Area News

Alexander County Board of Education member Brigette Rhyne, a Republican, filed on Tuesday, Dec. 12, as candidate for the Alexander County Commission race in 2024. There are two seats open for election next year. Rhyne, 55, is owner Brigette’s Staffing, Inc., in Taylorsville. She is a member of Stony Point Baptist Church, President of the…

The public is invited to a monument dedication in memory of former Alexander County Commissioner Dr. Jeffrey Peal, who passed away in July 2021 following an automobile accident. The dedication will be held on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. at Alexander County Courthouse Park. The dedication will begin with a welcome and introductions…

Alexander County Schools are on a two-hour delay on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023.

The Alexander County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) invites the public to the grand opening and ribbon cutting for Facetime With Tabby on Thursday, December 14, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Owner Tabby Stikeleather is excited to officially open her new salon, located at 731 Hunter Bridge Road in Stony Point. Stikeleather said that Facetime With…

The Town of Taylorsville, Alexander County Government, local businesses, and individuals are partnering to once again bring a warm Hometown Christmas to the downtown area. A series of Yuletide events is planned on Thursdays through Dec. 21, as listed below. For each date listed, music and entertainment are planned, with food truck vendors along the…

Incumbent Republicans Kent Herman, of Ellendale, and Josh Lail, of Bethlehem, have filed for re-election in the 2024 Election as Alexander County Commissioners. Herman filed Monday and Lail filed Tuesday. Kent Herman, age 66 of the Ellendale Community, was elected in 2022 to fill the remainder of the late Jeff Peal’s unserved term. Kent is…

On Monday, December 4, 2023, at approximately 2:20 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Alexander County on NC 16 North at Shade Tree Road, according to Master Trooper Christopher M. Casey, of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. A 2016 Chevrolet Express Van traveling south on NC…

By ANGELA FARR KING Rain threatened to put a damper on the 76th Annual Alexander County Christmas Parade that was held on Saturday, December 2, at 3 p.m., but it held off long enough for parade attendees to enjoy it. The weather was actually very pleasant, not too cold or too hot. Attendance was a…

The 47th annual Bethlehem Star Lighting has been postponed to Monday, December 4, 2023, beginning at 6:00 p.m.  The weather forecast calls for a 60% chance of rain on Saturday with foggy conditions and 40% on Sunday. Unfortunately, the ACHS Jazz Band and ACHS Madrigal Choir will be unable to perform on December 4 because…

There’s a new shop in town! Moose’s Boutique opened just before Thanksgiving at 135 East Main Ave. in Taylorsville, inside the former Hotel Alexandria on the corner of Main Avenue and Linney’s Mountain Road. A ribbon cutting was held on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, with Town of Taylorsville officials. Owners Michele Moose and Joyce Martinez,…