Alexis News

Eric Donald Emerson, 33, of 1065 Beagles Run Dr. in Lincolnton was charged April 18 with two counts of obtaining property by false pretenses.

Tri-County Animal Rescue is featuring Hoss again as our Pet of the Week. Hoss is a Border Collie/Australian Shepherd mix and can stay inside or outside.

Members of the Adventure in Faith Church in Alexis pray Monday, April 8, 2013 for the family or two young children they knew who died in the collapse of a construction excavation site Sunday night.

A tearful prayer service and vigil was held Monday night in Alexis, near where two young cousins were killed when a dirt hole they were playing in collapsed Sunday evening.

Faith Danielle Hedgepeth was remembered lovingly by friends, family and fellow Native Americans on Saturday at the University of North Carolina's 26th annual Carolina Indian Circle Powwow in Chapel Hill.