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By ANGELA FARR KING The Taylorsville Town Council met on Tuesday, June 5, 2024, for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Eric Bumgarner led the meeting in the absence of Mayor George Holleman. One of the main topics on the agenda was a presentation of the proposed budget for the Town of Taylorsville…

The Alexander County Board of Commissioners adopted the 2024-2025 budget at the Monday, June 3, meeting by a 3-2 vote, with Commissioners Marty Pennell and Larry Yoder opposed, according to a county press release. The new budget includes a two-cent property tax decrease, which will reduce the property tax rate to 65 cents per $100…

The Alexander County Board of Education has named a former district-level leader as the new superintendent of Alexander County Schools, according to a school system press release. Dr. Bill Griffin anticipates he will step into the office on July 1. Griffin currently serves as the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources in Caldwell County Schools. Prior…

A Special Called Meeting of the Alexander County Board of Education is scheduled for Wednesday, June 5, 2024, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Board of Education Office, 700 Liledoun Road, Taylorsville. The purpose for the Special Called Meeting is to take action on the Alexander Central High School Turf Project, Alexander Central High School…

Alexander County will continue the 2024 Summer Concert Series with a performance by The Whisnants, on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. on the Rotary Performance Stage at Alexander County Courthouse Park. The Whisnants will perform everyone’s favorite southern gospel songs. This traditional gospel group dates back to its beginnings in 1970 in Morganton.…

The Alexander County Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, June 3, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., in the Commissioners Meeting Room 103, Catawba Valley Community College – Alexander Center, located at 345 Industrial Blvd., Taylorsville.   The agenda for the meeting will be:   1. Call to Order – Chairman Josh Lail…

A Hiddenite man has died in a head-on crash near Taylorsville. On Friday, May 31, at approximately 8:50 a.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Alexander County on US 64 near Boston Road, according to Master Trooper Christopher M. Casey of the Highway Patrol.  A 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe…

The Alexander Central High School Graduation is planned on Friday, June 7, 2024, at 7 p.m. in the football stadium. Principal Jacob Lail announced the following list of rules for those attending: • All traffic should enter through the School Drive entrance except handicap parking. Only handicap vehicles are allowed to enter at the stadium…

Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in all 100 of North Carolina’s counties in April 2024, according to data from the N.C. Department of Commerce. Alexander County’s unemployment rate was 3.2 percent, with surrounding counties having the following rates: Wilkes, 3.5; Caldwell, 3.3; Catawba, 3.2; Iredell, 3.1. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at…

Samantha Crouch of Taylorsville tried her luck on a new digital instant game on Friday, May 24, 2024, and won the first $150,000 top prize, according to N.C. Education Lottery officials. Crouch won her big prize playing Skee-Ball. She played $30 to win $150,000 and the odds of that win are 1 in 1 million.…