Area News
Aug. 30 fire under investigation
A fire involving a mobile home was reported on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, according to Alexander County Fire Marshal Russell Greene. The blaze occurred about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday in an uninhabited mobile home at 740 Fox Valley Court, off Barrett Mountain Road, southeast of Taylorsville. Ellendale, Wittenburg, and Taylorsville/Central Alexander fire departments responded to the…
Read MorePilot has forced landing in Vashti hay field, survives
UPDATED AUG. 28, 2017, 5:11 PM A pilot who was operating a single-engine aircraft has made a forced landing in a field on Wednesday evening, August 16, 2017. The Times has received a report from the scene which stated the plane was very quiet as it approached the area of Hopewell Church Road and Sulphur Springs…
Read MoreNursing home director charged in controlled substance case
A local nursing home director has been arrested and charged after allegedly substituting medications to obtain drugs fraudulently. Holly Kristen Lawing, age 37, of Hickory, was arrested on August 16, 2017, according to Alexander County Sheriff Chris Bowman. She was charged with two counts of Obtaining Controlled Substance by Fraud or Subterfuge. She…
Read MoreVoting open in 4th Annual Readers’ Choice Awards
It’s baaaaack! Readers can once again tell The Times which restaurant has the best cheeseburger in Alexander County. Or help decide who’s the best barber, electrician, or mechanic. What’s your favorite school, church, or civic club? You can cast your vote for all these and more in the 2017 Readers’ Choice Awards with the special…
Read MoreWater Main Break Repaired In Alexander Aug. 3
Water customers along Church Road and Rink Dam Road in Alexander were experiencing low or no water flow on Thursday, August 3, 2017, due to a water main break in that area, according to Alexander County Emergency Services Deputy Fire Marshal Mark Earle. Customers on Rink Dam Road had low water pressure and customers on Church…
Read MoreFederal jury convicts meth trafficker Davis
A Charlotte man, who sold high-purity methamphetamine in Alexander County and elsewhere, was convicted this week in Federal Court in Statesville. Late Tuesday, July 25, 2017, a federal jury sitting in Statesville returned a guilty verdict against Joseph Howard Davis, 34, of Charlotte, on charges of distribution and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and…
Read MoreManhunt finds fugitive in Alexander
Alexander County Sheriff’s deputies, the Taylorsville Police Department, and N.C. State Highway Patrol troopers and other agencies searched for a fugitive from out of state who fled from a traffic stop on Tuesday morning, July 25, 2017. He was later found in a field at the edge of woods near Valley Nursing Center in…
Read MoreRR crossing closure planned July 21-24 on White Plains Road
Motorists on a well-traveled local road will have to follow a detour this weekend while a rail crossing is being upgraded, according to a local railroad official. The intersection is where NC 90 East and White Plains Road meet, east of Taylorsville. “We have coordinated with NCDOT to close White Plains Road at the railroad…
Read MoreJoint Undercover Investigation Leads To Multiple Arrests
Alexander & Wilkes authorities round up alleged drug dealers On July 12, 2017, NarcotiControlled Substance Investigators with the Alexander and Wilkes County Sheriff’s Offices have charged and arrested 8 individuals as a result of a joint undercover investigation that began in May of 2017. The undercover investigation looked in to the street level distribution of…
Read MoreNew state law will prohibit use of light bar devices on roads
Motorists will soon be outside the law if they are operating LED light bars while driving on public roadways. Gov. Roy Cooper signed Senate Bill 182 into law on July 13, 2017. It is “An act to prohibit the use of light bar lighting devices on a motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is being…
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