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Dr. Alisha Cloer was named Executive Director of Human Resources and Auxillary Services for Alexander County Schools effective July 30, 2018. Cloer has served as the principal of Cloverleaf Elementary School in Iredell-Statesville Schools since 2012. She served as the principal of Hiddenite Elementary for eight years and a year prior she served as the…

On May 1, 2018, at approximately 11:00 PM, Alexander County Communications received a call from a residence located on Haven Circle in the Stony Point Community in reference to a fall. Communications dispatched Alexander County EMS and Stony Point First Responders. Officers Lee Hoyle and Davey Fortner with the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office were less…

A Taylorsville man has been arrested after he fired a gun near firefighters responding to a fire scene. On Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Alexander County 911 Communications received a grass fire call outside a residence located on Icard Ridge Road in the Bethlehem Community.  The Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched…

The 41st Annual Vashti Day Celebration will be held on Saturday, June 30, 2018, 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. From 7-10 a.m., there will be a Country Breakfast at the Vashti Fire Department with eggs, grits, cream gravy, ham, sausage, bacon, and biscuits. Adult plates are $6.50 and ham biscuit is $3 (all meats cost…

The annual Alexander County Independence Celebration at Alexander Central High School will not take place in 2018, according to the event’s organizers. Habitat for Humanity of Alexander County has been organizing the event for the past several years, usually on the Saturday following the July 4 holiday. Matt Cooksey, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity…

Next issue The next issue of The Taylorsville Times will be printed Tuesday, July 3, 2018, due to Independence Day observance. The deadline for all advertising and correspondence is Friday, June 30, at 1:00 p.m. On Wednesday, July 4, The Times office will close so staff can celebrate the holiday with their families.

    Dr. Steven Merrill, MD, who until this week practiced medicine at Catawba Valley Family Medicine – Taylorsville, is working to reassure his patients that he plans to continue their medical care, despite being dismissed from the medical group. Dr. Merrill, 66, told The Times by phone that he was called in from his…

The filing period for the Alexander County Soil and Water Conservation District Board in the November 6, 2018, General Election began June 11 and will end July 6, 2018, at 12:00 noon. Two seats are open on the Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor. The filing fee is $5. The two open seats are currently…

  The Alexander County Health Department has received numerous reports of illness from patrons who ate at a local restaurant on Wednesday, June 20; therefore, the department is investigating the possibility of an E. coli outbreak.     According to Leeanne Whisnant, ACHD Health Director, one individual has tested positive for E. Coli (EPEC) with…

A local man suspected of selling illicit drugs has been arrested after a person at his home accidentally called 911. On Tuesday, June 19, 2018, Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by Taylorsville Police Department, arrested John Paul Hammer, W/M, age 45 of Taylorsville. Hammer was charged with Possession with Intent to Sell/Deliver Schedule II Controlled…