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 ...

Bryson Andrew Self (aka Bright Sun), 76, of Lincolnton, passed away on October 14, 2025. Born in Gastonia on May 28, 1949, he was the son of the late John Lester Self and Bonnie Lou Mclean Self.

Lonnie L. Shew, 92, passed away peacefully at his home in Alexander County on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. He was born on ...

David Leroy Stokes, affectionately known as “Dave” and “Hawkeye,” passed away peacefully at the age of 80 on October 13, 2025 ...

Leo Herbert Mayberry, 84, of Taylorsville, a beloved family man, entered into his heavenly home on Monday, October 6, 2025, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Leo was born on February 24, 1941, at his ...