Area News

The National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg office has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Alexander and other counties in the area from 7 PM THIS EVENING (Feb. 17) TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY (Feb. 18): * WHAT…Significant icing expected. Total ice accumulations of one tenth to four tenths of an inch. * WHERE…The Northwest Piedmont, the…

By SANFORD TEAGUE Special to The Times There are people who know exactly what career they want in life and some who don’t. When Delane McWhorter’s mother, Bernice, was in a car accident, Delane knew what she wanted to do. “I always wanted to help people, so I became an EMT worker,” says McWhorter. She…

Alexander County Health Department provides update on COVID-19, vaccine distribution Iredell Health System taking appointments for drive-thru clinic on Saturday   The Alexander County Health Department reported Feb. 11, 2021, that there are currently 10 people hospitalized with COVID-19, and sadly, there have been 76 deaths associated with the virus. According to the North Carolina…

  UPDATE: Silver Alert has been cancelled for Stony Point Ted Stokes, Sr. He and his granddaughter were found safe on the evening of Feb. 10.        

  Today (Feb. 10, 2021), Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. outlined a timeline for Group 3 frontline workers becoming eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, beginning with anyone working in child care or in PreK – 12 schools on February 24, according to…

By SANFORD TEAGUE Special to The Times “I’m so proud to be a veteran and I feel every young man or woman that is able should join,” says Mr. Tommy Linney, a twenty-two year Army soldier from Alexander County who served two tours in Vietnam from 1967-1968. After his tours, he enlisted in the National…

Alexander County has a cumulative total of 3,650 confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services online dashboard. On February 9, 2021, the Alexander County Health Department reported there have been 73 deaths associated with the virus. The state dashboard shows that Alexander County has had 267 cases in…

By MICAH HENRY A midday fire ruined a home just north of the downtown Taylorsville area on Monday. Central Alexander/Taylorsville Fire Department Chief Matt Jordan told The Times that two occupants were at home at the time of the fire, which began as a chimney fire and spread into the attic. Sugar Loaf and Hiddenite…

Alexander County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay on Monday, February 8. Staff will assess the roads in the morning and notify families if school start times change. School administrators urge everyone to use extreme caution and allow additional time as you travel.

WINTRY PRECIPITATION LIKELY RETURNING SATURDAY NIGHT TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND VICINITY — Updated National Weather Service Forecast, February 6-8, 2021 — Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Saturday night: Rain and snow before…