Helen Faye Patterson
Helen Faye Patterson Jones gained her Angel Wings after a brief illness on January 24, 2025, at 2:30 a.m., at Hospice Care Center in Edgewater, Florida. Helen was born in Smithville to the late Lyn and Beulah Patterson. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Donald and Frank Patterson. Helen lived in Port…
Read MoreMargaret Louise Neal McCauley
Margaret Louise Neal McCauley, 86, of Taylorsville, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2025, at The Greens of Maple Leaf. She was born on April 8, 1938, in Iredell County, the daughter of the late Wesley Neal and Fannie Honeysuckle Neal. She started working at Holly Farms, in poultry, for 10 years, then was a…
Read MorePeggy Boliek Parham
Peggy Boliek Parham went home to the Lord on January 23, 2025. Born September 9, 1939, to Clyde and Irene Boliek of Bethlehem, Peggy was a basketball star at Taylorsville High School until 1957. Afterward, she was co-founder of what is now Hancock and Moore Furniture, then a veterinary bookkeeper/assistant, and an avid gardener. Peggy…
Read MoreGerald Thomas Russell
Gerald Thomas Russell, 79, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at Wilkes Medical Center in Wilkes County. He was born on Saturday, August 18, 1945, in Wilkes County, to Lindsay Russell Sr. and Lena Wilkins Russell. During his working career, Gerald served as a fabric handler for Sherrill Furniture. He is survived by…
Read MoreElata Lois Patterson Webster
Elata Lois Patterson Webster, 81, a beloved member of her community and devoted family matriarch, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at Carolina Caring in Catawba County. She was born on Saturday, November 13, 1943, in Iredell County. Elata, along with her husband Ernest, was an industrious business owner of Ernest Webster Furniture…
Read MoreKeeping the Christmas Spirit
By MICAH HENRY Hiddenite resident Art Leaming and friend, Wanda Pollard, intricately decorated Leaming’s home for Christmas 2024 — an activity that took about six weeks, working long days, to accomplish. Art, 86, who is an Army veteran, noted that he and his friend met on Christmas Day 2023. To celebrate the anniversary of their…
Read MoreTown ABC Store could re-open by Feb. 1
By MICAH HENRY In a work session held on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Town Hall, the Taylorsville Town Council met to hear the ABC Board and other matters. Following the December dissolution of the 2012 merger of the Taylorsville ABC Board with that of Catawba County, the Town Council set up…
Read MoreDemocratic HQ closing, seeking new space
By MICAH HENRY The Alexander County Democratic Party is in a period of change following the announcement that their current location would need to be vacated by January 31, according to their landlord, although the party leaders knew this was coming eventually as the space is needed for other uses, party chairperson Helen Chestnut said.…
Read MoreJerry Dean “Dino” Ingram
Jerry Dean “Dino” Ingram, 71, of Taylorsville, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at Robbins Center-Caldwell Hospice in Hudson. He was born September 21, 1953, in Alexander County, the son of the late George Haskel “Hack” Ingram and Edith Sawyer Ingram. He was a mechanic for Carolina Tire, Sigmon Automotive, and Hwy. 90 Tire.…
Read MoreScott keynotes MLK Ceremony
By MICAH HENRY Eric Todd Scott, President of the NAACP Statesville Branch since April 2019, served as keynote speaker at the Alexander County NAACP’s Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on Monday, January 20. The event took place at Macedonia Baptist Church on NC Hwy. 90 East in Taylorsville. Alexander NAACP Vice President Helen…
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