Town Budget passes with 4-1 vote in heated meeting
(This article was updated June 3, 2026, to reflect the Mayor’s refusal to abstain from voting on the budget is recorded as an affirmative vote.) By ANGELA FARR KING The Taylorsville Town Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. One of the top priorities of the meeting was…
Read More“Buy Local” Challenge begins, has $4,475+ in prizes
$1,000 and $500 shopping sprees, Dollywood trip, $100 prize available The 2026 Buy Local Challenge, which begins June 3, 2026, is offering local customers a chance to win big prizes from 44 participating businesses. It is a partnership of The Taylorsville Times, Alexander County government, and the Town of Taylorsville. This year, the promotion is…
Read MoreCommissioners seek 5¢ property tax rate reduction
Alexander County Manager Justin Mundy presented the recommended 2026-2027 budget at the June 1 meeting of the Alexander County Board of Commissioners, according to a county press release. Following discussion of the budget proposal, which included a 2-cent reduction in the property tax rate, a majority of the board voted to direct the county manager…
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************ EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Robert Lee Connolly, deceased, late of Alexander County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of September, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar…
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************ LARGE YARD SALE – Saturday, June 6, starting at 8:00 am, 23 Echerd Lane, Polk St., Taylorsville. There will be a little bit of everything. ************ THREE FAMILY YARD SALE – Saturday, June 6, 8 a.m. to 12 noon, 4664 NC Hwy. 90 East (next to Taylorsville Savings Bank in Hiddenite). Over 500 clothing…
Read MorePrincess Beth Ann East Bogdan
Princess Beth Ann East Bogdan, 52, known to family and friends as Beth, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2026, at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Catawba County. She was born to the late Johnnie Clayton East and Linda Mae Shofe East on July 17, 1973, in Montgomery County, North Carolina. Beth worked at Greensboro…
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