Area News

The Alexander County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) has announced the winners of the 2016 Alexander County Readers’ Choice Awards. Working in conjunction with The Taylorsville Times, the EDC believes this awards program is an excellent way to provide much-deserved recognition and honor to the small business community here in Alexander County, and is an important…

Emergency personnel on the scene of a collision involving a school bus on Friday afternoon, Nov. 18, reported that no one was injured. The crash occurred on NC 90 East at the intersection of Davis Auto Drive in Hiddenite. The wreck involved Alexander Central High School Bus #198, which had apparently been traveling east on…

It’s dry, there’s no doubt about that. There is no rain in the forecast. And Alexander County is included in the 25-county burning ban which is still in effect and began last week, according to Alexander County Ranger Dennis Wahlers with the N.C. Forest Service. He told The Times how its readers can prepare their…

Danny T. Dyson, Alexander County Clerk of Superior Court, has announced the 2016 list of unclaimed property for residents of Alexander County. You may log on to www.nccash.com by calling 919-814-4200 and select option #1 to claim the property. Dyson asks that if anyone sees names of people they know, to please pass along the…

The Alexander County Board of Education will keep the same faces for a few more years, according to unofficial results from the Alexander County Board of Elections. Scott A. Bowman was re-elected to District 1 and Caryn Brzykcy was re-elected to serve District 3, as both were unopposed. Bowman had 4,540 votes (there were 80…

The hotly contested issue of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC), both countywide and in the Town of Taylorsville, were passed by a wide margin on Tuesday, Nov. 8, according to unofficial results. Graham is the only dry county left in North Carolina, according to the NC ABC Commission. Countywide In the Malt Beverage election, there were…

The Alexander County Commission remains firmly in Republican control according to unofficial results following the Nov. 8, 2016, General Election. Incumbent Ryan Mayberry of Bethlehem garnered 9,657 votes and next highest vote-getter was Jeffrey Peal, of Ellendale, with 9,483 votes. Both men are Republicans. They were closely followed by Democratic candidate Marty Loudermilt of Stony…

Local businessman Kenneth Bennett, of Bennett’s Tree Service, stopped by The Times’ office on Tuesday, Nov. 8, to relate how he had responded to a recent vandalism attack on his property. Bennett, a supporter of Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump, had carved a large tree stump bearing a pro-Trump message on his property in southeastern…

Because of increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and canceled all burning permits for the following counties in Western North Carolina: Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga and…