Area News

A Catawba County man is facing charges for stealing a camper trailer from Alexander County. On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, deputies from the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office received a report in reference to a 24’ Coachman Camper stolen from the Bethlehem Community. After meeting with the victim, physical evidence was collected at the scene and turned…

Mark your calendars for RockyFest 2018, set for Saturday, April 21 at Rocky Face Mountain Recreational Area in Hiddenite. This 6th annual family-friendly event features live old-time and bluegrass music, trail races, free rock climbing and rappelling sessions, children’s activities, food, arts/crafts vendors, and much more. The event begins with the RockyFest Trail Races at…

  As of April 9, 2018, two cases of Pertussis have been reported in Alexander County. Pertussis is known as “whooping cough” because of the “whooping” sound that someone makes when gasping for air after a fit of coughing. Coughing fits due to pertussis infection can last for up to 10 weeks or more. Pertussis…

The Taylorsville Times and some 52 local businesses, in conjunction with the Alexander County Economic Development Corporation (EDC), are bringing local customers a chance to win a Bahamas cruise, a $1,000 shopping spree, a $100 spree, and dozens of other prizes in the 2018 “Buy Local” Challenge. As in previous “Buy Local” Challenges, the Grand…

A study from SmartAsset, a financial technology company, makes it easier by determining which markets are the best for buyers. Alexander County ranked among the best places to own in North Carolina in SmartAsset’s study, which compares average rent and home prices in counties across the U.S. to find the places where buying makes the…

  On Monday, April 2, 2018, at approximately 8:30 AM, Carl Lee Dotson, age 48 of Taylorsville, and Brandi Michelle Risden, age 32, also of Taylorsville, were taken into custody by the Wytheville Police Department in Wytheville, Virginia. At approximately 7:30 AM, Alexander County Sheriff’s Office notified Wytheville Police Department that Dotson and Risden were…

A former local nursing home director has been sentenced in a case in which she substituted medications to obtain drugs fraudulently. The defendant, Holly Kristen Lawing, was former Director of now-defunct Alexander Assisted Living. According to Alexander County Sheriff Chris Bowman, the investigation showed that Lawing was substituting non-controlled medications for Hydromorphone and Xanax. Local…

The Alexander County Retired School Personnel are sponsoring an essay contest for Alexander County students and residents, with the theme “What Public Education Has Meant to Me.” The categories to be judged are: • Elementary School grades 4-5; • Middle School grades 6, 7, and 8; • High School; and • College/adult. Each winner will…

Thomas Insurance in Hiddenite will celebrate an Open House on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. There will be door prizes, live music in the afternoon, and refreshments.   This day will celebrate Thomas Insurance clients and introduce them to the new partner, Chuck Eyler, and new Customer Service Representative, Heather Huffman Hubbard. Five Nationwide Insurance agencies have…

As a precautionary measure, Alexander County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay for students and staff, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. This decision was made due to forecasted wintry weather through 8:00 a.m. Exercise extreme caution as you travel.