The 48th Annual Vashti Day Celebration was held on Saturday, June 28, and it was as festive and patriotic as it always is!

“Like father, like son” — that saying holds true for Alan Bentley, 67, and his son, Travis, 44, of the Sugar Loaf Community.

Roy Franklin Cranford Jr., 87, of North Carolina, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2025. Born in Vinton, Virginia, on June ...

Sunday, June 29, 2025, at his home. He was born February 22, 2025, in Catawba County, the son of Kole Bryant and Brittany Bryant. Kohen was always smiling and was a very happy baby. He loved watching ...

Archie Thomas Stevens, 71, of Taylorsville, passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at his home. Archie was born on October 11, 1953, in Richlands, Virginia, the son of the late Arch Edgar Stevens and ...

A Rutherford County man was arrested yesterday after authorities found him to be in possession of Fentanyl.

Two local men face charges following an altercation which led to a stabbing, according to Alexander County Sheriff Chad Pennell. On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at approximately 10:42 a.m., Alexander ...

On Thursday, June 26, 2025, the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, the Taylorsville Police Department, and the North Carolina Secretary of ...

Jimmy Lewis Moore, 87, of Bethlehem, was called to his eternal home on June 22, 2025, after a period of declining health. Jimmy was born August 3, 1937, to the late Lester and Stella Moore Herman. He ...

During the Alexander County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) meeting recently, it was announced that the N.C. Dept. of Transporation is having resurfacing done on several roads. Some projects ...

A Taylorsville man is in custody after authorities say an argument led to a shooting. On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at approximately 11:14 a.m., Alexander County 911 received a call of a domestic ...