Area News

The North Carolina Division of Employment Security is taking immediate actions to help people who are unable to work because of COVID-19, according to an April 3rd press release. Approximately 370,000 North Carolinians have filed for unemployment insurance assistance since March 16, an unprecedented spike in filings as a result of the pandemic. Prior to…

A burning ban goes into effect at 5:00 p.m. today (April 3, 2020). All burning permits are invalid, stated David Huffman, Alexander County Ranger with the North Carolina Forest Service. NC Dept. of Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced the move to cancel all burning permits and prohibit all open burning for the entire counties of…

The Alexander County Board of Education’s regular monthly meeting for April is scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, 2020, so as not to conflict with Spring Break. Now in accordance with Governor Roy Cooper’s Executive Order No.121, the Board of Education meeting will be closed to the public.  A link will be available on Tuesday for viewing…

Town Council Meetings As of this time, all Town Council meetings will be done through the virtual meeting host, Zoom. All meetings will be available to view through a link on the Town website www.taylorsvillenc.com. The next regularly scheduled meeting is set for April 7, 2020, at 3:00 p.m.

NOTICE OF ALEXANDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING FOR APRIL 6, 2020 Notice is hereby given that the Alexander County Board of Commissioners’ Meeting scheduled for April 6, 2020 at 6:00 pm in Room 103 of the CVCC / Alexander Center will be conducted remotely via Zoom in response to NC Governor Roy Cooper’s Executive…

April 2020 Alexander County 4-H Update • April Club Meetings will be canceled. • Events are being canceled due to COVID-19 on the state and district levels. 4-H Congress and Citizenship Focus have been canceled, but they are looking at doing them virtually. District Activity Day is looking to be done virtually too. If you…

On Thursday, April 2, 2020, officers of the Taylorsville Police Department drew the first charges for people violating the Governor’s Stay at Home Order. Ashley Nicole Pierce, 31 of Granite Falls, was charged with Larceny and Violation of the Stay At Home order. Shannon Lee Benfield, 40 of Hickory, had a Criminal Summons issued for…

Alexander County health officials have announced that the county has two confirmed cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. The first case was announced on Saturday, March 28, when a person in Alexander County tested positive for COVID-19. Leeanne Whisnant, Director of Alexander County Consolidated Human Services, said the patient is at home and recovering well. The…

Thomas A. Stith, III, Small Business Administration North Carolina District Director, related the following information to area businesses this week: In the wake of the COVID-19 disaster declaration, the SBA North Carolina District Office has been working tirelessly to ensure details regarding SBA’s disaster assistance programs are distributed to the citizens of North Carolina. Please…

A Hudson woman working at a construction site was killed last week when she was struck by a car, authorities said. On Friday, March 27, 2020, at approximately 5:35 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to a fatal collision in Alexander County on Church Road near Fox Court, according to Master Trooper Jeffrey S.…