Area News

  A local poultry grower lost a chicken house and over 5,000 chickens in a large fire on Monday, Nov. 7, at 253 Arthur Jenkins Lane, located off Sipe Road in Taylorsville. The fire broke out mid-afternoon and was reported to Alexander County 911 shortly after 3 p.m. by a neighbor, according to personnel at the…

A former detention officer was arrested early Thursday morning, Oct. 27, when Alexander County deputies received a call that a domestic dispute was occurring at his home in the Ellendale Community. According to Sheriff Chris Bowman, Alexander County 911 received a call about 1:15 a.m. on Thursday that a family dispute was happening at the…

In Alexander County, 818 voters cast ballots on Monday, October 24. So far, 2,703 voters have cast ballots during early voting. Some 958 voted on Thursday,  October 20, and 927 voters cast ballots Friday, October 21, according to Patrick Wike, Deputy Director, Alexander County Board of Elections. The Early Voting period runs October 20 —…

A Statesville man has been arrested recently in connection with break-ins and larcenies in Alexander County. On October 18, 2016, 14 warrants for breaking and entering and larceny were obtained for Brian Dean Mitchem, age 32 of Statesville. Mitchem was taken into custody by Alexander County Detectives in Salisbury, at a convenience store on October 20,…

Local resident Kyler Bebber, age 8, who had a successful heart transplant last year, learned on Saturday, October 15, that he will soon be going to Walt Disney World in Florida, thanks to the generosity of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Kyler is the son of Shaun and Alisha Bebber of the Ellendale Community. A one-year celebration of Kyler’s transplant…

Alexander County Sheriff Chris Bowman is sending a group of six officers from his department to assist the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office with disaster relief and patrolling their county, which has suffered widespread damage from Hurricane Matthew. The help was offered following a request for assistance through the North Carolina Sheriff’s Association by Robeson County Sheriff Kenneth…

Alexander County Animal Services has confirmed that a second skunk has tested positive for rabies in Alexander County. This is the second skunk testing positive for rabies within a 2 week time. The skunk was reported by a citizen off of Cloverdale Lane in Taylorsville, according to Jennifer Sigmon, Director of Animal Services for Alexander County. The…

A fire on Thursday, Oct. 13, gutted a home on South Thomas Lane in Stony Point, about 2 p.m. The home is owned by Ashley Chapman, and the occupants were 13 members of the Gerald and Trina Dalton family, including six adults and seven children. The youths ranged in age from one month old to 17…

By MICAH HENRY The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5,466 of Taylorsville had to move this fall to another location, having had to vacate the County-owned building next to CVCC as it will be used for Workforce Development. Fortunately, they found an obliging partner in the Taylorsville Lions Club, which will host VFW meetings at…

Food, music, crafts, children’s activities, and apples — you can find all of these and much more at the 28th Annual Taylorsville Apple Festival on Saturday, Oct. 15, in the downtown area. The festival runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Full details are in this week’s issue in the form of the special…