/tags/alexander-county Alexander County en-US Copyright Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:35:45 GMT /news/2023-11-16/mitchell-gold-bob-williams-to-reopen-factory-after-finding-new-owner Surya, a Georgia home furnishings company is buying Taylorsville-based Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams. The furniture maker closed its locations in August and filed for bankruptcy. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:35:45 GMT /news/2023-11-16/mitchell-gold-bob-williams-to-reopen-factory-after-finding-new-owner Bradley George /news/2023-09-07/nc-factories-mitchell-gold-bob-williams-files-bankruptcy It comes two weeks after its factories in Western North Carolina abruptly closed, leaving hundreds of workers without jobs. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 15:07:48 GMT /news/2023-09-07/nc-factories-mitchell-gold-bob-williams-files-bankruptcy Bradley George /news/2023-08-28/north-carolina-mitchell-gold-bob-williams-closes The company employed about 700 people in Taylorsville. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 17:05:41 GMT /news/2023-08-28/north-carolina-mitchell-gold-bob-williams-closes Bradley George /news/2022-02-15/prisoners-are-conducting-a-hunger-strike-in-alexander-county-heres-what-we-know Inmates at the Alexander Correctional Facility, located about an hour west of Winston-Salem, allege they are being mistreated. Some have been on a hunger strike to protest these conditions. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 16:11:04 GMT /news/2022-02-15/prisoners-are-conducting-a-hunger-strike-in-alexander-county-heres-what-we-know Celeste Gracia /health/2020-12-02/rural-nc-warned-of-critical-covid-19-community-spread While North Carolina’s urban centers were the sites of COVID-19 concern in March and April, the more sparsely populated parts of the state are now facing… Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:18:01 GMT /health/2020-12-02/rural-nc-warned-of-critical-covid-19-community-spread Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao