School buildings will be open but Alexander County Schools will be on a remote day, Thursday, February 20. Staff should use one of the options from the inclement weather procedures document. (This is ...

Per Edward L. Hedrick IV, Chief District Court Judge, due to the possibility of black ice, Alexander County Civil District ...

LaRue Helton Smith, 74, of Hickory, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at Carolina Caring in Newton. LaRue was born January 21, 1951, in Catawba County, the daughter of the late Ralph Andrew ...

As the sun was setting on Sunday, February 9, 2025, Irene Tew, 91, of Hickory, was welcomed into Heaven to meet her Savior Jesus Christ. Irene was born in Caldwell County to the late Marvin Annas and ...

NC 127 widening now delayed to 2034 A draft of the state’s next long-range transportation improvements plan is now available for public review online at https://www ...

Alexander County Schools have begun Kindergarten Registration for the 2025-26 school year. Call your child’s school for a screening appointment. Please register your child at: ...

As the sun was setting on Sunday, February 9, 2025, Irene Tew, 91, of Hickory, was welcomed into Heaven to meet her Savior Jesus Christ. Irene was born in Caldwell County to the late Marvin Annas and ...

Elections for Alexander County School Board will be taking on a new look. The school system must redraw the voting districts into seven equal portions by December to match the 2020 census. The new ...

With several inches of snow forecast for Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, The Times’ management made the decision to print and ...