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HOUSTON WINS $50 — The first of three survey respondents drawn in the Tenth Annual Alexander County Readers’ Choice Awards is Heather Houston, of Taylorsville, shown above. She filled out the survey online. BROWN WINS $50 — The second of three survey respondents drawn in the Tenth Annual Alexander County Readers’ Choice Awards is Brenda…

By ANGELA FARR KING The Alexander County School System held their annual Opening Session on Tuesday, August 22, at 9 a.m. The beginning of the program was a time to celebrate some very special employees of the school system. The 2022 Beginning Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Annie Smith, shared her insights and lessons learned…

Alexander County is one of several counties affected by a data breach in the system used by Emergency Medical Services (EMS), which may affect some patients. Surrounding counties were also affected in the breach. The firm EMS Management and Consultants (EMS|MC), the county’s EMS billing services provider, is mailing letters to patients who have been…

Alexander County is taking preliminary steps toward planning for a potential new courthouse facility, according to a news release. The county has contracted with the firm of Jenkins-Peer Architects, located in Charlotte, to provide programming, planning, and conceptual design services for a new courthouse in Alexander County. The new facility, if constructed, would replace the…

By MICAH HENRY Grover Sharpe, age 88, of Hiddenite, recently retired from the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office after 48 years of service. Friends, co-workers, and family gathered to wish him well during a reception at Alexander County Courthouse on Friday, August 11, 2023. In a recorded 2022 interview with Jon Carpenter, Grover told about his…

  By MICAH HENRY It isn’t every day that one of Alexander Central High School’s bright young minds goes on a trip out of the country. And it’s even less often when one goes abroad to study for an entire year, but that’s the amazing experience Amaryna Chapman, 18, of Stony Point, just completed in…

Alexander home site is the first of 100 for NC Housing Foundation By MICAH HENRY Work is progressing on a Habitat for Humanity home build in Taylorsville being paid for by the NC Realtors® Housing Foundation. The $125,000 project is the Foundation’s first full-house build in The American Dream Sponsor program, which hopes to build…

By ANGELA FARR KING Her energy in a room is contagious. She is passionate about many things and it is clear that she gives her very best to everything she does. Molly Grantham co-anchors with Jamie Boll at 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. for WBTV News in Charlotte and is the solo anchor at 11 p.m.…

The Taylorsville Town Council released a statement on Tuesday, August 8, at their meeting, regarding the state audit the Town is undergoing, as follows: “In January of this year, the office of the North Carolina State Auditor commenced an investigation into Town finances and/or its policies. The Town Staff has cooperated with the Auditor’s office…