Jails and the mentally ill
The N.C. Department of Public Safety has made a plea for money to promote the humane treatment of mentally ill offenders. It's urgent that it be answered.
View ArticleAKC agility trials held at Lone Hickory Arena
Photo courtesy of Rod HunterAt the AKC agility trials at the Lone Hickory Arena, Border Collie Andy makes his way down a ramp, cheered on by his owner and trainer Dottie Ferguson. Photo courtesy of Rod...
View ArticleAuthorities investigate fire at NC assisted living facility
Alexander County Sheriff Chris Bowman tells local media outlets that a fire started early Wednesday in the room of a resident of A New Outlook. Officers say one of the home's two employees was at a...
View ArticlePrison worker dismissed for inmate's death has new position
At least one North Carolina prison official who lost his job following the death of inmate Michael Anthony Kerr has a new position in the Department of Public Safety. DPS spokeswoman Pam Walker...
View ArticlePolar weather precedes plunge
From left, Carson Hart, Anthony Fonnesu, Bo Poston and Trey Hale, all members of the Hickory High School Key Club, jump into Lake Rhodhiss on Saturday for the Polar Plunge, an annual event to support...
View ArticleAfter inmate death, N.C. prisons tout reforms
The list, presented as an exclusive to the Indy , includes new prison management teams, new policies, expanded crisis intervention training for prison staff and a task force of prison leaders and...
View ArticleTaylorsville man's walk from ocean to mountains will benefit Charlotte's...
Jeff Moose of Taylorsville expects many people to stop him as he walks from Manteo to Murphy over two months beginning on Easter Sunday - a trek of about 545 miles from the coast to the mountains. They...
View ArticleSheriff: Man in ICU following assault; 2 arrested
Sheriff: Man in ICU following assault; 2 arrested A Taylorsville man is in critical condition following a domestic dispute, according to the Alexander County Sheriff's Office. Check out this story on...
View ArticleOfficials: Poodle stolen during Alexander Co. home break-in
Jewelry and cash were taken along with the dog from a home on Tiffany's Lane in Taylorsville. According to officials, the robbers pried open the door to the home and entered between 6:15 a.m. and 3:30...
View ArticleDA considers charges after employee tells 911 he shot robber
A newly released 911 lays out the intense moments after an Alexander County employee shot a man stealing from the Beasley Power Equipment store. The district attorney is reviewing the case to decide if...
View Article1939 film of Taylorsville
It was a simpler time, in many ways, yet even in the late 1930s downtown Taylorsville bustled with activity.
View ArticleMassive Church fire breaks out at Alexander Co. Church
BREAKING: Massive Church fire breaks out at Alexander Co. Church Firefighters still working to battle the blaze.
View ArticleGroups seek probe of solitary confinement in North Carolina
Advocacy groups have asked federal authorities to investigate solitary confinement in North Carolina prisons, citing the death of a mentally ill prisoner and separate concerns by President Barack...
View ArticleLegal Notices
The public will hereby take notice that the Alexander County Board of Adjustment has called a public hearing at 7:00pm on Thursday, September 3, 2015 in CVCC Alexander Center Multi-Purpose Room 103 to...
View ArticleTaylorsville office manager accused of embezzling $600,000
Lynda Gail Bain, 69, is accused of embezzling $600,000 from Ideal Frames since 2009 using payroll software. Bain has been with the company since 2004.
View ArticleBudget compromise comes as a blow to mental health funding in prisons
We knew there would be casualties. Consider mental health reform in North Carolina prisons to be at least a partial casualty of the Senate and House budget compromise.
View ArticleBus driver accused of pinching disabled student on butt
A disturbing story out of Alexander County where police say an elementary school bus driver pinched a disabled student on the buttocks. Bus driver accused of pinching disabled student on butt A...
View ArticleBarnett, Thomas
Mark and Debbie Thomas announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Brooke Thomas, to Eric Gregory Barnett, son of Greg and Tammy Barnett, all of Mount Airy.
View ArticleTree falls on church built in 1912, cuts bell tower in half
TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. -- The pastor of Taylorsville church damaged by a falling tree says he's certain the building will be fully restored. Pastor Paul Sink tells the Hickory Daily Record a tree fell...
View ArticleMan accepts plea deal in 2012 shooting death
A man has accepted a plea deal in the shooting death of a man in Alexander County more than three years ago. The Hickory Daily Record reported that that 31-year-old Mark Anthony McWhorter Jr. of...
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