Susan Meadlock Wallace
Susan Meadlock Wallace, 67, of Taylorsville, returned to her eternal home on Thursday, October 31, 2024, at 5:30 in the evening. Susan was born on Sunday, March 3, 1957, in Alexander County, to the late Roland and Edith Meadlock. Susan attended Alexander Central High School and later served her country in The United States Army.…
Read MoreNancy Jane Evans
Nancy Jane Evans, 36, of Statesville, departed this life due to an unexpected illness at 4:20 p.m. on October 31, 2024, at Gordon Hospice House. Nancy was born in Logan, West Virginia, on March 23, 1988. Nancy is survived by her mother, Ellen Jane Kennedy (John Bruce Kennedy) of the home; a brother, John Henry…
Read MoreLocal man charged in Bethlehem School burglary
On Monday, October 28, 2024, at approximately 9:00 a.m., the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office took a Breaking and Entering and Larceny report from Bethlehem Elementary School, according to Sheriff Chad Pennell. On Wednesday, October 30, at about 3:12 p.m., Alexander County Sheriff’s Officers arrested Kyle Nelson Martin, W/M, age 33 of Taylorsville. Martin was charged…
Read MoreChange clocks, check detectors this weekend
It is time to change your clock and change your smoke and carbon monoxide alarm batteries! As the fall time change approaches on Sunday, November 3, 2024, Alexander County Fire Marshal’s Office and firefighters want to remind you to make another change that could save your life – changing the batteries in your smoke and…
Read MoreFox is president of National Sorghum group, NSSPPA
By MICAH HENRY Taylorsville resident Bradley Fox, 56, is currently serving as the President of the National Sweet Sorghum Producers and Processors Association (NSSPPA). Bradley, a native of Alexander County, has from his teens been active in sorghum cane growing and processing. What is sorghum used for? It’s a cousin to sugar cane, but unlike…
Read MoreHiddenite man killed in crash on U.S. 64
A Hiddenite man has died following a collision on U.S. 64 in Iredell County over the weekend. On Sunday, October 27, 2024, at approximately 4:10 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Iredell County on U.S. 64 near Lippard Farm Road, according to Master Trooper Christopher M. Casey…
Read MoreKathleen “Kathy” McManus-Bock
Kathleen “Kathy” McManus-Bock, 66, of Taylorsville, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2024, at Frye Regional Medical Center. Kathleen was born February 23, 1958, in the Bronx, New York, the daughter of the late Robert T. McManus and Catherine Connolly McManus. Earlier in her working career, she worked as a passenger service agent for Capitol…
Read MoreJimmy Dale Barnes
Jimmy Dale Barnes, 86, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2024, at his home in Alexander County. He was born in Spokane, Washington, on Tuesday, April 12, 1938, to the late Bynum and Ruby Haynes Barnes but grew up in Charlotte. During his working career, Mr. Barnes was a truck driver for the National Linen…
Read MoreMolly Oday Miller
Molly Oday Miller, 72, born on Saturday, September 13, 1952, in Carter County, Tennessee, to the late James and Pearl Whitehead Miller, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Iredell County. She leaves behind a cherished family, including her sons, Carmen Rosenbaum and Scott Rosenbaum; a sister, Betty Miller;…
Read MoreArson charged in house fire
A local woman faces an arson charge following a house fire in the Hiddenite Community. On Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at around 2:41 p.m., the Alexander County 911 Office received a call of a structure fire at 508 Princess Lane in Hiddenite, at the former Hiddenite Family Campground. Fire departments from Stony Point, Hiddenite, Vashti,…
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