A local man and woman are facing multiple charges in connection with methamphetamine trafficking following an investigation ...

With a mind for engineering, former Alexander Central High School student Luke Kiziah, 21, is going places. Currently, he is ...

Sheryl Jean Sargent Nicholson, 62, of Taylorsville, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at Wilkes Regional ...

The Hickory Police Department is investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred on North Center Street on Sunday, July 20, ...

Alexander County’s Summer Concert Series on the Rotary Performance Stage at Alexander County Courthouse Park in downtown ...

Vashti Fire District was busy with four fires in two locations one night last week, according to Vashti Fire Chief Coty Fox ...

Federal money for Alexander County Schools was released on Monday, July 21, 2025, according to Central Office staff.

Frances Head Patrick, 82, of North Wilkesboro, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at the Gordon Hospice ...

James Pressley Hoover, 80, of Conover, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Carolina Caring in Newton ...

A man was apparently struck by lightning over the weekend while at a popular Taylorsville outdoor recreation spot.

Ner Hostetler, 70, of Taylorsville, passed away on Monday, July 21, 2025, at his home. Ner was born December 14, 1954, in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Samuel S. Hostetler and Lydia B.

Barbara Ann Burns, 86, of Claremont, passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at her home. Barbara was born August 25, 1938, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of the late Orland Johnson and Francis ...