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The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office has been actively investigating a string of breaking and entering incidents in the Ellendale Community of Alexander County. As a result of the ongoing investigation, deputies arrested two men. Charles Vincent Packer, Jr., W/M, age 54 of Taylorsville, on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. Packer has been charged with the following…

Buy Local Challenge 2025 Winners The following winners were drawn in the 2025 Buy Local Challenge, brought to you by Alexander County Economic Development Corporation, The Town of Taylorsville, The Taylorsville Times, and local businesses: Top Prize winners • Grand Prize, $1,000 Spree – Wayne Jones. • Second Prize, Dollywood passes – Sara Cruz. •…

By ANGELA FARR KING The 48th Annual Vashti Day Celebration was held on Saturday, June 28, and it was as festive and patriotic as it always is! The day began with breakfast being served at the Vashti Fire Department from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The parade started at 11:00 a.m., with participants lining up…

By MICAH HENRY “Like father, like son” — that saying holds true for Alan Bentley, 67, and his son, Travis, 44, of the Sugar Loaf Community. Both are avid relic hunters, and their attention to the observing the ground around them has netted many interesting local discoveries. Alan recalls that, as a boy, he found…

A Rutherford County man was arrested yesterday after authorities found him to be in possession of Fentanyl. On Thursday, June 26, 2025, at around 7:10 p.m., officers with the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office observed Nicholas Owens at 697 W. Main Ave., in Taylorsville, according to Sheriff Chad Pennell. During the encounter, a search was conducted,…

Two local men face charges following an altercation which led to a stabbing, according to Alexander County Sheriff Chad Pennell. On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at approximately 10:42 a.m., Alexander County 911 received a report of an assault at 742 Hill River Rd., Hiddenite. Upon arrival, officers located a victim suffering from multiple stab wounds.…

On Thursday, June 26, 2025, the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, the Taylorsville Police Department, and the North Carolina Secretary of State’s Office, executed multiple search warrants within Alexander County, according to Alexander Sheriff Chad Pennell. These search warrants were the result of ongoing investigations stemming from citizen…

A Taylorsville man is in custody after authorities say an argument led to a shooting. On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at approximately 11:14 a.m., Alexander County 911 received a call of a domestic disturbance at 3603 NC Hwy. 90 East, Taylorsville. Upon arrival, officers located James Roger Morton, suffering from a single gunshot wound. Emergency…

During the Alexander County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) meeting recently, it was announced that the N.C. Dept. of Transporation is having resurfacing done on several roads. Some projects are underway; others will have contracts let for upcoming paving. Resurfacing NC 16 in the Town of Taylorsville limits, NC 90 in Stony Point, and Ervin…

Jimmy Lewis Moore, 87, of Bethlehem, was called to his eternal home on June 22, 2025, after a period of declining health. Jimmy was born August 3, 1937, to the late Lester and Stella Moore Herman. He attended St. Stephen’s High School and received his GED from CVCC, according to his obituary. As a teenager,…