The Alexander County NAACP will hold the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on Monday, January 20, 2025, at 12 noon. The celebration will be held at Macedonia Baptist Church, 1451 NC Hwy.

Calendar 1 has a start date of August 25. That is in step with NC State law, which does not allow schools to start before ...

Keith Allen Bebber, Sr., 64, of Taylorsville, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, surrounded by family at his home.

Charles Hubert Oxentine, 77, born on Wednesday, August 1, 1947, in Wilkes County, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, ...

Human remains were located in an unexpected place this week, said Alexander County Sheriff Chad Pennell.

Robert Garver Racey, 89, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2025, at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Catawba County.

Margie Laney “Cha-Chi,” 60, of Stony Point, passed away on January 12, 2025, at Iredell Memorial Hospital following an ...

Cynthia Dawn Elkins Galliher, 61, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at her daughter’s home in Alexander County. Born on Monday, December 30, 1963, in Iredell County, Cindy was a teacher ...

Sadly, our beloved Shirley McCrackin, 85, of Taylorsville, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2025, after a decline in ...

Patricia Ann Rhyne Fox, 87, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at her home in Alexander County. She was born on Wednesday, April 13, 1937, in Alexander County, to the late O.A.

Edith Eloise Marlowe Miller, 97, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at her home. Arrangements are with Hickory Funeral Home.

Alexander County is now under a Winter Weather Warning due to expected winter weather from tomorrow afternoon (Jan. 10, 2025) into Saturday morning (Jan. 11, 2025). The timing remains consistent, with ...