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The Alexander Central High School Volleyball Program is heading up a gently used clothing drive for Hurricane Helene victims. The team is seeking the following items: • All clothing items (men, women, children, infants) including shoes and sneakers of all kinds. • Bags: suitcases, backpacks, bags, duffel bags, reusable grocery bags • Accessories: belts (men…

By MICAH HENRY Alexander County fared much better than some parts of western North Carolina during and after the remnants of Hurricane Helene, which swept through on Thursday and Friday, September 26-27, 2024. Alexander County had already received more than five inches of rain at the weather station in Taylorsville by Thursday evening, Sept. 26.…

The NC Hwy. 16 bridge at Oxford Dam has reopened, according to the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office. NC Dept. of Transportation officials had closed the bridge until it could be inspected due to the large volume of water being released from the dam following Hurricane Helene’s rain.

Alexander County Schools will be out for students on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. That day will be an optional teacher workday for staff and teachers, according to administration.

Alexander County Schools will be closed on Monday, September 30, 2024, with an optional teacher workday, according to administrators.

Flash Flood Warning for Alexander, NC, Catawba, NC, Iredell, NC Severity: Severe Certainty: Likely Urgency: Immediate The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for… South Central Alexander County in the piedmont of North Carolina… North Central Catawba County in the piedmont of North Carolina… West Central Iredell County in…

September 28, 2024 at 12:54 PM STORM UPDATE: (from the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office) “As of 12:00 noon, 27.5 percent of Alexander County is without electric service: Duke Energy – 3,296 customers, EnergyUnited – 1,893, and Blue Ridge Energy – 172. “There are still 18 roads that are currently closed, with several roads down to one…

The Times has received two reports of waste water system overflows from the Town of Taylorsville, as shown below:  

The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office posted the following: “Alexander County and the Town of Taylorsville have issued a Voluntary Curfew from Friday, September 27 at 7:00 p.m. until Saturday, September 28 at 8:00 a.m. to help ensure the safety of our citizens. It is highly recommended that citizens stay off the roads during this time…

Local electricity providers are reporting widespread outages due to effects from Hurricane Helene. In Alexander County at approximately 9:00 a.m. on Friday, September 27, 2024, EnergyUnited reported 5,726 (84.69%) of its customers without power. Duke Energy reported 4,061 of its 12,552 customers were without power. At about 2:15 p.m. on September 27, EnergyUnited reported 6,147…