Water quality tests are in and the Wittenburg Access Swim Beach in Bethlehem reopened today, July 7, 2026. While the swim beach is normally closed on Wednesdays, the beach will be open on July 8 and the rest of the week, according to Alexander County Public Information Director Gary Herman. The swim beach had been…

The United States Postal Service will hold a hiring event on Friday, July 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Taylorsville Post Office. USPS is hiring for all crafts, with opportunities that fit a variety of skills and experience levels. Their team will be on site to answer applicants’ questions, walk them through […]

Water quality tests are in and the swim beach will be open today, July 7! While we are normally closed on Wednesdays, the beach will be open on July 8 and the rest of the week. Cool off and enjoy!

Tuesday, July 7th. Day 188 of 2026 It’s World Chocolate Day, Tell the Truth Day and Rock & Roll Day Happy Macaroni Day ! 1865: Four conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are hanged 1907: Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of his New York Theater 1928: Sliced bread is […]

Jacob Eaine Dean Brown, age 19, of Taylorsville, was apprehended on Monday. He’s charged with probation violation and of this report remains in the Alexander Detention Center under a secured bond of $5,000.

The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Gaston County woman on Sunday and charged her with trafficking illegal drugs. 38-year-old Amanda Faye Drum of Dallas was detained in a felony charge of trafficking fentanyl. She remains in the Caldwell County Detention Center under a secured bond of $250,000. Drum was scheduled to make a Lenoir […]

The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction is hosting a combined hiring event on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., for correctional officer candidates at the NCWorks Career Center – Iredell County in Statesville. Full and part-time positions are available at the Alexander and Piedmont Correctional Institutions. A $3,000 sign-on bonus is…

Alexander County Deputies arrested 31-year-old Brittni Sky Lyons of Cedar Woods RD., Taylorsville, on Monday. She was served a larceny warrant from Catawba County on a charge of larceny. Lyons is not listed in custody in either county as of this report. Photo: Alexander County Sheriff’s Office

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) this week initiated a search warrant that led to the seizure of 140 firearms investigators believe were intended to be delivered to a Mexican drug cartel. ATF received information that a Mexican cartel source had a large cache of weapons stored in the […]

The NC Department of Health and Human Services has issued a “Heat Health Alert” for July 7-9 in Alexander County with a maximum heat index of 98 degrees each day. Heat of this magnitude can be dangerous to your health, particularly for people who are more exposed to extreme heat or more sensitive to extreme […]