Early Voting turnout more than 900 on first day
Early Voting Numbers for Oct. 20, 2022, the first day of early voting in Alexander County, are as follows, according to Patrick Wike, Alexander County Board of Elections Director: • Ballots Cast at Alexander Senior Center: 438 • Ballots cast at Bethlehem Community Fire/Rescue Dept.: 345 • Ballots Cast at Hiddenite Fire Dept.: 152 •…
Read MoreA Journey Of Faith: into Ukraine
By MICHAEL HARRISON For Krystiyan Rudenko [not her real name], the Russian invasion of Ukraine is more than world news, or even world history. It is her story, and now, forever a part of her history. Living in Kiev, the daughter of a Baptist minister, the future became ominous for Krystiyan, as it did for…
Read More2022 Apple Festival has “Biggest crowd ever”
The 2022 Taylorsville Apple Festival, held Saturday for the first time since 2019, had a massive crowd (above), with estimates in the several tens of thousands, according to festival director Gina Kay Honosky. Apple Festival winners announced in contests, pageant Taylorsville Apple Festival Director Gina Kay Honosky noted that the 2022 event was a…
Read MoreHiddenite Celebration FolkLife video goes viral
A rope making video recorded and posted on Facebook (https://fb.watch/ghgZlhBr3n/) by Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center’s Executive Director Donna Latham has received international attention on social media. The video was recorded at the Center’s 2022 Hiddenite Celebration of the Arts during the Hiddenite Center’s 41st anniversary. The popular video with over 5 MILLION views captured…
Read MoreGwendolyn “Gwen” Smith Best
Gwendolyn “Gwen” Smith Best, 83, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022, at her home in Catawba County. She was born on July 17, 1939, in Buffalo, New York, to the late Andrew Jackson Smith and Esther Louise Miller Smith. Gwen was of the Christian faith. In her free time, Mrs. Best volunteered at Thrift 31…
Read MoreBilly Gray Hauser
Billy Gray Hauser, 83, of Hiddenite, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at his home. Billy was born in Surry County to the late Jennie Edwards Hauser. Billy was a good countryman and had a great love for his family and his country. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his…
Read MoreHiram Eddie Brown, Jr.
Hiram Eddie Brown, Jr., 90, of Mooresville, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at Autumn Care, Cornelius. He was born October 20, 1931, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, to the late Hiram Eddie Brown, Sr., and Mattie Jewell Scott Brown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Barbara Scott.…
Read MoreDaulton A. Sherman
Daulton A. Sherman, 92, of Taylorsville, passed away on October 19, 2022, after a brief illness. Daulton was born July 17, 1930, in Little Falls, New York. No services will be arranged. Daulton will be returning home to New York. Chapman Funeral Home is serving the Sherman Family.
Read MoreRobert Norris Gwaltney
Robert Norris Gwaltney, 97, of Hiddenite, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at his home. Robert was born June 24, 1925, in Iredell County, the son of the late Robert Fred Gwaltney and Violet Hazel Lackey. He was a US Navy veteran who served in WWII. He graduated from Hiddenite High School and earned…
Read MoreWalter Jackson Adams
Walter Jackson Adams, 85, of Stony Point, passed away on October 18, 2022, at Autumn Care in Statesville after a brief illness. Jack was born March 5, 1937, in Iredell County, to the late George Russell Adams and Artie Levan Adams. Jack worked as a farmer and he was of the Baptist faith. Jack was…
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