Area Breaking News

The next Alexander County Board of Education meeting will be held Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at 6 PM and aired live from the link posted on the district website at www.alexander.k12.nc.us. Highlighted topics will be the parent survey results, school re-entry plans, and much more. To have your public comment read at the meeting, please…

A ranking career lawman has retired from the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office. A retirement reception was held on Thursday, July 9, 2020, for Captain Chad Pennell, age 49, who has worked for the Sheriff’s Office since 1993. Pennell, the son of Dale and Dolly Pennell, is a resident of the Ellendale Community. In 1989, after…

As of 11:00 a.m. on July 9, the Alexander County Health Department reported that 51 people are in quarantine for COVID-19, with three people in the hospital and one death. Of the cumulative total of 146 confirmed cases, 91 people have fully recovered.

On the afternoon of Sunday, July 5, 2020, Alexander County 911 received a call from a man who was holding two individuals at gunpoint at his residence, Sheriff Chris Bowman said in a news release. Officers responded to the residence, located on Highway 127 in the Ellendale Community of Alexander County. After arriving on scene,…

The Alexander County Habitat for Humanity is holding a big Christmas in July sale at the former Habitat ReStore location, 294 East Main Avenue, Taylorsville, next week. A Preview Night will be held Thursday, July 16, 6-8 p.m., for an admission fee of $2 ($1 to Habitat and $1 to ACHS Food Pantry). Normal sale…

In lieu of the Stony Point Fire Department’s traditional Cruise-In, the department will host a “Cruise” through Stony Point on Saturday, July 11, at 5 p.m., to show support for two fire members, Isaac McCurdy and Dianne McAlpin, who are fighting cancer. Due to COVID restrictions, the group will not be able to come together…

ALEXANDER COUNTY COVID-19 UPDATE  — On Monday, July 6, 2020, as of 3:30 p.m., Alexander County has 48 people in quarantine with COVID-19, according to a county news release. The county has a cumulative total of 132 confirmed cases since testing began, which includes one person in the hospital, one death, and 82 people who…

N.C. Forest Service officials urge the public to use extreme caution with fireworks to reduce the risk of igniting wildfires during Independence Day celebrations. “With the current COVID-19 pandemic and cancellations of local fireworks shows, more North Carolinians may resort to setting off backyard fireworks,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “During a typical year, we…

By MICAH HENRY A two-vehicle collision on Wednesday, July 1, disrupted traffic and resulted in heavy damage to both vehicles, but no injuries were reported. According to the crash report filed by Patrolman Z. Stevenson of the Taylorsville Police Department, the wreck occurred about 12:49 p.m. on July 1 on East Main Avenue, at the…