Area News

A Taylorsville man has been charged with several sex crimes against a child, according to Alexander County Sheriff Chris Bowman. On Sunday, July 19, 2020, officers with the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office responded to a location in reference to a reported sexual assault involving a minor. Officers arrived on scene and began to conduct the…

The first woman to fulfill the role of Chief Detective with the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office has retired this month. A reception was held in honor of retired Chief Detective Donna Clanton, who began working part-time in 1991 at the Sheriff’s Office and was hired full-time July 16, 1993. Clanton worked first as a Patrol…

  By Tosha Brown The Alexander County Board of Education met for their regularly scheduled meeting at Central Office on Tuesday, July 15, 2020. The meeting was closed to the public due to the COVID-19 restrictions. The re-entry plan for the 2020-21 school year was discussed at length during the meeting. Several public comments were…

The next Alexander County Board of Education meeting will be held Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at 6 PM and aired live from the link posted on the district website at www.alexander.k12.nc.us. Highlighted topics will be the parent survey results, school re-entry plans, and much more. To have your public comment read at the meeting, please…

A ranking career lawman has retired from the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office. A retirement reception was held on Thursday, July 9, 2020, for Captain Chad Pennell, age 49, who has worked for the Sheriff’s Office since 1993. Pennell, the son of Dale and Dolly Pennell, is a resident of the Ellendale Community. In 1989, after…

As of 11:00 a.m. on July 9, the Alexander County Health Department reported that 51 people are in quarantine for COVID-19, with three people in the hospital and one death. Of the cumulative total of 146 confirmed cases, 91 people have fully recovered.

On the afternoon of Sunday, July 5, 2020, Alexander County 911 received a call from a man who was holding two individuals at gunpoint at his residence, Sheriff Chris Bowman said in a news release. Officers responded to the residence, located on Highway 127 in the Ellendale Community of Alexander County. After arriving on scene,…

The Alexander County Habitat for Humanity is holding a big Christmas in July sale at the former Habitat ReStore location, 294 East Main Avenue, Taylorsville, next week. A Preview Night will be held Thursday, July 16, 6-8 p.m., for an admission fee of $2 ($1 to Habitat and $1 to ACHS Food Pantry). Normal sale…

In lieu of the Stony Point Fire Department’s traditional Cruise-In, the department will host a “Cruise” through Stony Point on Saturday, July 11, at 5 p.m., to show support for two fire members, Isaac McCurdy and Dianne McAlpin, who are fighting cancer. Due to COVID restrictions, the group will not be able to come together…