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Levi Fagan, a lineman for EnergyUnited based in Lake Norman, earned the title of state champion on Thursday, May 30 at the 16th biennial Pole Top Rescue Competition hosted by North Carolina’s electric cooperatives in Raleigh. The competition pits line workers against the clock and each other as they demonstrate the technical skills, safety knowledge…

Ceremony will be held in Varsity Gym Alexander Central High School made the following announcement on the school’s Twitter Page The graduation ceremony will be held in the Varsity Gym starting at 7pm. Doors will open at 5pm for those who have a ticket to enter. Each Senior will receive 5 tickets. Seniors will receive their…

Jacob Lail will be the principal at West Alexander Middle School effective July 2019. Lail has served as the assistant principal at East Alexander Middle School and most recently as an assistant principal at Alexander Central High School. Lail has a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He has…

A resident of Stony Point has died this week in a traffic collision. On Monday, May 27, 2019, at approximately 12:10 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to a collision in Iredell County on Old Mountain Road near Old Miller Road.  A 2007 Toyota passenger car was traveling east on Old Mountain Road, drove left…

Misleading deed solicitation letters being received in Alexander County Scott Hines, Alexander County Register of Deeds, informed The Times that some residents (himself included) have received misleading pieces of mail about their land and property from an out-of-state firm. Property Profile, Inc., of Glendora, California, is sending out official-looking solicitation forms that could mislead people…

Scott Bowman, [2018] Chairman of the Alexander County Board of Education, with the support of Dr. Jennifer Hefner, ACS Superintendent, and Baxter M. Hayes, Jr., Patty Hayes, and Brushy Mountain Golf Course, issued the following statement on May 22, 2019: Brushy Mountain Golf Course and Alexander County Schools’ golf teams have a longstanding partnership, and…

(May 23, 2019) UPDATE: A manhunt on Wednesday, May 22, in the Wittenburg area ended with two suspects being caught quickly. The manhunt was in the area near NC 16, Wayside Church Road, and Chesterfield Acres. That day, at approximately 12:00 p.m., officers with the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office spotted a vehicle traveling on Teague…

Alexander County Schools officials have issued a Code-in for Bethlehem Elementary School.  This is a precautionary action based on information from local law enforcement regarding activity in the area, but not necessarily on the school campus. Standard procedures for a Code-in will apply. More detailed information regarding code-in procedures can be found on the Alexander County Schools…

Thousands of entries poured in to The Times during the 2019 “Buy Local” Challenge through our office and the dozens of partnering businesses which supported the annual economic development event. The event was held in cooperation with the Alexander County Economic Development Corporation (EDC). Grand Prize winner was Suma Davidson, of Taylorsville, who won the…

The Times received information that Steve Wilkinson Wellman, age 63 of Taylorsville, passed away following injuries he sustained in a vehicle collision last month. Wellman was seriously injured Tuesday, April 30, 2019, about 6:30 p.m., when the scooter he was riding collided with a car on NC 16 North in the Sugar Loaf Community. Responding…