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Fifth campground flood victim found
Flood a “Terrible, heartbreaking event” On Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, Alexander County Commission Chairman Ryan Mayberry expressed sadness for the families affected by the Nov. 12 flash flood in Alexander County. Five people, including one child, were killed by the raging waters of the South Yadkin River at Hiddenite Family Campground in the pre-dawn hours…
Read MoreFlood waters cause 6 deaths in Alexander
UPDATED NOV. 17, 2:20 p.m. A 37-member USAR team (Urban Search and Rescue) began search efforts at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, November 13, at Hiddenite Family Campground in an attempt to locate one adult and a 1-year-old child, who were presumed missing. The rescue team discovered the adult’s body and child’s body Nov. 13, for…
Read MoreCounty offices on delay schedule Nov. 13
Staff with Alexander County Government have announced that county offices will be on a two-hour delay Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. However, the county convenience sites and Landfill will be on a normal schedule. Rocky Face Park will be closed Nov. 13.
Read MoreStony Point woman dies in Iredell crash
Two people, including a Stony Point woman, were killed in a crash in Iredell County during a torrential rainstorm. On Thursday, November 12, 2020, at approximately 5:45 a.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Iredell County on NC 115 (Wilkesboro Hwy.) near Pisgah Church Road. A 1997 Ford…
Read MoreSchools go virtual due to flooding Nov. 12-13
Due to flooding and dangerous road conditions, Alexander County Schools will have a virtual learning day on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Neither students nor staff will report to school buildings. On Thursday, Nov. 12, Alexander County Schools also held a virtual learning day. Students did not report to school buildings. A delayed opening (10 a.m.)…
Read MorePacheco sentenced in 2016 death of infant son
An Alexander County mother, Aishia Marie Pacheco, age 26, charged with second degree murder in the May 2016 death of her newborn baby boy, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and was sentenced November 4, 2020, in Alexander County Superior Court before Judge Joseph Crosswhite. Pacheco pleaded guilty to felony Voluntary Manslaughter and felony Willful…
Read MoreNC again limits indoor gatherings to 10 people
Governor Roy Cooper announced Tuesday, Nov. 10, that North Carolina’s indoor mass gathering will be lowered to 10 people in an effort to limit NC’s COVID-19 cases from rising. Executive Order 176 will go into effect on Friday, Nov. 13, and will be in place through Dec. 4, 2020. “This reduction in our indoor gathering…
Read MoreTeen faces over 60 charges for child porn
On Thursday, November 5, 2020, John Noah Mast, W/M, age 19 of Taylorsville, was charged with an additional 30 counts of Felony 3rd Degree Sexual Exploitation of a minor, according to Alexander County Sheriff Chris Bowman. Mast was placed under an additional $750,000 secured bond, bringing his total bond amount to $1,250,000. Mast has a…
Read MoreHow to Know Your Vote Counted
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina elections officials wish to remind Election Day voters that it may take a few weeks before their “voter history” is updated to reflect their recent vote in their voter record available through the State Board of Elections’ Voter Search tool. “If you voted in person and inserted your ballot into a…
Read MoreBowman, Robinson, Rhyne, Loudermilt win School Board
In the 2020 Alexander Board of Education races, the District 1 seat was won by Scott Bowman with 3,855 votes (68.55%) to Crystal Buchanan’s 1,708 (30.37%). In District 2, no seats were open. For District 3, Ramie Robinson swept up 1,649 votes (67.01%), Kenneth Deal had 537 (21.82%), and Larry Holland took 261 votes (10.61%).…
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