Alexander County Schools administrators on Feb. 6 announced an updated school calendar, following the recent weather-related ...

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

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 ...

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

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

Moravian Falls, passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Funeral services ...

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

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

In recognition of National Radon Action Month, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is providing ...

Pennell said that his officers fared pretty well during the wintry weather without too many issues. Almost all of the Sheriff ...

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 ...