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Pearl Moose Mayberry

Pearl Moose Mayberry, 96, of Stony Point, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2021, at Taylorsville House. She was born December 20, 1924, in Iredell County, to the late Benjamin Harrison Moose and Lola Dagenhart Moose. She was a member of Stony Point Baptist Church and a member of the Sunshine Sunday School class. She…

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Alonzo Dale Parker

Alonzo Dale Parker was born on November 12, 1945, in Alexander County, and was the son of the late Robert Asbury Parker and Lillian McClain Parker. He departed this life on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was a 1963 graduate of Happy Plains School in Taylorsville and he was employed by…

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Lisa Ann Reep Barnett

Lisa Ann Reep Barnett, 59, of Stony Point, passed away October 14, 2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was born July 13, 1962, in Iredell County, to the late Johnson Monroe Reep and Maxine Carolyn Webster Reep. She was of the Baptist faith. Lisa is survived by three sons, Steven Little,…

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Mabel Stafford Bowman

Mabel Stafford Bowman, 93, of Taylorsville, passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at her home. She was born on December 30, 1927, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late Burette “Ret” and Beulah Bowman Stafford. She was a lifelong member of Friendship Lutheran Church, where she was a member of WELCA and a…

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Mask requirement now depends on 3-wk. average of COVID cases in schools

The Alexander County Board of Education met on Tuesday, October 13, 2021, at the Central Office. Among topics presented was a new procedure to determine the use of face masks as a COVID-19 precaution for students and teachers. Katie Hanshew, Amy Robinson, Christa Roseberry, and Shari Wetherspoon made public comments regarding the board’s decision to…

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Broadband is hot topic for County Commission

The Alexander County Board of Commissioners heard reports about local broadband efforts from both Charter Communications and Open Broadband LLC at the October 11th, 2021, meeting, according to a county press release. Mike Tanck, Director of Government Affairs for Charter Communications (Spectrum), was first on the agenda to discuss broadband initiatives. He presented information about…

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Jerry Wayne “Babe” Fox

Jerry Wayne “Babe” Fox, 80, passed away October 12, 2021, at his residence in Stony Point. Babe was born on August 26, 1941, in Catawba County, to the late Jesse Monroe Fox and Suma Fox. Babe was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved being in the outdoors. He worked in the furniture industry as…

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Mary Genevieve Herman Shew

Mary Genevieve Herman Shew, 86, of Taylorsville, passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Accordius Health in Wilkesboro. She was born September 20, 1935, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late Andrew Flemings Herman and Luella Fox Herman. She worked in the furniture industry, where she retired from Broyhill Furniture after 40-plus years.…

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