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Voting open until Aug. 31, 2024 The Alexander County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and The Taylorsville Times are partnering again this year to promote local businesses through the 11th Annual Alexander County Readers’ Choice Awards. “Share your favorite Alexander County business by casting your vote for the Reader’s Choice Awards!” urged Connie Kincaid, EDC Business…

The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate the whereabouts of 59 year old Jeffrey Beach Laxton. He was last seen in Caldwell County on August 5, 2024, near the Caldwell Memorial Hospital. He is possibly driving a white 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe displaying a tag of KEB-6300. If anyone has any information on…

A Newton woman has been sentenced in an impaired driving case from 2022 in which her vehicle struck another car, resulting in a man’s death. In Alexander County Superior Court during the August 12 term, Cierra Lashay Jones pleaded guilty to Felony Death by Vehicle, Driving While Impaired, and four counts of Felony Serious Injury…

Alexander County Schools officials placed three area schools on a Code In status on the morning of Wednesday, August 28, 2024, which was later lifted. This was due to a road rage incident involving shots fired in the parking lot of a business in Hiddenite. A Code In means the schools are not in imminent…

A chicken house located west of Taylorsville burned on Wednesday morning, August 28, 2024, according to fire officials. The incident took place at 85 Arthur Jenkins Lane, Taylorsville, said Deputy Fire Marshal Garrett Huffman. Fire crews were dispatched at 7:08 a.m. Ellendale, Taylorsville, and Wittenburg fire departments responded to the scene, along with the Alexander…

A man from Conover is facing a felony charge involving death by vehicle in a crash that occurred in Alexander County earlier this summer. On Thursday, June 27, 2024, at approximately 4:00 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Alexander County on Wittenburg Road near Perry Fox Lane,…

The Hiddenite Arts and Heritage Center’s Summer on the Square Concert series continues with the Shake Down Band on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at 7 p.m. Shake Down is a local favorite featuring a five-piece variety band. Hailing from the foothills of North Carolina, band members are known for their beach, shag, rock’n’roll, top 40…

The Catawba Valley Community College Alexander Campus is hosting a Notary Public class, coming up on Tuesday, August 27, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Notary Public students should prepare for class by reading the guidebook prior to class. This class does not offer waivers or refunds.  For more information, visit: https://www.cvcc.edu/CCE/Workforce_Development/Certification/notary-public.cfm

Three people have been arrested in an illegal drug case, according to Alexander County Sheriff Chad Pennell. On August 13, 2024, at 11:19 p.m., the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, Taylorsville Police Department, and North Carolina Probation and Parole arrested William Cody Blevins, W/M, age 29, of Stony Point, Tricia Diane Warren, W/F, age 49, of…

The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office has been notified that there is a scammer who is using the Sheriff’s Office phone number, 828-632-1111. The caller is stating that the person has missed court and a warrant has been issued for their arrest. The caller is demanding that money needs to be paid immediately. This is a…