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N.C. Forest Service officials urge the public to postpone any outdoor burning through early June. During the next two weeks as warmer, drier weather patterns continue across the state, fire danger will be high, and in some cases, extreme especially in the Coastal Plain and Sandhills. “As our state continues to dry out and heat…

  (Updated May 20, 2021, 12:03 p.m.)   A construction worker was killed Wednesday, May 19, 2021, when a trench, dug in the parking lot of Big D’s Diner and Country Store, collapsed. The diner is located at 4500 Hwy. 64/90 West, in the Ellendale Community. At approximately 1:50 PM, a call came into Alexander…

  Local public schools will be better able to clean facilities and keep healthy from COVID-19 thanks to a donation of cleaning and protective equipment from True Value Foundation grants. Alexander County Schools was awarded multiple Health & Safety Kits on May 11, and school personnel were presented the kits by True Value of Taylorsville…

Alexander County Schools hosted a YouTube watch party on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, to celebrate all school system employees and the school level nominees for the district of the year title. Five categories of employees were recognized during the live event, beginning teachers, classified support staff, certified support staff, teachers, and principals. A district winner…

Entries for the 2021 Taylorsville Times’ Father of the Year Essay Contest are being accepted until Thursday, June 10, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. To enter The Times’ 32nd Annual Father of the Year Essay Contest, simply write an essay on why your nominee should be Father of the Year. The winner will receive a $50…

The Times was just informed that there will be 400 more tickets available for Saturday’s State finals game. The news came from Nathan Robinson, Athletic Director at Alexander Central High School. Visit the NCHSAA Site to purchase tickets: https://www.nchsaa.org/sports/softball Game time for May 15 game is 10:00 AM at North Davidson High School.  

Face coverings are still required in childcare and camp settings, according to the executive order The YMCA of Northwest North Carolina will no longer require face coverings for members who have been fully vaccinated, following Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order on Friday. The change will go into effect immediately at the Y. Face coverings at…

Following New CDC Guidance on Face Coverings, Governor Cooper Lifts Many COVID-19 Restrictions State to lift gathering limits, social distancing requirements in all settings and indoor mask mandate for most settings On Friday, May 14, 2021, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D., shared an…

Lady Cougars to Play at North Davidson on Friday, May 14; Send-off drive through in downtown Taylorsville planned shortly after 11:00 a.m.   Nathan Robinson, Athletic Director, at Alexander Central High School, announced May 13 that, “The Cougar Softball team will be departing ACHS at 11am Friday. Please help us send them out in style…

A National Day of Prayer assembly was held at the Alexander County Courthouse in Taylorsville on Saturday, May 8, 2021. The event, organized by the God’s Government group of the Foothills Christian Conservative Alliance, had about 200-300 people in attendance. “The God’s Government organization…draws parallels between government laws, government mandates, and government bills, comparing them…