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North Carolina Chief Justice Cheri Beasley and N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts Director McKinley Wooten, Jr. have announced a 30-day postponement of most court operations in North Carolina, effective Dec. 14, 2020. This includes traffic court and small claims court. Continued dates will be mailed to address on file or people with attorneys should contact…

Town & Country Drugs in Taylorsville is offering COVID-19 antibody testing, according to pharmacist Phillip Sprinkle. The test will tell if a person’s body has already fought the COVID virus and has formed an immune response (antibodies) to the virus. Town & Country is the first location in Taylorsville to have the antibody test available.…

While the devastating loss of life and damage to roads associated with the Nov. 12 flood event have been well documented in Alexander County, less obvious has been the impact to the EnergyUnited Water Corporation System. “A large portion of our system is located in the hardest hit area of Alexander County,” said EnergyUnited Water…

  Taylorsville and the County of Alexander have another drawing card for tourists, with the initial installation of several Barn Quilt pieces on the eastern wall of the Alexander County Services building in the downtown area. This is an idea first broached by Taylorsville resident Reita Bryant, said Community Barn Quilt Project Coordinator  and Taylorsville…

     Mrs. Ashley Mayo will serve as an assistant principal at Alexander Central High School effective Dec. 11, 2020, Alexander County Schools administrators announced Dec. 7.      Mrs. Mayo has been an educator for 10 years. She began her career with Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools at Ardrey Kell High School before spending eight years as a science teacher…

A custodian at a local elementary school has been arrested after he allegedly hid a camera in a restroom at the school. On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, investigators with the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office responded to Wittenburg Elementary School in reference to a video camera that had been located in a staff restroom.  The camera…

  The 957 Mobile Cafe will hold a Thanksgiving Lunch on Thursday, November 26, 2020, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. with turkey, dressing, and all the trimmings. Everyone is invited to drive-thru and pick up “Thanksgiving” to go. The Mobile Cafe is located in the Mission Campus of First United Methodist Church, at 54…

In celebration of Native American Heritage month, The Hiddenite Arts and Heritage Center is very pleased to offer a talk by Ramona Moore Big Eagle on Sunday, November 29th at 3:00pm via Facebook Live.  Visit the Center’s webpage to log on for a captivating Family Event of storytelling, demonstrations and artifact display: https://www.facebook.com/HiddeniteArtsandHeritageCenter Since the…

The Alexander County Board of Commissioners issued the following statement on the afternoon of Nov. 24, 2020:   North Carolina has now surpassed 5,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19 and almost 340,000 positive cases. When this pandemic began early this year, none of us expected the virus to have affected our way of life to this…

An Alexander Correctional Institution offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died at a hospital, according to a state prison press release. “His death is saddening. We are working hard to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in our prisons,” said Todd Ishee, Commissioner of Prisons. “The health and safety of the…