Area News

A man and a woman were arrested this week at an Alexander County elementary school after being found in possession of a stolen firearm on school grounds. The incident occurred at Wittenburg Elementary School, according to Alexander County Sheriff Chris Bowman. On Thursday, February 9, 2017, Lee Roy Lingerfelt, III, age 26 of Lenoir, was arrested…

Employees urged not to send employment data via Internet Alexander County Schools are the latest target in an attempted email scam to obtain sensitive employee information, said authorities. School Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Hefner confirmed Tuesday evening, Feb. 7, at the Alexander County Board of Education meeting that a fraudulent email was sent out a few hours earlier,…

Hickory men arrested in Bethlehem The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of two suspects believed to be involved in the breaking and entering of a home in Bethlehem on February 1, 2017. Officers received information of a possible breaking entering in progress at a residence located off of Hahn Point Drive in Bethlehem…

Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, one of Alexander County’s largest furniture employers, notified its employees and the public in the past week that the company was the victim of a cyber attack. Mitchell Gold, co-founder and Chairman of the manufacturing company, confirmed to The Times that the company released the following statement on Jan. 30:…

By MICAH HENRY Seven local fire departments responded to a large barn fire located near U.S. Hwy. 64 next to Brushy Mountain Golf Course on Saturday, January 28. The structure which caught fire is a hay barn located off of Golf Course Lane, according to Alexander County Fire Marshal Russell Greene. This fire call was dispatched…

By MICAH HENRY Authorities had to close U.S. 64 for about 90 minutes between McClain Road and Old Mountain Road on Monday evening, January 23, 2017, after a truck overturned on the road shoulder and rolled over down an embankment. According to Trooper D.L. Taylor of the N.C. State Highway Patrol, the wreck occurred about…

After a short car chase this week, local law officers have apprehended a Lenoir man who had several oustanding warrants in three counties for his arrest. On Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at approximately 7:20 p.m., officers with the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office and Taylorsville Police attempted to stop an older model Nissan Maxima, gold in color,…

  Alexander County residents gathered to hear Mr. Chaz Beasley, NC House District 92 representative, speak during the Martin Luther King, Jr., Celebration on Monday, January 16, 2017, held at The Hiddenite Center. Approximately 175 residents gathered at the Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center to hear Mr. Chaz Beasley and other local persons: Mayor George…

The Alexander County Economic Development Corporation, under the guidance of the Catawba County Chamber of Commerce, is inviting business leaders in the Bethlehem Community of Alexander County to the first meeting of the Bethlehem Business Association. The new organization will meet on Thursday, January 26, 2017, at 5:30 p.m. at PJ’s Bethlehem Seafood & Steak.…

Alexander’s Most Wanted, by N.C. Probation & Parole Office Posted January 10, 2017 Updated January 12, 2017 The N.C. Probation & Parole officers of Alexander County would like the citizens to assist them with the apprehension of this fugitive wanted for violation of probation. If anyone has any information as to the whereabouts of any of…