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The Taylorsville  Town Council’s next meeting is Monday, March 13, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. in Town Hall Council Chambers. The agenda is as follows:   1. Call to Order – Mayor   2. Invocation – Pledge of Allegiance   3. Adoption of Agenda- and Consideration of Minutes February 7th, 2023Meeting   4. Open Forum Public…

Local school officials hope to bring together industry partners with high school students in a Spring Career Expo on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the Alexander Central High School JV Gymnasium. The goal is to connect community partners with high school juniors and seniors, said Crystal B. Hoke, Director of…

Most property owners in Alexander County have now received their reappraisal notice in the mail from the Alexander County Tax Office. Property values increased countywide by an average of 54 percent. NC General Statutes require a reappraisal at least once every eight years, which is the schedule adopted by Alexander County. The last reappraisal was…

During their meeting on Monday, March 6, Alexander County Commissioners voted unanimously to request N.C. General Assembly representatives to approve the holding of a referendum in the 2024 General Election to allow voters to select the method of candidacy filing for the Alexander County Board of Education. Chairman Marty Pennell said the board did not…

The Alexander County Board of Commissioners recognized the longtime County Manager, the late Rick French, when they presented the Key to the County award to his family on Monday, March 6, 2023, at their regular monthly meeting at CVCC Alexander Center for Education. French passed away on December 24, 2022. His wife, Kathy French, and…

A Catawba County man who was reported to be slumped over the steering wheel of a pickup in a church parking lot was found with two types of illicit drugs and a pistol in the vehicle. According to Alexander County Sheriff Chad Pennell, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol was…

Central Alexander/Taylorsville, Hiddenite, and Sugar Loaf fire departments responded to the address of 26 Saunders Lane, off NC 90 East, in Taylorsville, on the afternoon of Thursday, February 23. Fire was reported at the facility, which is a concrete block industrial structure operated as an auto salvage shop. Taylorsville Fire Chief Matt Jordan said the…

By MICAH HENRY Meet Sheila Burger, owner of Grandma B’s Sewing and Confections. She just opened her new storefront in downtown Taylorsville at 91 E. Main Ave. Looking particularly wise, as she glances over top of her reading glasses, Sheila explains that she has been sewing all of her life. “I sewed my finger when…

At a special meeting on Thursday, February 16, 2023, the Alexander County Board of Commissioners met with leaders of the county’s volunteer fire departments. The main topic of discussion was the location and construction of a training facility for emergency services personnel. At the board’s February 6th meeting, Fire Marshal Mark Earle presented a proposal…

By MICAH HENRY The Taylorsville Town Council met twice in the past week, first on Wednesday, morning, February 15, 2023, for a work session, and again on Monday morning, February 20, for a special called meeting. Town Public Works Manager Aaron Wike told The Times on Tuesday that the Council heard figures from the 2023…