Area News

In the aftermath of a fire that claimed his home on June 29, Alexander County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Mike Bruce, of Hiddenite, is thankful for the community which has rallied around him. It was a devastating feeling that night. “When you’re told your house is on fire, you run outside and try to put water…

(Updated Aug. 4, 2021, 4:40 p.m.) Taylorsville Police Chief Douglas Bowman notified The Times that Town Park Ave. would be closed Sunday afternoon, Aug. 1, 2021, for a crane to be delivered and set up. This was ahead of planned work on the nearby cell phone tower on August 2-3, 2021.  The team mobilized in…

The Taylorsville Police Dept. and Alexander County Sheriff’s Office have investigated and charged two people in multiple break-ins at a storage facility. On July 27, 2021, Michael Chad Hedrick, Jr., came to the Sheriff’s Office to file a report of stolen property from a break-in at the storage building at 41 Boston Road, Taylorsville. The…

On Friday, July 16, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Alexander County on NC 90 near Linda Lane, according to Master Trooper Jeffrey S. Swagger of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. A 2005 Hyundai Sonata was traveling east on NC 90, crossed the…

“So, what’s its name?”   Alexander County Library has been asked this question many times since the whimsical opossum sculpture was revealed on June 18 at the Tails & Tales kickoff event. Bethlehem artist, Richard Sinclair, created the piece for the summer learning program and the Libraries Transforming Communities Grant project.   Naming the creature…

Alexander County Commissioner Dr. Jeff Peal, who was tragically killed in an automobile accident in Ohio on July 19, will be returned to Alexander County on Saturday, July 24 at approximately 9:00 a.m.  The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office will escort the hearse from the Oxford Dam Bridge along NC Hwy. 16 to Adams Funeral Home…

A man has been sentenced to at least three-quarters of a century in prison after being found guilty in a child rape case, according to authorities. On July 21, 2021, Shawn Beau Croteau appeared in Alexander County Superior Court to face four counts of First Degree Statutory Rape of a Child and four counts of…

United Way of Alexander County Launches “365 Drive” to Help Local Small Businesses Dianne Little, United Way of Alexander County President, has announced a new program designed to give local small businesses more exposure. The “365 Drive” is open to businesses of fewer than 25 employees in exchange for a yearly contribution of $365 (one…

Dr. Jeffrey Peal, who was a current member of the Alexander County Board of Commissioners, has succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile collision on Monday, July 19, 2021, at approximately 1:30 p.m. while traveling in Ohio, according to a county news release. He was 57 years old. “We are truly saddened and devastated to…

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Alexander County Commissioners’ Meeting set for tonight, July 19, 2021, will be postponed until the August 2, 2021, regularly scheduled meeting, according to County Manager Rick French.