Area News

The Taylorsville Police Department has charged a 16-year-old Alexander Central High School student with a felony for making a false report concerning mass violence on educational property, according to a news release from the Alexander County Schools system.  The threat prompted a code-in at Alexander Central High School on Tuesday (Feb. 27, 2018).  On Thursday, March…

As the filing period winds down for most local positions in the 2018 Elections, two new candidates filed on Tuesday, Feb. 27.  Dianne Little (D), of the Sugar Loaf Community, filed for NC State House District 94, and Matt Cooksey, of Taylorsville, filed for Alexander County Board of Education District 2. (See more information on…

Alexander County Sheriff Chris Bowman has started a new program to help bring people with outstanding warrants to justice. The program, titled “Foothills Fugitives,” features a monthly video showing the photos and information about select individuals who have outstanding arrest warrants and either live in, or have ties to, Alexander County. The new video series…

Statement for Alexander County Schools: A threatening note was found in a restroom at Alexander Central High School this morning and as a precautionary measure,  law enforcement officers are investigating the situation.  The school will operate on a code-in for the remainder of the day with a strong police presence within the school.  A code-in…

Several candidates have filed for local offices as election filing continues. The filing period will end on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, at 12 noon. Those filing as of 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26, included: • Board of Education — Harry Schrum (District 1) and David Odom (District 2) have filed, both are incumbents. There is one open seat…

Several candidates have filed for local offices as election filing continues. The filing period began Monday, Feb. 12, and runs through Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, at 12 noon. Those filing as of midday on Thursday, Feb. 22, included: • Board of Education — David Odom (District 2), incumbent. There is one open seat in District 1, two open seats in District…

A local pastor has died in a hunting tragedy after another hunter mistook him for a coyote and shot him, authorities said. Alexander County Sheriff Chris Bowman stated that on February 19, 2018, at approximately 5:52 p.m., the Alexander County Communications received a 911 call about a person who had been shot on Edd Burgess…

Several candidates for local offices filed during the first week of election filing, which began Monday, Feb. 12, at noon. Nine people filed for local offices that day, and several others filed during the remainder of the week. Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, at 12 noon, is last day to file for offices. Those filing as of…

On Sunday morning, January 28, 2018, a man came to the Town of Taylorsville in hopes of stirring discontent with officers of the Taylorsville Police Department, according to Patrolman Gordon Knight of the police force. This unnamed gentleman “was adorned with wrist bands that would make any officer become agitated. Lieutenant Brandon Hamby was the…

Officers of the Taylorsville Police Department are seeking information on the person seen in the photo below.  This person entered Food Lion in Taylorsville on Thursday, February 8, at 9:02 a.m. and went to the meat section and took 8 packages of ribeye steak, then left the store with those items in her purse. She…