County Commissioners seek re-election in 2024
Incumbent Republicans Kent Herman, of Ellendale, and Josh Lail, of Bethlehem, have filed for re-election in the 2024 Election as Alexander County Commissioners. Herman filed Monday and Lail filed Tuesday. Kent Herman, age 66 of the Ellendale Community, was elected in 2022 to fill the remainder of the late Jeff Peal’s unserved term. Kent is…
Read MoreVan and motorcycle collision leads to fatality
On Monday, December 4, 2023, at approximately 2:20 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Alexander County on NC 16 North at Shade Tree Road, according to Master Trooper Christopher M. Casey, of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. A 2016 Chevrolet Express Van traveling south on NC…
Read MoreChristmas Parade brings good cheer
By ANGELA FARR KING Rain threatened to put a damper on the 76th Annual Alexander County Christmas Parade that was held on Saturday, December 2, at 3 p.m., but it held off long enough for parade attendees to enjoy it. The weather was actually very pleasant, not too cold or too hot. Attendance was a…
Read MoreBetty A. Barnes
Betty A. Barnes, 81, of Taylorsville, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. She was born in Austin, Texas, the daughter of the late Paul DeDelon Gonzales and Carrie Betello Gonzales. Betty was currently employed as a driver with Greenway Transportation, a position she loved, and her co-workers all…
Read MoreThomas “Tom” Lee Pennell
Thomas “Tom” Lee Pennell, 88, of Taylorsville, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at Carolina Caring Catawba Valley Hospice House in Newton. Tom was born October 22, 1935, in China Grove, to the late James Columbus Pennell and Wilma Meadlock Pennell. He retired from Hickory Craft Furniture, where he was a driver and dispatcher.…
Read MorePeggy Darlene Bolick
Peggy Darlene Bolick, 68, of Taylorsville, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born October 20, 1955, she was the daughter of the late James Arvil Ledford and Ethel Price Ledford. She is survived by a sister, Sandra Huffman (Bobby Jr.) of Taylorsville; a niece, Cynthia Huffman Corrales (Richard) of…
Read MoreMae Cardwell Pennell
Mae Cardwell Pennell, 71, passed away peacefully at home, in the Ellendale Community, on December 4, 2023, surrounded by family. Mae was born and raised in Wilkesboro. Mae retired from Century Furniture in 2020 after a long career in the furniture industry. She will be missed by her husband, Steve Pennell; her daughter, Heather; and…
Read MoreNancy Ellen Cad
Nancy Ellen Cad (nee Spokas), 81, passed away on December 4, 2023, in Taylorsville. She was born on July 21, 1942, in Cleveland, Ohio. Nancy was a retired Librarian at Kirtland Public Library. Nancy is survived by her husband, Guy Thomas Cad; her children, MaryAnne Glasier, Guy Thomas Cad, Jr., Marypamela Myers, and Laurel Durban;…
Read MoreHelen Johnson Braswell
Helen Johnson Braswell, 84, passed away on Monday, December 4, 2023, at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Catawba County. She was born to the late Linzie and Maggie Benfield Johnson on Sunday, August 6, 1939, in Avery County. During her working career, Helen worked as an upholsterer seamstress for Emerson Leather. Helen attended Millersville Baptist…
Read MoreBobby Lewis Keller “Caveman”
Bobby Lewis Keller “Caveman,” 65, of Taylorsville, passed away on Monday, December 4, 2023, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Wilkes Campus. Bobby was born June 7, 1958, in Catawba County, the son of Toney Calvin Keller and the late Pauline Elizabeth Pennell Keller. He was a truck driver for over 30 years and of…
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