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Town of Taylorsville Special Meeting Notice The public will take notice that the Mayor of the Town of Taylorsville has called for a special meeting at the Taylorsville Town Hall Council Chambers on Friday, October 25, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. for the purpose of considering a resolution to dissolve the merger between the Town of…

In the Alexander County Board of Education 2024 General Election, District 1, District 3, and District 4 (one seat each) are up for election. Candidates are: • District 1: Jesse Bowles, Andrew Latchford, and Kevin Weikle, Jr. • District 3: Shannon Oxentine and Parker Sisk. • District 4: Matt Hull and Corey McLain. The candidates’…

Some 7,093 people cast ballots during the first five days of Early Voting in Alexander County (27.59 percent of registered voters). Totals for October 17-22 in Alexander County, by polling location, are: • CVCC in Taylorsville – 2,868 • Bethlehem – 2,641 • Hiddenite – 1,584 Alexander County Elections Director Patrick Wike shared this graph…

By MICAH HENRY Although it is a shadow of its former self, the old hospital property in Taylorsville is still helping people, in a way. The owner of the former Alexander County Hospital, Tim McCullen, who operates Irish Rose Spendthrift Trust, noted that the hospital property was used a a fundraiser to park vehicles for…

  The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Survivor Assistance team will have local office hours every day this week to assist homeowners and renters who experienced loss or damage during Hurricane Helene.   The locations for the Mobile Registration Intake Center are: • Bethlehem Branch Library, 45 Rink Dam Rd., Hickory, NC 28601 •…

The 2024 Early Voting period is off to a great start, with the October 17-19 totals in Alexander County showing large numbers. The three locations’ vote totals during those dates are: CVCC in Taylorsville – 1,669 Bethlehem – 1,620 Hiddenite – 949 Total ballots cast during October 17-19: 4,238.   Early Voting Location addresses •…

Early Voting October 17, 2024, totals in Alexander County, by polling location: CVCC in Taylorsville – 747 Bethlehem – 748 Hiddenite – 472 Total ballots cast on October 17: 1,967.   Early Voting Locations: • CVCC Alexander Applied Technologies Center, 230 Industrial Blvd, Taylorsville • Bethlehem Community Fire & Rescue, 7373 NC Hwy. 127, Taylorsville…

In-person early voting for the 2024 general election begins Thursday, Oct. 17, and runs through Saturday, Nov. 2, at three early voting locations across Alexander County. Early voting has become a popular voting method in North Carolina and Alexander County. In the 2020 general election, 75 percent of Alexander County voters chose early voting to…

The 34th Annual Taylorsville Apple Festival will take place on Saturday, October 19, 2024, in downtown Taylorsville, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (The Apple Festival booklet is included in the October 16 issue of The Times.) There will be fun, food, crafts, singing, and it’s all for a good cause. All proceeds above the…

By MICAH HENRY After six months and 12 days, Taylorsville father and son, Rob and Gavin Duncan, summited Mt. Katahdin, Maine, at 9:02 a.m. on the morning of Friday, August 16, 2024. That marked the culmination of their 2,197.4 mile through-hike of the Appalachian Trail, having begun on February 4 at the trail’s southern terminus…