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  Chad Deal of Taylorsville and Sabin Khadka of Wilkesboro bought a $5 scratch-off ticket and won a $200,000 lottery prize, according to NC lottery officials.   Deal and Khadka are splitting the $200,000 prize between them. They bought the lucky Gold Standard ticket from GK Food Mart on East Main Avenue in Taylorsville.  …

NC State Senate District 36 Republican candidates were asked a two-part question by The Times. Their responses are shown below. What do you believe are the top two issues facing our district and North Carolina, and what measures would you take to address them? Shirley Randleman 1. K-12 education in North Carolina is a major…

Entries for the 2022 Taylorsville Times’ Mother of the Year Essay Contest are being accepted until Monday, May 2, at 5:00 p.m. To enter The Times’ 33rd Annual Mother of the Year Essay Contest, simply write an essay on why your nominee should be Mother of the Year. The winner will receive a $50 food…

A fatal highway crash occurred in Alexander County over the weekend. The single car crash occurred on NC 16 south of Taylorsville, near County Home Road, on Saturday, April 23, 2022, about 2:40 a.m., when a 2005 Nissan Titan pickup was traveling north on NC 16, driven by Janett Perez Roman, 39, of Hiddenite, according…

Alexander County Sheriff’s Office recently made arrests and drug seizures to disrupt a methamphetamine distribution ring. On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at approximately 7:00 PM, Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, Taylorsville Police Department, Iredell County Sheriff’s Office, Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, the United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations,…

The 2022 in-person voting process for the May 17 primary election begins Thursday, April 28, 2022, and ends Saturday, May 14. In Alexander County, the early primary voting will take place only at the Alexander Senior Center in Taylorsville at 730 7th Street SW (near Alexander Central High School). Early voting opens April 28 and…

  Drivers traveling on North Carolina roadways are likely seeing a lot of campaign signs ahead of the primary election on May 17.   Per General Statute 136-32 (b), political signs, if properly placed, are allowed on N.C. Department of Transportation right-of-way until May 27.   NCDOT has the authority to remove any signs that…

Alexander Central High School art teacher Kat Seno notes that her students are pitching in to help efforts in Ukraine. They created a Care Bear design for the 40th Anniversary Care Bear design competition with United States and Ukraine themed colors. “Though we did not win the 40th Anniversary Care Bear design competition, Threadless [an…

The regular voter registration deadline is Friday, April 22, for the May 17 primary election. Eligible individuals have the following options to register to vote: • Existing NC Division of Motor Vehicles Customers May Submit a voter registration application online at https://www.ncdot.gov/dmv/offices-services/online/Pages/voter-registration-application.aspx. • All Eligible individuals may fill out the NC Voter Registration Application (at…

  RockyFest 2022 is almost here! The family-friendly festival will be held on Saturday, April 23, at Rocky Face Mountain Recreational Area in Alexander County. The free event, which runs from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., features live music, food, arts/crafts vendors, free rock climbing sessions, children’s activities, and more. This year’s event is extra…