The Whisnants free concert set June 1 at Courthouse Park
Alexander County will continue the 2024 Summer Concert Series with a performance by The Whisnants, on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. on the Rotary Performance Stage at Alexander County Courthouse Park. The Whisnants will perform everyone’s favorite southern gospel songs. This traditional gospel group dates back to its beginnings in 1970 in Morganton.…
Read MoreCounty Commissioners to vote on Budget June 3
The Alexander County Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, June 3, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., in the Commissioners Meeting Room 103, Catawba Valley Community College – Alexander Center, located at 345 Industrial Blvd., Taylorsville. The agenda for the meeting will be: 1. Call to Order – Chairman Josh Lail…
Read MoreNorman Gordon Robeson
Norman Gordon Robeson was born June 17, 1953, in Newport News, Virginia, to the late Garland F. Robeson, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Robeson. Gordon, of Catawba, succumbed at age 71 to an extended illness on May 31, 2024. He is survived by a brother, Jeff Robeson, currently in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has been cremated, per…
Read MoreHead-on crash is fatal on US 64
A Hiddenite man has died in a head-on crash near Taylorsville. On Friday, May 31, at approximately 8:50 a.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Alexander County on US 64 near Boston Road, according to Master Trooper Christopher M. Casey of the Highway Patrol. A 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe…
Read MoreACHS graduation set June 7
The Alexander Central High School Graduation is planned on Friday, June 7, 2024, at 7 p.m. in the football stadium. Principal Jacob Lail announced the following list of rules for those attending: • All traffic should enter through the School Drive entrance except handicap parking. Only handicap vehicles are allowed to enter at the stadium…
Read MoreJames Donald Durmire, Jr.
James Donald Durmire, Jr., 80, of Hiddenite, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 31, 2024, in Alexander County. James was born March 31, 1944, in Alexander County, the son of the late James Donald Durmire, Sr. and Lola Faye Smith Durmire. James served in the US Army and was of the Baptist faith. He was…
Read MoreCarolyn Ann Price Fox
Carolyn Ann Price Fox, 77, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Alexander County on Friday, May 31, 2024. She was born on Monday, November 25, 1946, to the late Levi Franklin and Cleo Bowman Price in Alexander County. Carolyn was a woman who valued her family above all else, always cherishing the time spent…
Read MoreUnemployment decreases in Alexander
Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in all 100 of North Carolina’s counties in April 2024, according to data from the N.C. Department of Commerce. Alexander County’s unemployment rate was 3.2 percent, with surrounding counties having the following rates: Wilkes, 3.5; Caldwell, 3.3; Catawba, 3.2; Iredell, 3.1. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at…
Read MoreAlexander woman bags $150,000 lottery prize
Samantha Crouch of Taylorsville tried her luck on a new digital instant game on Friday, May 24, 2024, and won the first $150,000 top prize, according to N.C. Education Lottery officials. Crouch won her big prize playing Skee-Ball. She played $30 to win $150,000 and the odds of that win are 1 in 1 million.…
Read MoreMemorial Day honors the sacrifices of many
By MICAH HENRY The Alexander County Veterans Committee held a Memorial Day Ceremony and hot dog luncheon on Monday, May 27, at the Alexander County DAV Building in Taylorsville. Bill Johnson, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 84 Commander, welcomed the crowd to the event. The Alexander Central Navy Junior ROTC Cadets presented the colors. Opening prayer…
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