Local woman among first Peace Corps volunteers returning overseas
Statesville resident Cheryl Parker, who has Alexander County roots, is among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service since the agency’s unprecedented global evacuation in March 2020. The Peace Corps suspended global operations and evacuated nearly 7,000 volunteers from more than 60 countries at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “My maternal…
Read MoreDavid McKinley Hines
David McKinley Hines, 81, of Taylorsville, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. He was born July 21, 1942, in Catawba County, to the late Paul Howard Hines and Mildred Locke Hines. David was a member of Shiloh Lutheran Church in Hickory and retired from Carolina Container after more than…
Read MoreWalter Devert Jones
Walter Devert Jones, 76, of Taylorsville, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at his home. He was born February 14, 1947, in Broward County, Florida, the son of the late Walter Newton Jones and Bertha Bernice Studdard. Earlier in his working career, he worked as a salesman for Rustoleum and then as Vice-President for…
Read MoreGeorge Pinkney Smith
George Pinkney Smith, 87, of Conover, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2023, at Carolina Caring in Catawba County after an extended illness. He was born June 18, 1936, in Catawba County, to the late Edgar Vance Smith Sr. and Vida Rosella Sigmon Smith. George was a lifelong member of St. Peters Lutheran Church. He…
Read MoreMillsaps officially named Taylorsville Police Chief
By MICAH HENRY Michael A. “Mike” Millsaps, age 55, has been officially named the Police Chief for the Town of Taylorsville, Interim Town Manager Aaron Wike announced Sept. 14. Millsaps had been served as Interim Police Chief since Sept. 1. Millsaps follows retired Chief Douglas Bowman, whose last day was August 31. A 15 year…
Read MoreSeptember is Suicide Prevention Month
The Centers for Disease Control observes Suicide Prevention Month every September. It’s a time to raise awareness about suicide as a serious public health problem and to highlight the role that everyone plays in preventing suicide. Part of making suicide prevention month a success is having the right resources to communicate and the right messages…
Read MoreHarold Fox
Harold Fox, 83, of Stony Point, passed away unexpectedly on September 14, 2023, at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston–Salem after a period of declining health. Harold was born November 14, 1939, in Alexander County, to the late Jesse Monroe Fox and Suma Dyson Fox. Harold was a farmer and truck driver, and he…
Read MoreVoter ID: Things you should know
As elections administrators across North Carolina gear up for elections in 2023 and 2024, they will be tasked with implementing new photo ID rules for voting in person and absentee by mail. Patrick Wike, Alexander County Elections Director, said photo ID for voting has been on a roller coaster ride in North Carolina. Photo ID…
Read MoreEvents assist more than 275 displaced workers
By MICAH HENRY An Alexander County Career and Resource Fair was held Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, at the East Taylorsville Baptist Church gym for local displaced workers, following the sudden August 26 closure of the Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams furniture plants. This continues the outreach efforts of local and state entities and area employers…
Read MoreCrash is fatal on US 64
A Hickory woman has died following a head-on collision in western Alexander County last weekend. On Friday, September 8, 2023, at approximately 5:40 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Alexander County on US 64 near Church Road, according to Master Trooper Christopher M. Casey of the Highway…
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