Area News

Draper, Frizsell to helm Hiddenite, Bethlehem schools, respectively The Alexander County School Board of Education named three new principals to replace outgoing administrators at Alexander Central High School, Hiddenite, and Bethlehem schools during their work session meeting held Monday, June 18. Gordon Palmer as principal of Alexander Central High School effective July 1, 2018. Charles…

An Alexander County mother lost her life this week in a tragic highway collision. The crash occurred about 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 18, 2018, on U.S. Hwy. 64/90 about 3.5 miles west of Taylorsville, near Church Road, according to Trooper A.P. Millsaps with the N.C. State Highway Patrol. It involved two vehicles. The mother…

The CVCC Alexander Center for Education will host an information session on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, for CVCC’s new Construction Careers Academy. The session, which will run from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., is open to anyone interested in starting a career in construction. Refreshments will be provided.   The Construction Careers Academy is a cooperative…

A local man, convicted of sex offenses and being a habitual felon, has been sentenced in Alexander County Superior Court this week. In June of 2017, the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation on Jeremy Lewis Leatherman, white male, age 27 of Burke County, for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender in Alexander…

Suspects located in June 12 break-in UPDATE: Pair Wanted For Alexander County Break-In Captured In Hickory The two suspects wanted for breaking in to an outbuilding on Fowler Hill Rd. earlier this week have now been captured. Alexander County Sheriff Chris Bowman announced Friday, June 15, that the pair, identified as Terrell Martese Williams (black male of…

By LENNY ROGERS County Extension Director We are excited to announce the opening of the Alexander Farmers’ Market. It will open for the 2018 season on Saturday, June 16, in the old hospital parking lot on 3rd Street SW (NC 16 South). This location is very central to the citizens of Taylorsville. The market run…

Event will be June 7 in Taylorsville, June 12 in Hickory A public meeting for soliciting comments on three N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) documents is planned in Taylorsville this week, with another in Hickory next week. The documents are the SPOT 5.0 Draft point assignment, the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, and the Comprehensive Transportation Plan.…

Meals are being made available FREE to ALL children and teens ages 18 and younger who come to a summer meals site.  Free summer meals will help families save money and stretch their already tight food budgets.  Parents don’t need to apply to the program to get a free summer meal for their kids.  They can…

A local couple, formerly active in Alexander veterans’ groups, has been charged with embezzling funds from three organizations, according to Sheriff Chris Bowman. On May 29, 2018, the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office received a report from an officer with the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Chapter 84 in Alexander County in reference to an embezzlement that had…

Recently, a few more volunteers stepped forward to be the voice for a child in court. On Tuesday, May 15, 2018, three Iredell and Alexander residents, Michael Dublin, Barbara Mayes, and Nancy Curley, were sworn in by Judge Edward Hedrick IV to be Guardian ad Litem volunteers, promising to advocate for abused and neglected children…