Antoinette Bryannesshah Vyolet LaShea Rayne Howell
Antoinette Bryannesshah Vyolet LaShea Rayne Howell passed away at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center on Friday, February 14, 2025. She was the infant daughter of Bryan Keith Howell and Desiree Danielle Stafford. Including her parents, she is survived by grandmother, Dari Mullins White and Pops Linnon White; siblings, Mia Jones, Cody Ferrell, Marketith Poole, A’stariah…
Read MoreDiane Blevins Shumate
Diane Blevins Shumate, 75, of Newton, formerly of North Wilkesboro, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Carolina Caring in Newton. Diane was born July 26, 1949, in Wilkes County, to Don Calloway and Cassie Handy Blevins. Diane worked for the Wilkes Senior Citizen Council for over 30 years. She was a member of…
Read MoreSpelling Bee winners recognized at Board of Education meeting
By ANGELA FARR KING The Alexander County Board of Education met for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 10, 2025, at 6 p.m. The Alexander County Spelling Bee was held on February 4 at 10 a.m. in the ACHS Auditorium. Students from each elementary school and each middle school competed. Two sixth grade…
Read MorePost Overdose Recovery Team making great progress
By ANGELA FARR KING There is a group of people in Alexander County working tirelessly to combat the enormous problem of drug addiction and substance abuse in Alexander County. The Post Overdose Recovery Team (PORT) was born under the umbrella of the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Coalition that meets monthly to develop solutions to combat…
Read MorePeyton Elizabeth Anderson
Peyton Elizabeth Anderson was delivered on February 11, 2025, already together with Christ. She was the daughter of Bradley Peyton Anderson and Brianna Chapman Anderson. She brought so much joy to the family in the small time we had with her. She was preceded in death by her great-grandparents, Bill Chapman and Carolyn Johnson. In…
Read MoreJimmy P. Hollar
Jimmy P. Hollar, 90, of Taylorsville, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at Valley Nursing Center. Jimmy was born December 4, 1934, in Catawba County, the son of the late George Carl Hollar and Blanche Sigmon Hollar. Jimmy proudly served in the United States Army, where he was stationed in China. He worked for…
Read MoreMarshall tapped to lead ACHS Football
Submitted by Jonathan Watts, ACHS Sports Public Information Officer Alexander Central Football alumni Chris Marshall has been tapped to serve as the eighth Head Football Coach in school history. The hiring was made official on Monday night, February 10, 2025, during the monthly meeting of the Alexander County Board of Education. Coach Marshall fills the…
Read MoreAlex. Furniture Academy has openings for free courses
The CVCC Alexander Furniture Academy has immediate openings for students for the Spring Semester 2025 class. The class runs from now through July, said Assistant Director Eunice Mays. Several seats are open for the free Sewing and Upholstery courses, which are held Mondays through Thursdays, 5 to 8 p.m. Mays said she hopes more residents…
Read MoreNuel Kester Martin
Nuel Kester Martin, 100, of Stony Point, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2025, at Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County after a short illness. Kester was born on October 7, 1924, in Alexander County, to the late Newton Ray Martin and Mary Ola Warren Martin. He was an Army combat veteran of WWII,…
Read MoreFairley M. Ikner “Spooky”
Fairley M. Ikner “Spooky,” 84, of Olin, passed away on February 10, 2025, following a brief illness. Fairley was born in Scotland Co. on November 3, 1940, to the late Jesse Ikner and Lillian Caine Ikner. He was retired and attended New Hope Baptist Church. Survivors include a sister, Deborah Ikner of the home. Services…
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