Area News

By MICAH HENRY Perhaps following in the path of the Apostle Paul, Bethlehem resident Stella Lail Perrin, 50, has traveled to a new land to help others and show the love of Jesus Christ. Stella left Bethlehem October 17 and has moved to the Republic of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea. She is working with…

Since early voting began on Oct. 19 in the Town of Taylorsville 2023 Municipal election, 176 people had cast ballots as of Tuesday evening. There are 1,366 registered voters in the city. Fifteen candidates are running for office in the nonpartisan races: two for Mayor and thirteen for the four open Council seats. Early voting…

By MICAH HENRY A group of family, friends, and co-workers gathered at the Alexander County Services Center on Thursday, October 26, for the dedication of a large artwork in memory of the late Alexander County Manager, Rick French. The artwork, which depicts a large butterfly on a 7’ x 10’ panel, was done by artist…

By MICAH HENRY The Taylorsville Mayor and Town Council members met for a brief open session and then went into an extended closed session on Thursday, Oct. 26. A public notice about the meeting, placed by Mayor George Holleman in The Times October 25, noted that the council would hold a closed session at the…

The annual Can Hunger Food Drive among Alexander County elementary schools was held earlier this month, and donations came pouring in — 34,277 cans in all. These donations go to support the five food pantries in Alexander County. Hiddenite Elementary won the friendly competition again as the Top School in the County, having 12,634 cans…

Taylorsville Mayor George Holleman has called for a Special Town Council Meeting on Thursday, October 26, at 1:20 p.m. at Town Hall’s Council Chambers, at 67 Main Avenue Drive. The meeting will be to discuss confidential/personnel information, in accordance with N.C. General Statutes. The public is invited to attend the open session of the special…

By ANGELA FARR KING Saturday, October 21, was the perfect day for the 33rd Annual Taylorsville Apple Festival. The weather was sunny and cool, just right for walking through Taylorsville and seeing all of the vendors and their wares. There were handmade wooden crafts, including custom built furniture, lots of clothing for adults and children,…

An accident involving a boom truck on Sunday afternoon, October 22, 2023, caused power and internet outages in Taylorsville which continued for nearly 24 hours for some utility customers. Taylorsville Town Manager Aaron Wike told The Times that a local company’s bucket truck, which had displayed a banner for the Kids’ Korner on Saturday at…

More than 400 local homes and businesses now have high-speed internet service, thanks to a partnership between Alexander County and Open Broadband, according to a county press release. Alan Fitzpatrick, CEO of Open Broadband, presented a final update to the Alexander County Board of Commissioners at their October 16 meeting as the partnership has concluded.…

The Times received a letter recently, announcing the Bankruptcy filing for The Mitchell Gold Co., LLC. On August 31, 2023, and September 6, 2023, Arkansas-based SG-TMGC, LLC and The Mitchell Gold Co., LLC (MG+BW), of Taylorsville, NC, filed voluntary petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, seeking relief under Chapter…