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Appalachian State University alumni Jack Hoke, of Hickory (’74, ’82, ’84), Dr. Susan Dianne Little, of Taylorsville (’71, ’96), and Dr. LaTonya M. Summers, (’94, ’96) of Jacksonville, FL, were inducted into the Rhododendron Society on July 9, 2021, at a brunch held at the Grandview Ballroom in Boone, North Carolina. Additionally, the 2020 inductees…

September 1, 2021 — From Chairman Larry Yoder and the Alexander County Board of Commissioners: “We would like to express our concern about the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases here in Alexander County. If you are vaccinated, we thank you. If you are not vaccinated, we encourage you to consider getting the vaccine to help…

School Board members voted 4-2 in an emergency meeting on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, to make masks mandatory in Alexander County Schools buildings starting Wednesday, September 1. Board members David Odom, Matt Cooksey, Scott Bowman, and Chairman Harry Schrum voted in favor, while members Brigette Rhyne and Marty Loudermilt voted against. Member Ramie Robinson was…

The Alexander County Board of Education has called an Emergency Meeting for Tuesday, August 31, 2021, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Board of Education Office, 700 Liledoun Road, Taylorsville, NC.  The purpose of the meeting is consideration of a mask mandate.

Alexander County Schools leaders will hold an Award of Honor Ceremony for Mr. Aaron Spry this week. The ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, August 29, beginning at 2:30 p.m. in the Alexander Central Auditorium. Spry served the school system as teacher, coach, principal, and other roles for 50 years. He was born in Cooleemee, NC,…

  Due to a court order, anyone who is not in jail or prison for a felony conviction is now eligible to register and vote in North Carolina. This includes people on probation, parole, or post-release supervision. People who are in prison or jail for a felony conviction are not eligible to register and vote.…

Alexander County Government released a COVID-19 update on Monday, August 23: Alexander County has a cumulative total of 5,040 cases of COVID-19, with 312 cases in the last 14 days and 171 cases in the last seven days. Sadly, there have now been 92 deaths associated with the virus, with nine people currently in the…

The Alexander County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and The Taylorsville Times are partnering again this year to promote local businesses through the 8th Annual Alexander County Readers’ Choice Awards. “Share your favorite Alexander County business by casting your vote for the Reader’s Choice Awards,” urged Connie Kincaid, EDC Business Development Manager. Please take the survey…

On Wednesday, August 18, 2021, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. provided an update on the state’s COVID-19 key metrics and trends. A representative from Live Nation Entertainment, Jeannine Beson, joined to share information on the company’s updated vaccination policies for concerts in North…

Updated Aug. 19, 2021, 2:24 p.m. The National Weather Service of Greenville-Spartanburg, SC, issued three Tornado Warnings for Alexander County, with confirmed touchdown of one in the eastern area of the county, on Tuesday, August 17. Other than minor power outages and trees blocking roadways on Lentz Road, Vashti Fire Dept. Road, and a tree…