor, and strength of Appalachian women. Their stories explore the relationships between mothers and daughters, sisters and friends, and the way they interact with each other.

Recently, Mountain Girl Press and publisher Tammy Robinson Smith, was featured in the Bristol Herald Courier’s lifestyle insert, It’s all about HER:

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Imaging Specialists has just completed our latest project for Alleghany County’s Sesquicentennial. Working with NAPCO, here in Sparta, and local artists, we’ve generated several gift items for fundraising. In the project, there are 4 adult and one child’s jigsaw puzzles, a photo album and a case for the 4-CD set Ernest Joines has made to commemorate Alleghany musicians. The puzzle boxes are being assembled by ADAP, here in Sparta. The adult puzzles are all 12″ x 18″. The Children’s puzzle is 12″ x 16″.

Here are some of the items we’ve been working on:

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Cool, Euro-Style SPA Sticker

The Sparta Store has something for everyone. Stop by the next time you’re in town! We’re located at 3 North Main Street in downtown Sparta, NC, right across from the courthouse. Also, check out the online store at spartastore.com.

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