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ALEXANDER COUNTY COVID-19 UPDATE  — On Monday, July 6, 2020, as of 3:30 p.m., Alexander County has 48 people in quarantine with COVID-19, according to a county news release. The county has a cumulative total of 132 confirmed cases since testing began, which includes one person in the hospital, one death, and 82 people who…

N.C. Forest Service officials urge the public to use extreme caution with fireworks to reduce the risk of igniting wildfires during Independence Day celebrations. “With the current COVID-19 pandemic and cancellations of local fireworks shows, more North Carolinians may resort to setting off backyard fireworks,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “During a typical year, we…

By MICAH HENRY A two-vehicle collision on Wednesday, July 1, disrupted traffic and resulted in heavy damage to both vehicles, but no injuries were reported. According to the crash report filed by Patrolman Z. Stevenson of the Taylorsville Police Department, the wreck occurred about 12:49 p.m. on July 1 on East Main Avenue, at the…

Statewide ‘Booze It & Lose It’ Campaign Underway The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program has a new weapon in its arsenal in the war against impaired driving during the Independence Day holiday – window chalk. “As a show of solidarity during the campaign, which runs today through July 5, drivers are being asked to write…

Alexander County Sheriff’s Office Detective Daniel Millsaps, age 33 of Taylorsville, was honored Friday, June 26, with a ceremony honoring his 12 years of service to the agency. Millsaps is leaving to take a position with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. Daniel was hired in January 2008 by former Sheriff Hayden Bentley as…

The Alexander County Health Department has reported the county’s first death related to COVID-19 on Monday, June 29, 2020, according to a county news release. According to Leeanne Whisnant, Director of Consolidated Human Services, Alexander County EMS responded to a call at a residence on Monday morning during which time the patient died as a…

A family who formerly lived in Alexander County is asking for help with burial expenses for a young father whose death is being investigated as a homicide. Aaron Bruce Holland, age 35, resided at 115 Damron Lane, Harmony, according to Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell. Holland was found dead June 25 in his residence. Shena…

Due to present restrictions in place as a result of the pandemic, the July 11th Summer on the Square Concert with Silverhawk Band has been cancelled. Hiddenite Center staff will continue to monitor the regulations and recommendations made by state and local health officials in making a determination for presenting the next scheduled FREE Summer…

Alexander County Sheriff Chris Bowman told The Times on June 26 that he would like to address questions he has received about how officers will enforce Gov. Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 147, regarding face masks. The Order, which goes into effect June 26 at 5 p.m., requires people to wear face coverings over the nose…

  By MICAH HENRY Downtown Taylorsville once again has a picture framing shop with the opening this week of Foxie Frames at 501 East Main Avenue. Owner Dana Fox Yoder has over 13 years of experience in framing through her previous employer, Custom Frame Crafters, which closed about two years ago. “I’ve seen a real…