Source: Kevin Griffin, HICKORY RECORD, 9/18/21


The Alexander County Board of Commissioners is expected to accept Kent Herman as a new member of the board at its Monday meeting. Herman, a dairy farmer, will serve the remainder of Jeffrey Peal’s unexpired term. Peal died in a car crash in July. Under state law, the Alexander County Republican Party was tasked with recommending a replacement since Peal was elected as a Republican.

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