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Land named Father of Year
By MICAH HENRY “I never expected to be in this position. It really surprised me. I didn’t know what to say,” The Times’ 2025 Father of the Year Jim Land said, when he learned of the honor. His daughter Lucinda Land Morin, of Marion, NC, wrote the winning essay. She spoke with The Times alongside…
Read MoreTaylorsville woman charged in I-77 collision death
A Taylorsville woman is facing charges after her car collided with stopped vehicles on Interstate 77 over the weekend. On Saturday, May 31, 2025, at approximately 10:20 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Iredell County on I-77 North near mile marker 43. Due to a previous collision,…
Read MoreCounty Commissioners approve $60M budget
The Alexander County Board of Commissioners adopted the 2025-2026 budget by a unanimous vote at the June 2 meeting, according to a county press release. Finance Director Jennifer Herman presented the 2025-2026 budget ordinance. The general fund budget totals $60,586,611. The property tax rate remains at 65 cents per $100 valuation. Herman said the new…
Read MoreMore than $4,600 in prizes in Buy Local Challenge
The 2025 Buy Local Challenge officially kicks off today, May 28, 2025, offering local customers a chance to win big prizes from fifty participating businesses. “The Taylorsville Times is pleased to once again partner with Alexander County government to offer our residents and the business community the Buy Local Challenge promotion,” said Steve Garland, General…
Read MoreTown Economic Visioning public workshop set June 10
The Town of Taylorsville will hold a Community Economic Visioning Workshop for citizens, business owners, Alexander County and regional partners — in short, everyone — on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Celebrate You, 34 West Main Avenue, in Taylorsville. What is the economic role you want downtown Taylorsville to play…
Read MoreNew school administrators named
Submitted by Dr. Denita Dowell-Reavis, ACS Testing and Communications Director Alexander County School Superintendent Dr. Bill Griffin announces several new hires and shifts as the district gets ready for the 2025-26 school year. Brian Lewis, CTE Director in Caldwell County Schools, will be the principal at Alexander Central High School. Jennifer Miller, assistant principal at…
Read MoreEducation Matters: May 28, 2025
A monthly column by ANGELA FARR KING Superintendent Dr. Bill Griffin: A Year in Review I’ve had some conversations lately about how much difference one person can make in an organization. I think we can all be skeptical and think that we are “just one person,” so how much impact can we really make…
Read MoreConley named to fill District Judge seat
On Friday, May 23, 2025, Governor Josh Stein announced the appointment of Statesville attorney Ms. Jessie Conley to the District Court for Judicial District 32, serving Alexander and Iredell counties. Conley is filling the vacancy created after the Honorable Bryan Corbett resigned in March. Conley currently works at Pressly, Thomas & Conley, P.A., in Statesville…
Read MoreMemorial Day ceremony held May 26
By MICAH HENRY “Today is about those who served this country and made the supreme sacrifice,” said Col. Bill Oxford, guest speaker at the Alexander County Memorial Day Ceremony, held on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Veterans Building on Carrigan Road in Taylorsville. More than one million American men and women have lost their…
Read MoreVietnam War buddies reconnect in Stony Point
By MICAH HENRY For Stony Point resident and Vietnam veteran Terry Miller, the story of his war experience isn’t about him — it’s about the Army’s brave working canines known as Scout Dogs, who sniffed out enemy land mines, troops, and other dangers, saving thousands of lives during the Vietnam War. And it’s about the…
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