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By ANGELA FARR KING On Sunday, January 18, 2026, a Celebration honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was held at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Taylorsville. Rev. Sterling Howard, President of the Alexander County NAACP, served as the Master of Ceremonies. He read from Psalm 46:1-6, which…

National Weather Service meteorologists’ confidence is increasing that significant wintry precipitation will occur over the area this weekend, January 23-25. Hazardous travel and power outages are possible and may linger into early next week, depending on how fast wintry precipitation melts. Alexander County Emergency Management personnel are monitoring the weather system, a news release said…

Editor’s Note: This article is an updated version of one which ran in the January 14 edition. It is presented here to correct and clarify a few details. By ANGELA FARR KING On Friday, December 19, 2025, Scottie and Jack Barnes, along with their team at Forgiven Ministry and several family members, were invited to…

A ceremony celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Taylorsville. The guest speaker will be Bishop Thomas C. Thompson, Jr., of Victory Temple, Lincolnton. There will also be remarks from Alexander County NAACP President Rev.…

The Alexander County Board of Commissioners submitted the following statement on Jan. 13: In response to opinion pieces recently published regarding the now-dissolved Alexander County Economic Development Corporation (EDC), the current Alexander County Commissioners would like to provide a clarification to address factual inaccuracies and to ensure residents have complete and accurate information regarding the…

The ratification of Alexander County on January 15, 1847, was a significant event in the history of North Carolina as it marked the establishment of a new county from parts of Iredell, Wilkes, and Caldwell counties. Today, 179 years later, the Alexander County America 250 Committee invites citizens to kick off a year of America…

Thanks to state and federal grant funding, the assistance of Alexander County Library, and other agencies, back issues of The Taylorsville Times are now online for free access and are keyword searchable, dating back to 1927. Alexander County Library Director Laura Crooks related how the Times’ project was accomplished along with several grant-funded Library upgrades.…

Editor’s Note: The following is a synopsis of headline articles from July through December 2025. See this page for a recap of the first half of the year. JULY Alan Bentley, 67, and his son, Travis, 44, of the Sugar Loaf Community, were interviewed about finding dozens of rhyolite atlatl points and stone blades in…

By ANGELA FARR KING The Taylorsville Town Council met on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting. The Council was asked to consider changing the operating hours of Town Hall to accommodate for daily depository best practices. Mayor George Holleman asked the Director of Public Works, Aaron Wike, to explain the need…

The Alexander County Board of Commissioners adopted a new branding package at the January 5, 2026, meeting. Public Information Officer Gary Herman said part of the branding initiative includes a new logo and a tagline of “Space to Grow,” according to a press release. Herman said the county entered into an agreement with Haven Creative…