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By ANGELA FARR KING The Alexander County Board of Education met for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 10, 2025, at 6 p.m. The Alexander County Spelling Bee was held on February 4 at 10 a.m. in the ACHS Auditorium. Students from each elementary school and each middle school competed. Two sixth grade…

By ANGELA FARR KING There is a group of people in Alexander County working tirelessly to combat the enormous problem of drug addiction and substance abuse in Alexander County. The Post Overdose Recovery Team (PORT) was born under the umbrella of the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Coalition that meets monthly to develop solutions to combat…

Submitted by Jonathan Watts, ACHS Sports Public Information Officer Alexander Central Football alumni Chris Marshall has been tapped to serve as the eighth Head Football Coach in school history. The hiring was made official on Monday night, February 10, 2025, during the monthly meeting of the Alexander County Board of Education. Coach Marshall fills the…

The CVCC Alexander Furniture Academy has immediate openings for students for the Spring Semester 2025 class. The class runs from now through July, said Assistant Director Eunice Mays. Several seats are open for the free Sewing and Upholstery courses, which are held Mondays through Thursdays, 5 to 8 p.m. Mays said she hopes more residents…

A local man is facing charges after a shooting in Hiddenite. On Thursday, February 6, 2025, at around 9:54 a.m., 911 Communications received a call of a shooting victim at a residence on Mt. Wesley Church Road in Hiddenite. Deputies arrived on scene and found a white male victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound…

Alexander County Schools have begun Kindergarten Registration for the 2025-26 school year. Call your child’s school for a screening appointment. Please register your child at: https://alexanderncc.scriborder.com Screenings will take place on the following dates: Wittenburg – March 7 Bethlehem – March 10 Ellendale – March 13 Stony Point – March 21 Taylorsville – March 24…

Patricia Osborne, of Taylorsville, tried her luck on a $30 scratch-off and won the first $5 million top prize in the Millionaire Bucks game, according to a press release from the NC Education Lottery. Osborne bought her lucky $30 ticket from Market Basket on N.C. 16 North, in Conover. When Osborne arrived at lottery headquarters…

By MICAH HENRY Don Taylor, one of the main proponents of an incorporation push for the Bethlehem Community, spoke during the public comment portion of the Alexander County Commission meeting on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, and gave an update on the incorporation process. “It’s not just about process, it’s about our community, our future, and…

At their February 3, 2025, meeting, the Alexander County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution to move to a four-year property revaluation cycle, as presented by County Manager Todd Herms, according to a county press release. Prior to this change, Alexander County utilized an eight-year cycle with the next revaluation scheduled for 2031. Herms said…

NC 127 widening now delayed to 2034 A draft of the state’s next long-range transportation improvements plan is now available for public review online at https://www.ncdot.gov/initiatives-policies/Transportation/stip/development/Pages/resources.aspx. Of interest to several motorists, construction for the proposed NC 127 widening will possibly be delayed by nine years. The NC 127 widening project, originally set for right of…