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By MICAH HENRY On Tuesday, August 13, 2024, the Alexander County Republican Party met for their regular meeting and had as one of their guests State Superintendent candidate Michele Morrow. A nurse, Morrow has cared for families in some of the most rural counties in the United States. During the past decade, she has taught…

By ANGELA FARR KING The Alexander County Board of Education held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at 6 p.m. and one of the topics of importance to many citizens was a facilities update given by Maintenance Director Chris Campbell. Campbell began with the most pressing question on the minds of sports fans…

A family in the Sugar Loaf Community had their home ruined by fire over the weekend, said Alexander County Deputy Fire Marshal Garrett Huffman. The singlewide mobile home, located at 1874 NC Hwy. 16 North, caught fire on Saturday afternoon, August 10, 2024, about 2:30 p.m. Huffman said a passer-by noticed smoke coming from the…

The Town of Taylorsville experienced a discharge of untreated wastewater on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at the pump station located at 1428 Paul Payne Store Rd. An estimated 16,000 gallons of wastewater was discharged into Glade Creek, said Luke Robinette, of the Town’s Public Works Dept. The NC Division of Environmental Quality was notified of…

By ANGELA FARR KING The Taylorsville Town Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, August 6, at 5:30 p.m. An important topic on the agenda was the consideration of allocating funds to oppose the Charlotte Interbasin Transfer Request. According to an update from the Western Piedmont Council of Governments (WPCOG), “Charlotte Water filed…

Parent company Surya, Inc., has announced that 50 iconic Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams upholstered furniture pieces are now available in 200+ configurations for designers to purchase on Surya’s website, surya.com. The curated offering includes beautifully crafted sofas, sectionals, accent chairs, dining chairs and counter stools, available in select colors and fabrics, manufactured and assembled…

  Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024 — Tropical moisture from Tropical Storm Debby will track northward with excessive rainfall potential from the Carolinas through the next 48 hours and eventually into the Northeast corridor, according to the National Weather Service. Gusty winds will accompany the track of Debby as this storm tracks northward through the first…

First Baptist Church in Taylorsville recently filed a report of a possible Embezzlement by an Employee, according to Alexander County Sheriff Chad Pennell. After further investigation, the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office found that Carol C. Gomez, W/F, age 57, of Stony Point, had allegedly stolen approximately $16,000.00 over a three-year time span. Gomez was the…

(Updated Aug. 7, 2024, 3:29 p.m. to include more details) The body of a man was found last week behind a store in town, near Alexander Central High School. Taylorsville Police Chief Mike Millsaps noted that the police were notified of the body about 9:46 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at the Alexander County…

A fire in the Ellendale Community, in the early morning hours of Monday, July 29, 2024, damaged a home and burned an outbuilding and a large amount of lumber, according to Alexander County Deputy Fire Marshal Garrett Huffman. The outbuilding, which is the workshop of property owner Roy Cone, located at 2601 Lambert Fork Road,…