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The Judicial District 22A voters have spoken, and their choice for local judgeships will be Republicans Rob Young and Bryan Corbett for District Court seats, and Will Long for Superior Court, according to unofficial results in the March 3 Republican Primary. No Democratic candidates filed for the seats in District 22A judicial races. In the…

In the N.C. State Senate District 42 Republican Primary, former Taylorsville resident Mark Hollo easily won Alexander County but fell short of getting enough votes in Catawba. This allowed opponent Dean Proctor to win the GOP nomination for the State Senate seat, according to unofficial results. Hollo received 3,770 votes (68.68%) in Alexander to Proctor’s…

Bethlehem resident Josh Lail and Hiddenite resident Jeff Peal swept the Republican primary election for Alexander County Commissioner, according to unofficial results from the Alexander Board of Elections. Peal received the most votes in the race, which included Lail along with Mark Z. Carrigan, Russell E. Greene, Kent Herman, David Marzean, and Thomas McDaniels. Peal…

The Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center Board of Directors is pleased to announce the promotion of Donna Gant Latham to executive director. At its most recent meeting, the Board of Directors unanimously voted to promote Latham, who just completed a six-month term as assistant director. The promotion became effective on March 1. Karen Walker, who…

As of the evening of Feb. 27, 2020, a total of 2,589 of the county’s 23,714 registered voters have cast ballots thus far during the Early Voting period, according to Alexander County Elections Director Patrick Wike. Early voting continues in Alexander County at the Board of Elections office, Hiddenite Fire Department, and Bethlehem Fire and…

On Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, Chris Bowman, Alexander County Sheriff, was presented the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, by former Alexander County Sheriff and former State Representative Ray Warren, on behalf of Gov. Roy Cooper. This is the highest award for state service granted by the Office of the Governor. The presentation was made…

Are you ready for a unique spa experience? Lolyann Company Salon & Spa welcomes the public to an open house on Wednesday, March 4, at 1365 NC Highway 16 South in Taylorsville. The open house will be held from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. The ribbon cutting will happen at 1:00 p.m. Lolyann Company was formed…

The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office has received an increase in phone calls regarding scams, according to a Feb. 26 press release. Most scam calls are targeted at senior citizens, and are received both through landlines and cellular phones. The most recent scam calls came into the office on February 26, 2020.  The caller identifies himself…

Wells Fargo & Company and its subsidiary, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., have agreed to pay $3 billion to resolve their potential criminal and civil liability stemming from a practice between 2002 and 2016 of pressuring employees to meet unrealistic sales goals that led thousands of employees to provide millions of accounts or products to customers…

By MICAH HENRY A local pharmacy has closed its doors this week, according to state and local officials. Evans Drug, located at 10187 NC Hwy. 127, Hickory (Bethlehem Community in Alexander County), closed on Tuesday, February 18. Calls placed to Evans Drug’s phone number are transferring callers to a nearby Walgreens drug store in Hickory,…