Area News

Richard “Rick” Louis French, County Manager in Alexander County, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2022, following an extended illness. Mr. French served the citizens of Alexander County since April 1999, for a total of almost 24 years of dedicated service. He was 70 years old. Throughout his long outstanding career in local government, Mr.…

The National Weather Service is forecasting rain, possibly freezing rain, and snow as Christmas Day approaches, although the actual holiday and Christmas Eve are expected to be clear but cold. An arctic front will move through the area early Friday, resulting in plummeting temperatures and strong, gusty winds. Gusts of 35 to 45 mph may…

Authorities are investigating a stabbing death in the Ellendale Community this week and one woman has been charged. On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at approximately 2:30 a.m., the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office received a call in reference to a stabbing at 3624 US Hwy 64/90 West in the Ellendale Community of Alexander County. Upon arrival,…

By MICAH HENRY AND ANGELA FARR KING Four fire departments responded to a blaze at a Stony Point home on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The home, located at 9214 Paul Payne Store Road, is that of former Alexander County educator Angela Charles and family. No one was home at the time of the fire, according…

In Alexander County Superior Court last week, another of the three defendants were sentenced in the grisly 2019 shooting deaths of Chad Lee Kennedy, age 38, and Mark Jefferson “Jeff” Furey, age 57. Defendants in the case are Adam Thomas Morgan, Robert Bryan Hoover, and Brandy Lynn Miller. Robert Bryan Hoover, age 40 of Stony…

Alexander County Sheriff’s Office Investigators are currently investigating a larceny that occurred from the Nativity scene located at Antioch Baptist Church sometime between Wednesday, December 7, and Friday, December 9, 2022. All of the antique figures were stolen, except for the three Wisemen figures. The Nativity scene is shown in the photo above. If anyone…

The Taylorsville Police Department learned that two suspects broke into Alexander Central High School on the evening of Sunday, December 11, 2022. The suspects were wanted for breaking and entering to Alexander Central High School, said Taylorsville Police Chief Douglas Bowman. Multiple items were stolen. From surveillance video, officers identified one suspect as Jesse Lee…

By ANGELA FARR KING The Alexander County Board of Education held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, December 13. The meeting began with second graders from Stony Point Elementary School, Chloe Laws and Paislee Smith, leading the Pledge of Allegiance. Dr. Jennifer Hefner, Superintendent, began the meeting with honors and recognitions. Each year, the Alexander County…

 Lockdown occurred after men with rifle seen nearby Alexander County Sheriff Chad Pennell told The Times that, out of an abundance of caution, deputies responded to the area around Millersville Christian Academy (MCA) on the afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Pennell said a parent of an MCA student who was entering to pick up…