The Traveling Teacher
Native of Alexander now in Hong Kong By ANGELA FARR KING Alyson Brookshire Goldby always wanted to travel. She grew up in Taylorsville and attended Ellendale Elementary and West Alexander Middle School. She graduated from Alexander Central High School in 2003. She is a hometown girl who always had big dreams. Alyson knew she wanted…
Read MoreCampbell acquitted of Assault on Child charge
A former Alexander County Schools’ employee, who was fired after she was charged with allegedly assaulting a student in January, was found not guilty in Alexander County District Court last week. Teresa Ellison Campbell, a white female, age 63 (as of January), of Statesville, had been charged in January with misdemeanor Child Abuse and misdemeanor…
Read MoreEugenia Mae Echerd Perkins
Eugenia Mae Echerd Perkins was reunited with her deceased husband, Theodore Edison Perkins, on August 2, 2023, at 109 years old. She was born in Statesville, daughter of Charles Echerd and Flora Gwaltney Echerd on April 13, 1914. She lived the last 68+ years of her life in Greensboro as a devoted Member of First…
Read MoreGary Carlton Broyhill
Gary Carlton Broyhill, 66, passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at his residence in Alexander County. He was born to Patty Canter Broyhill and the late Vernon Broyhill on Monday, September 17, 1956, in Caldwell County. Mr. Broyhill worked at Appen Global as a social media manager. Prior to that, he was in computer…
Read MoreTed Alan Teague & Micheal Allen Teague
Ted Alan Teague, 75, and Micheal Allen Teague, 42, passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, in Alexander County. Ted was born on Monday, July 5, 1948, in Caldwell County, to the late Carl Ford and Edith Minton Teague. He was a member of New Life Church. Ted was a jack of all trades and…
Read More(Linda) Alice Dagenhart Dawson
(Linda) Alice Dagenhart Dawson, 78, of Asheboro, passed peacefully at her home on August 1, 2023, in the arms of her daughters, after a brief recurrence of breast cancer. Alice was born on June 20, 1945, in Taylorsville, to Ernest and Hazel Bowman Dagenhart. In 1963, Alice graduated Valedictorian from Taylorsville High School. Alice attended…
Read MoreTwo men die in collision in Vashti
A two-vehicle collision in the Vashti area killed two men and left a woman injured this morning. According to Master Trooper Christopher M. Casey of the N.C. State Highway Patrol, on Tuesday, August 1, at approximately 7:50 a.m., the Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Alexander County on Vashti Road near…
Read MoreHoward F. Bentley
Howard F. Bentley, 82, of Taylorsville, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2023, at Carolina Caring in Newton. Howard was born May 20, 1941, in Alexander County, the son of the late Fred Bentley and Rose Ann Cline Bentley. He worked for Clayton Marcus for 48 years and was a member of Fellowship Advent Christian…
Read MoreCarolyn Comer Hayes
Carolyn Comer Hayes, 82, of Stony Point, passed away peacefully at Carolina Caring in Newton on Saturday, July 29, 2023, after suffering from a fall in her home. Carolyn was born June 15, 1941, in Marion, Virginia, to the late Jackson Thomas Comer and Katherine Cockrell Comer. Carolyn worked as a Retail Buyer. She was…
Read MoreBetty Jo Love Brown Moose
Betty Jo Love Brown Moose, 88, formerly of Statesville, passed away on July 29, 2023, at Catawba Valley Medical Center after an extended illness. Betty was born May 3, 1935, in Wilkes County, to the late Coy Love and Grace McDaniel Love. Survivors include a son, Steve Brown of Statesville, and a sister, Mary Jane…
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