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Due to the current D2 (Severe Drought) classification that Alexander and several surrounding counties are under, as well as conservation methods being implemented by the City of Hickory and Energy United, the Town of Taylorsville is entering into Stage I – Voluntary Conservation. “We ask that everyone be mindful of the water they are using…

  By MICAH HENRY A 1961 graduate of Happy Plains High School in Taylorsville, Everette Dula went on to serve in the U.S. Army later that decade. He attended Elizabeth State University in Elizabeth City, NC, for one year, studying Industrial Arts, including mechanical drawings and construction blueprints. Dula, the son of Gaither and Eula…

On Tuesday, November 14, at approximately 4:00 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Alexander County on NC 16 near Fairgrounds Road, according to Master Trooper Christopher M. Casey with the N.C. State Highway Patrol. A 2014 Nissan Sentra was traveling north on NC 16, crossed the centerline,…

On Nov. 9, Attorney General Josh Stein announced that North Carolina’s price gouging law is now being extended to more western North Carolina counties after Governor Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency. The price gouging ban now includes the following areas: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston,…

By MICAH HENRY Miller and Ruth Walker, of Taylorsville, have just achieved a milestone that few married couples reach: their seventy-fifth anniversary. Miller, 95, and Ruth, 93, celebrated in grand style with loads of family and friends on October 28 at Mt. Nebo Baptist Church. The couple met when Miller was working with Ruth’s brother-in-law…

Alexander County is under a burning ban, as declared Nov. 8, 2023, by the Alexander County Fire Marshal and N.C. Forest Service. No outdoor burning is permitted due to the hazardously dry conditions. Steve Troxler, State Agriculture Commissioner, as per state law (NC G.S. 106-944 & 106-946) has cancelled all burning permits and is prohibiting…

(updated Nov. 8, 10:25 a.m.) Holleman wins re-election as Taylorsville Mayor; Town Council winners are Bumgarner, Brown, Odom, and Simms — Taylorsville voters have re-elected George Holleman as Mayor and Eric Bumgarner, Kimberly Brown, Tamara Odom, and Jack Simms as Town Council members in the 2023 Municipal Election. All results are unofficial until after Canvass…

During Early Voting in the Town of Taylorsville 2023 Election for Mayor and Town Council, a total of 257 people voted. This represents 18.68 percent of the 1,376 registered voters inside the city limits, according to Patrick Wike, Alexander County Board of Elections Director. The last opportunity to vote will be on Election Day, Tuesday,…

(updated Nov. 8, 2023, 3:57 p.m.) Audit: use of septic service company violated Town policy The following is a quoted summary of the report posted online by N.C. State Auditor Beth Wood and staff on Nov. 2, 2023, regarding the Investigative Audit of Town of Taylorsville, online at: https://www.auditor.nc.gov/audits-reviews/all-other-reports/investigative-audits “The Office of the State Auditor…