Area Breaking News

The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Taylorsville Police Department, have conducted an ongoing drug investigation involving Matthew Wood and April Atwood since the first of the year, according to Sheriff Chad Pennell. On April 4, 2024, the Sheriff’s Office went to the residence where Wood and Atwood is staying to serve warrants for…

Timothy Carver pleaded guilty to Second Degree Murder recently and was sentenced last week to 300-372 months (25 to 31 years) in prison. District Attorney Sarah Kirkman announced that the case was disposed during a recent term of Alexander County Superior Court before Judge Thomas H. Lock. On the night of October 30, 2019, Alexander…

Christopher Lee Brown has pleaded guilty to Second Degree Murder and was sentenced to 180-228 months (15 to 19 years) in prison. District Attorney Sarah Kirkman announced that the case was disposed during a recent term of Alexander County Superior Court before Judge Thomas H. Lock last week. On October 14, 2020, at about 8:47…

Submitted by Dr. Denita Dowell-Reavis, Director of Communications, Testing, and Accountability for Alexander County Schools Associate Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Elizabeth Curry is moving to Charlotte. Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Superintendent Crystal Hill announced Tuesday, March 26, 2024, that Curry will be Associate Superintendent for Learning and Teaching with the district. Curry’s exit date from…

UPDATE, MAR. 26: Both murder suspects have been arrested. A Newton man is dead following a shooting in Hiddenite this week. On Monday, March 25, 2024, at around 1:30 a.m., Alexander County 911 received a call of a shooting at 295 Old Mountain Village Dr. in Hiddenite, according to Sheriff Chad Pennell. Officers arrived and…

Ben Faulkenberry, County Attorney for Alexander, has been named Interim County Manager following a unanimous vote at a special called meeting of the County Commissioners on Thursday evening, March 21, 2024. Faulkenberry will serve as the interim effective May 1 as current County Manager Shane Fox resigns to take his former position as Town Manager…

A Joint Work Session of the Alexander County Board of Education and Alexander County Board of Commissioners is scheduled for Thursday, March 28, 2024, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Alexander Central Auditorium. A link for viewing the work session will be available on Thursday on the school system website at www.alexander.k12.nc.us. The purpose of…

A Hiddenite man suffered fatal injuries in a collision this week. On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the N.C. State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Alexander County on Kirby Lackey Road near Shew Road.  A 2007 Honda motorcycle was traveling northeast on Kirby Lackey Road when the…

The Alexander County Board of Commissioners is planning a special called closed session meeting on Thursday, March 21, at 6:00 p.m. in the Administration Building lower level conference room pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(5 & 6) to discuss contractual and personnel issues. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the naming of an Interim County…

On Friday, March 15, 2024, the Alexander County Board of Elections voted 5-0 to canvass the votes cast in all ballot items within the jurisdiction of the county board and authenticate the county at the county level. Results on election night are unofficial. Canvass is the official process of determining that the votes have been…