Elizabeth “Peaches” Keever Privette, 77, of Taylorsville, passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. Elizabeth was born June 1, 1948, in Alexander County, the ...

The Alexander County Board of Education met for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 13. The highlights of the evening were the approval of the audit of last year’s financial ...

A reader recently brought The Times’ attention to Dr. Jamon Flowers’ career and accomplishments, and the educator obliged us with a phone interview.

Ida Marlene Martin Austin, 87, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at Valley Nursing Center in Alexander County. She was born on Thursday, September 22, 1938, in Watauga County, to ...

On Monday, October 13, 2025, North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby, his wife, Macon, and Administrative ...

The 35th Annual Taylorsville Apple Festival will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in ...

On September 17, 2025, Alexander Central High School graduates competed in the first-ever National Youth Cattle Working ...

COMMITTEE VISITS FIRE ACADEMY — State Education and Workforce Innovation Commission (EWIC) members visited the Alexander ...