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Taylorsville native and her chef husband serve fine cuisine at their Paso Robles restaurant By MICAH HENRY Taylorsville folks have grown up to run successful businesses here, there, and everywhere. And it is only fitting that a daughter of Taylorsville’s well-known meat cutting family would grow up to go into the culinary arts — along…

Employees of Alexander County Cooperative Extension earned awards at the North Carolina Cooperative Extension (NCCE) State Conference which was held recently in Raleigh. A highlight of the conference was the awards banquet which recognizes the achievements and service of outstanding employees. The Alexander County crew won the NCCE Search for Excellence South Central District Team Award…

UPDATED Dec. 23, 2019 — Several local people filed this month for elected offices in the 2020 elections. Filing ended on Friday, December 20, at noon. Eight candidates have filed for Alexander County Board of Commissioners and seven candidates for Alexander County Board of Education, according to Patrick Wike, Elections Director. County Commissioner candidates Two…

In light of Board of Education’s salary increase request Compensation compared for the three local elected boards By MICAH HENRY [Editor’s Note: This online article corrects miscalculations in the Dec. 18, 2019, print edition. A handwritten notation in paperwork supplied to The Times, denoting Town elected officials are “paid 2 times per year” mistakenly led…

Alexander County Schools (and Before School Care) will be on a 3-hour delay for students and staff on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, according to Dr. Alisha Cloer, Executive Director of Human Resources and Auxiliary Services. This delay is due to the forecast of rain with freezing temperatures. The elementary early dismissal has changed and all…

UPDATE: Dec. 11, 12:49 p.m. The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly shooting which was reported to authorities on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, in Stony Point. On Tuesday, at approximately 12:32 PM, a call came into Alexander County 911 in reference to a shooting at 711 Spring Pointe Drive in the Stony Point…

According to Alexander County Sheriff Chris Bowman, a Taylorsville man was arrested over the weekend for drug crimes. Gordon Eugene Yoder, age 38 of Taylorsville, was arrested on December 8, 2019, and charged with Felony Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Resisting Arrest. His bond was set at $70,000.00 secured, with a court…

The Alexander County Board of Elections met during a public meeting on Thursday, December 5, 2019, to discuss and adopt a one-stop early voting plan for the March 3, 2020 Primary Election. Session Law 2019-239, enacted by the NC General Assembly, made statutory changes to the early voting period, as well as, new requirements for…

The Times “One Minute Quiz” asks: What are you thankful for? (Listen to these Thanksgiving comments on our Audiorama podcast! Click here to find our podcast.)