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Local law enforcement officers and firefighters responded to the Alexander County Courthouse on Monday morning, Nov. 4, 2024, after the Clerk of Court’s Office received a bomb threat by telephone as court commenced. The courthouse was evacuated to ensure the safety of all personnel and visitors, according to a Sheriff’s Office release. Streets surrounding the…

“Where do I go vote on Election Day?” County Boards of Elections hear that question hundreds if not thousands of times, noted Patrick Wike, Director of Elections for the Alexander County Board of Elections. With Election Day approaching, Tuesday, November 5, 2024, Wike hopes this provides some insightful information for voters to avoid some common…

On Monday, October 28, 2024, at approximately 9:00 a.m., the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office took a Breaking and Entering and Larceny report from Bethlehem Elementary School, according to Sheriff Chad Pennell. On Wednesday, October 30, at about 3:12 p.m., Alexander County Sheriff’s Officers arrested Kyle Nelson Martin, W/M, age 33 of Taylorsville. Martin was charged…

It is time to change your clock and change your smoke and carbon monoxide alarm batteries! As the fall time change approaches on Sunday, November 3, 2024, Alexander County Fire Marshal’s Office and firefighters want to remind you to make another change that could save your life – changing the batteries in your smoke and…

By MICAH HENRY Taylorsville resident Bradley Fox, 56, is currently serving as the President of the National Sweet Sorghum Producers and Processors Association (NSSPPA). Bradley, a native of Alexander County, has from his teens been active in sorghum cane growing and processing. What is sorghum used for? It’s a cousin to sugar cane, but unlike…

A Hiddenite man has died following a collision on U.S. 64 in Iredell County over the weekend. On Sunday, October 27, 2024, at approximately 4:10 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Iredell County on U.S. 64 near Lippard Farm Road, according to Master Trooper Christopher M. Casey…

A local woman faces an arson charge following a house fire in the Hiddenite Community. On Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at around 2:41 p.m., the Alexander County 911 Office received a call of a structure fire at 508 Princess Lane in Hiddenite, at the former Hiddenite Family Campground. Fire departments from Stony Point, Hiddenite, Vashti,…

By MICAH HENRY UPDATE: See new information in the last paragraph of this article. In a Special Called Meeting on Friday morning, Oct. 25, 2024, the Taylorsville Town Council voted 3-2 to purchase an artificial, 34-foot tall Christmas tree in the amount of $49,660.84 (including tax) from Mosca Design of Youngsville, NC. The price includes…

Town of Taylorsville and Catawba County ABC boards will dissolve their partnership that has stood since 2012 and form separate boards again, according to action taken at a Special Called Meeting of the Taylorsville Town Council on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. The Catawba County ABC Board earlier stated they felt it was advantageous for the…

As the holiday season approaches, local residents are being asked to spread some cheer to children and nursing home residents in Western North Carolina. Residents can currently drop off their filled stockings at Hiddenite Baptist Church during the day in front of the fellowship hall in the designated box, with a label to distinguish what…