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Mike Harrison, of the Ellendale Community, recently fulfilled a long-time dream when he traveled to Spain to experience the Festival of San Fermin. Since 1591, the week-long celebration has been held in the City of Pamplona to venerate the martyrdom of St. Fermin. Fermin is said to have been arrested and condemned to death by…

In the early morning hours of Friday, July 19, 2024, Alexander County Government became aware of an issue with county servers and workstations, as well as cloud technologies. It was determined that Crowdstrike Falcon, the county’s cybersecurity software, had updated; however, the update contained a bug that has affected Crowdstrike customers worldwide who are running…

(Updated July 24, 2024, 12:15 p.m., to include candidate statement and photo) Darren Warren, of Taylorsville, filed for Alexander County Commissioner as a Constitution Party Nominee on July 19, 2024, according to Patrick Wike, Director of the Alexander County Board of Elections. Warren had the following statement upon filing: “I am a 53-year-old auto mechanic,…

By ANGELA FARR KING There is a buzz of excitement in the air as the 2024-25 school year approaches with new leadership taking the helm of Alexander County Schools. Dr. Bill Griffin comes to Alexander County with a wealth of experience in Caldwell County Schools as a teacher, a coach, an assistant principal, a principal,…

In March of this year, the Taylorsville Town Council embarked on an extensive hiring process to select the best candidate to serve as the next Town Manager. Hiring a municipal manager is one of the most important decisions that a board makes. It impacts the effectiveness of the board and the services to the residents…

This home in the Bethlehem Community was the scene of a fire and shooting in which the homeowner later died on Friday, July 12, 2024. (photo courtesy of Alexander County Fire Marshal’s Office)   TRAGEDY IN BETHLEHEM — Officials with the Sheriff’s Office and Fire Marshal’s Office released the following information about the house fire…

  By ANGELA FARR KING The Alexander County Board of Education met for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at 6 p.m. This was the first meeting that included Dr. Bill Griffin, the new Superintendent of Schools for Alexander County. In his first Superintendent’s Report, Dr. Griffin thanked Alexander County for…

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The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office has charged several other individuals in connection to the shooting of a juvenile on June 6, 2024, South Thomas Lane in the Stony Point Community, according to Sheriff Chad Pennell. That day, a white male, age 17, was injured from multiple gunshot wounds. Chadrick McGee, B/M, age 28 of Statesville,…