Area News

An arrest has been made in connection with a hit-and-run situation where the driver left the scene after his vehicle crashed into and damaged a local home. On Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at approximately 3:30 p.m., officers with the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office and Taylorsville Police Department conducted a vehicle stop on a gray 2002…

The Alexander County Board of Education has a vacancy and is accepting letters of interest for residents in School District 4 (Millers, Sharpes, Gwaltney, and Sugar Loaf townships) until February 8, 2019. Interested applicants should verify their home address with the Alexander County Board of Elections, and submit a letter of interest and resume to:…

Alexander County Schools will be closed January 23, 2019, with optional teacher workday. Staff may report at 11:00 a.m., due to freezing rain and slippery road conditions, according to Dr. Alisha Cloer, the school system’s Human Resources and Auxiliary Services Director. Alexander Rescue Squad stated on Twitter on Jan. 23, 2019, that “The roadways in @alexandercounty…

Readers can support Wittenburg Elementary School teacher nominated for award Wittenburg Elementary School kindergarten teacher Brian Smith has been nominated for the 2018-2019 national LifeChanger of the Year award. Smith was nominated by his spouse, Elizabeth Smith, for going above and beyond for his students. He truly believes in creating long-lasting connections with his students,…

A local inmate in the county jail is back in custody following his escape in Taylorsville. On Thursday, January 17, 2019, at approximately 9:00 p.m., inmate Jason Todd Mullen, W/M age 33, of Statesville, was assisting two other inmates, along with a detention officer, in removing trash from the Alexander County Detention Center to be…

Superior Court Judge Lori Hamilton administers the oath of office to District Attorney Sarah Kirkman Tuesday, January 15, 2019, in Iredell County Superior Court as Kirkman’s Administrative Assistant, Jamie Whitley, holds the Bible. Kirkman was re-sworn because the N.C. Legislature renumbered the Prosecutorial districts. Former District 22A, which includes Iredell and Alexander counties, is now…

In the murder of Travis Harold, in which Hiddenite resident Jason Dean Clary is the defendant, a new trial is set to begin February 11, 2019, according to Clary’s defense attorney, Robert Campbell. Clary stands charged with murder in the shooting death of Travis Harold, also of Hiddenite, at Clary’s home on April 11, 2016.…

  By MICAH HENRY A proposed shooting range on Teague Town Road has hit with opposition from the local zoning board. However, the matter must still be heard at the February meeting of the Alexander County Board of Commisioners. On Thursday, January 10, 2019, at Alexander Central Auditorium, the Alexander County/Taylorsville Planning and Zoning Commission…

A proposed shooting range and gun shop has drawn considerable interest among residents of Teague Town Road and the surrounding area. On Thursday, January 3, 2019, in the Taylorsville Town Council Chambers (67 Main Ave. Drive), the Alexander County/Taylorsville Planning and Zoning Commission postponed a public hearing originally planned to consider Conditional Use Permit 18-2. The application…

A number of people expressed interest during a public input meeting of the Bethlehem Community Plan Advisory Committee on December 18, 2018, at Mt. Pisgah Lutheran Church. Jon Pilkenton, Director of Planning and Development for Alexander County, told The Times that the meeting was about future land development in the Bethlehem Fire District and was…