Due to overnight snowfall, there will be no school for students on Thursday, February 5, 2026. This will be an annual leave ...

“It’s one of the best opportunities available,” Gerbitz said. “It does everything. It’s a scholarship, it covers living ...

Alexandrians and most of North Carolina had to dig out from another winter storm over the past weekend, when Winter Storm ...

Eighty-four years ago, on a Sunday, December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked, beginning at 7:55 a.m., and it lasted over ...

Paul “Fate” Hefner, 91, of Taylorsville, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at his home. Paul was born on September 24, 1934, in Alexander County, the son of the late Hayden Hefner and Ona Lee ...

The Alexander County Board of Commissioners received a favorable audit report during its February 2, 2026, meeting, according to a county press release.

The Committee developed five strategies within the plan: 1) Position Taylorsville as a Premier Place to Work, Live, and Visit, 2) Create a Dynamic Downtown, 3) Invest in Recreation, Wellness, and ...

Schools will operate on a two hour delay Wednesday, February 4, 2026, in Alexander County. Some roads will not be traveled by ...

Due to snowy and icy roads and walkways, Alexander County Superior Criminal Court and District Criminal Court were cancelled on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. The Clerk of Court office opened at 11:00 a.m. For ...

Alexander County Government offices will operate on a 2-hour delay on Monday, February 2, 2026. The landfill will open at ...

Kay Shook, 72, of Taylorsville, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at her home, surrounded by family, following a lengthy illness. II Timothy 4:7 (I have fought a good fight, I have ...