Billy Lynn Daugherty
Billy Lynn Daugherty, 43, of Statesville, passed away suddenly on January 13, 2022, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Billy was born January 28, 1978, in Catawba County, to Timothy Allen Daugherty and Patricia Carswell Daugherty of Statesville. Survivors include a daughter, Chrislynn Daugherty of Concord. A funeral service will be conducted on Saturday, January 22, 2022,…
Read MoreLois Jean Chapman Lamberth
Lois Jean Chapman Lamberth, 84, from Stony Point, passed away January 13, 2022, at Accordius Heath in Statesville after an extended illness. Jean was born on September 4, 1937, in Alexander County, to the late Dave Chapman and Reba Monzella Chapman. She was a member of Stony Point Tabernacle Church. In addition to her parents,…
Read MoreSteele pleads guilty to wire fraud
Donna Osowitt Steele, 52, of Taylorsville, N.C., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer in Charlotte on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, and pleaded guilty to wire fraud, for embezzling more than $15 million from her former employer, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Robert R. Wells, Special…
Read MoreMan arrested, stolen tools, trailer found
On Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Alexander County Communications received a call of a suspicious person on Woodring Lane in the Bethlehem Community of Alexander County, said Sheriff Chris Bowman. Officers responded and found that the caller had stopped the suspicious person near some storage units located in the area. Officers located…
Read MoreEdward Crawford Barnes
On January 13, 2022, Edward Crawford Barnes, Navy veteran, radio and television broadcaster, and beloved brother and uncle, passed away. Ed was born on September 9, 1927, in Charlotte, to Betty Bumgarner and Poley Blake Barnes, both originally from Taylorsville. He grew up there with his two brothers and two sisters and worked after school…
Read MoreLoid Silas Johnson
Loid Silas Johnson, 85, of Wilkesboro, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist-Wilkes Medical Center. Silas was born on March 23, 1936, in Wilkes County, to James Ernest and Mattie Benge Johnson. In Silas’ younger days, he was a moonshiner. Later, he logged and cut wood for a living. Those…
Read MoreSchool Board has virtual meeting due to rise in COVID cases
By ANGELA FARR KING The January School Board Meeting was held via Zoom on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, due to high cases of Covid reported among students and staff in many Alexander County schools. This was in conjunction with the decision for Sugar Loaf Elementary to operate on a remote learning schedule due to staff…
Read MoreCounty to use ARP funds in water line project
The Alexander County water system is going to expand, according to a county news release, thanks to funding from the American Rescue Plan Act in the amount of $7,283,353. At the Jan. 10 meeting (via Zoom due to COVID), the Alexander County Board of Commissioners approved an agreement for engineering services to begin planning for…
Read MorePeoples Drug offering new Pfizer and Merck antiviral Rx pills to treat COVID
By MICAH HENRY Taylorsville’s own Peoples Drug store has secured a supply of the new prescription antiviral pills to treat COVID, said Phil Icard, owner. The tablets are Paxlovid by Pfizer and Molnupiravir by Merck. Icard said the tablets offer effective treatment against COVID. He credited April Chapman, clinical pharmacist at Peoples Drug, with actually…
Read MoreFrederick Edward Lanning
Frederick Edward Lanning, 78, of Conover, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Trinity Village. Frederick was born on Sunday, June 6, 1943, in Trenton, New Jersey, to the late Edward McIlvaine Lanning and Ruth Yates Lanning. He was a veteran of the US National Guard. Frederick was retired from IBM as a Senior…
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