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The Alexander County Parade Committee is sponsoring a Kick-Off to Christmas in cooperation with the Alexander County Government and the Town of Taylorsville. This kick-off will be held on Thursday evening, Dec. 1, at Alexander County Courthouse Park and Rotary Performance Stage, beginning at 6:00 p.m. and running to 9:00 p.m., said Dwaine Coley, Parade…

  The Alexander County Veterans Day Parade, the first one in many years, was held on Friday, November 11. The procession began at 1:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church on W. Main Avenue in Taylorsville. The parade was organized by VETCOM, the local Veterans Committee made up of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans,…

Filings more than 5 years old will expire The Alexander County Register of Deeds (RoD), Scott H. Hines, records Assumed Business Name (ABN) documents in his office for county businesses or anyone wishing to record ABN’s. Some know the Assumed Business Name as “doing business as” or DBA. It is a fictitious name that a…

Honoring comrades who died by helping to read their names aloud By MICAH HENRY For David White, age 73 of the Ellendale Community, Vietnam isn’t some far off place on the other side of the globe. It’s where he served in the Army, where he answered his country’s call, and where he lost his best…

  By ANGELA FARR KING On November 1, 2022, three local veterans visited sixth graders at Millersville Christian Academy to share their experiences in the military and to share about their recent Honors Flight to Washington, D.C. Ray Bruder (Navy ’67-’71), Dale Bowman (Army ’67-’68), and Terry Kerley (Army ’70-’72), were invited to share their…

The Alexander County Board of Education will receive four new faces soon with voters casting the majority of ballots for Rob Arguelles (District 1), Joshua Dagenhart and Matthew Reese (District 2), and Anthony McLain (District 4). In Distrct 1, where one seat was open, Arguelles received 1,660 votes (37.13%), Kevin Weikle, Jr., received 1,497 (33.48%),…

The Alexander County Clerk of Superior Court seat will be that of young Democratic candidate Edwin P. Chapman, age 26 of Hiddenite. He gained 8,047 votes (53.15%) to the 7,093 votes (46.85%) of opponent Lisa Hines (R), of Taylorsville, according to unofficial results Nov. 8. “I want to say thanks be to God for allowing…

First Republican Sheriff since 1970   In a major upset in local politics, Republican challenger Chad Pennell of the Ellendale Community has secured the seat of Alexander County Sheriff from current Sheriff Chris Bowman, a Democrat, who has held the office since 2009. Pennell garnered 10,471 votes (68.68%) to Bowman’s 4,776 (31.32%), according to unofficial…

  CHARLOTTE, N.C., NOV. 3, 2022 – Donna Osowitt Steele, 53, of Taylorsville, N.C., was sentenced today to eight years in prison for embezzling more than $15 million from her former employer, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, in a press release. U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell…

The results are in from the annual Elementary School “Can Food Drive” in Alexander County. Principals, teachers, parents and students all worked together to bring in an astounding total of 54,936 cans. This year, Hiddenite Elementary stole the show. They are the Top School in the county with a total of 22,864 food items. And…