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The Catawba Valley Community College Alexander Campus officially opened its Industrial Systems/Mechatronics Lab recently and this was marked by a ribbon cutting on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. The Golden LEAF (Long-term Economic Advancement Foundation) funded a grant in the amount of $460,000 to equip the facility. The new Mechatronics Lab joins the Welding program and…

RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Labor (NCDOL) today (March 2, 2022) announced the repeal of the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for Healthcare, effective March 4. The Healthcare ETS has been in effect in North Carolina since July 21, 2021, and was adopted verbatim from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as…

According to Alexander County Schools administration in a tweet February 28, 2022, “Masks on Alexander County School buses are optional for K-12 students and staff, effective immediately. Head Start students and staff will continue masks required until further notice.”

No local candidates filed notices of candidacy on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, said Patrick Wike, Alexander County Board of Elections Director. The filing period continues through Friday, Mar. 4, at 12 p.m. The deadline to withdraw a notice of candidacy is the close of business on Tuesday, Mar. 1.

The following candidates filed notices of candidacy on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, at the Alexander County Board of Elections Office. The candidate filing period continues until Friday, March 4, at 12 p.m.   • Andrew Latchford – Alexander County Board of Education District 1 • Larry G. Yoder – Alexander County Board of Commissioners (REP)…

By MICAH HENRY The Taylorsville/Central Alexander Fire Department is hoping to help local residents be safer in their homes by providing smoke detectors at no cost, thanks to a state grant. “We are excited to announce a new initiative with a partnership between our department and the North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal,” said…

By ANGELA FARR KING On February 17, Governor Roy Cooper provided an update on the state’s COVID-19 metrics and trends, saying that “as North Carolina’s COVID-19 metrics continue to move in the right direction and with vaccines widely available, schools and local governments are encouraged to end their mask mandates.” After this update from the…

The Alexander County Board of Elections met during a public meeting on February 15 to discuss and adopt a one-stop early voting plan for the May 17 Primary Election, said Patrick Wike, Alexander County Board of Elections Director. The five member bi-partisan board unanimously adopted a plan to operate one early voting site, the Alexander…

The State Board of Elections is reminding North Carolina residents that state and county election officials will never go door-to-door conducting any type of election business. The State Board is aware that some private individuals are going door-to-door seeking information from North Carolina voters about the 2020 general election. They are not election officials. The…

  Candidate filing for 2022 elections will resume at 8am Thursday, February 24, and end at noon Friday, March 4, according to Patrick Wike, Alexander County Board of Elections Director.   On December 8, the NC Supreme Court suspended the filing period, which had begun December 6, and moved the date of the statewide primary…