Two Readers' Choice voters win $50, one chance remains
Readers have a few more days to tell The Times which restaurant has the best barbecue in Alexander County.
View Article54-year-old Randall Cole
A State of North Carolina employee is still on the job after being arrested earlier this month for driving while impaired in a state vehicle. Court and police records show 54-year-old Randall Cole was...
View ArticleThree Readers' Choice voters win $50
Readers have a few more days to tell The Times which restaurant has the best barbecue in Alexander County.
View ArticleFire marshal on scene of deadly mobile home fire in Alexander County
Investigators are trying to figure out what started a mobile home fire in Alexander County early Tuesday morning that left a man dead. Firefighters were called around 3 a.m. to the address on Black Oak...
View ArticleRodney Smith, of RS Pottery in Taylorsville, was one of several local artists...
The Bethlehem Community Development Association's 9th Annual Bethlehem Day Festival, originally set for September 15, 2018, will be held Saturday, September 29, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with fun for...
View ArticleFatal collision Sept. 12 in Alexander
On Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at approximately 6:35 p.m., the North Carolina State Highway Patrol investigated a fatal collision in Alexander County on Old Landfill Road, according to Jeffrey S....
View ArticleTransforming Tragedy Into Triumph
Kelly Blanton's long-term goal is to combine the two therapies that helped her so much during recovery: counseling and animal-assisted therapy.
View ArticleCindy Santillan
United States Attorney Andrew Murray announced Sept. 13 that 16 individuals are facing federal drug conspiracy charges for their involvement in a drug distribution ring, including one Taylorsville...
View ArticleSpeed believed to be a factor in crash that killed teen, troopers say Source:...
A teenager died in a crash Monday night on Jay Burke Road north of Taylorsville, troopers said. The car began to flip in Zachery Porter's front yard.
View ArticleClub working to make downtown beautiful
Members of Alexander County Garden Club stand in front of the Alexander County Library.
View ArticleThanksgiving food drive planned at My Safe Haven
New outreach organization My Safe Haven will hold a Thanksgiving Food Drive in Taylorsville for local families in need this season.
View ArticleOne in custody after stabbing
On November 8, 2018, at 7:42 p.m., officers with the Alexander County Sheriff's Office and Taylorsville Police responded to a reported stabbing located at 935 Old Wilkesboro Road, Taylorsville,...
View ArticleHeavy rain, ice on the way for parts of the Carolinas
Heavy rain and even ice are on the way for parts of the Carolinas Wednesday night into Thursday, according to Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich. A winter storm watch is in effect for the mountain...
View ArticleTayl. Police list recent arrests
The following persons were arrested for various crimes by the Taylorsville Police Department, according to police reports submitted by Chief Dennis James: a Lisa Byrd Lozano, age 47 of Newton, was...
View ArticleSchool threat intercepted
On Friday, November 16, 2018, The Times was notified that Alexander County Schools have been made aware of a future threat that was intercepted by law enforcement in Alexander County.
View ArticleArrest made after bomb threats made against 3 Alexander Co. schools
An arrest was made after authorities conducted an investigation into a letter that threatened to blow up three schools and a prison, deputies say. DNA pulled from the letter containing the threat was...
View ArticleArrest made in school threat case
An inmate, already in custody of the state prison in Taylorsville, has been arrested for allegedly sending a letter which threatened that bombs would be placed in the prison and local schools.
View ArticleTexie Millsaps Branton
Mrs. Branton was born February 10, 1918, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late Edward A. Millsaps and Pearlie Elizabeth Parker Millsaps.
View ArticleBazzle voted South Fork 2A Conference Coach of the Year
After leading the North Lincoln Knights to 10 wins and a second place finish in the South Fork 2A Conference, Coach Nick Bazzle has been voted the League's Coach of the Year.
View ArticleRalph C. West
Mr. West was born September 19, 1929, in Cabarrus County, the son of the late Robert Cleveland West and Maxa Fisher West.
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