Area News

The Third Annual Sam’s Walk For Cancer will be held September 10, 2022, 4:00-9:00 p.m., at Salem Community Park, on NC 16 north of Taylorsville. Organized in 2020, the event grew out of the desire of founder, Samantha Bentley, to help cancer patients following her dad’s cancer diagnosis in 2014. After Relay For Life was…

By MICAH HENRY It’s a story of second chances and helping the next generation. That’s the story of Taylorsville native Jay Mayes, 49, who is a barber as well as a music promoter and manager for several artists. Jay, like his father before him, cuts hair. He is the son of Jessie “Buster” Mayes and…

By MICHAEL HARRISON Monsters are real in the Transylvania region of Romania. Albeit they are not bloodthirsty vampires, as described in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, they are real nonetheless. These monsters prey upon street children who live underground in city sewer systems. Some monsters are sex-traffickers who kidnap orphans and employ them as prostitutes. Other monsters…

A local woman who formerly worked at the state prison has been charged with providing illicit drugs to inmates. On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, Caroline Nicole Lyon, age 29 of Statesville, NC, was arrested and charged with one count of Felony Providing Drugs to Inmates, said Alexander County Sheriff Chris Bowman. This arrest is the…

A local family lost their home to a fire on Sunday night, August 28, 2022. The home was the residence of Tony and Deirdre Foster at 6051 Teague Town Road, Taylorsville, said Mark Earle, Alexander County Fire Marshal. Mrs. Foster was at home when the fire broke out. No one was injured in the blaze.…

The Business Beat The Farmers’ Daughter hosted a ribbon cutting and Grand Opening of their NEW Country Store on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. at 2180 Friendship Church Road, Taylorsville. Owners Jason and Amy Douglas invited the contractors who made the country store possible, Carolina Farm Credit, and family to the ceremony and…

By MICAH HENRY A lunchtime shooting in the busy West End area of Taylorsville, on Monday, August 29, 2022, about 12:41 p.m., left a man with life-threatening injuries and authorities searching for the suspect. Taylorsville Police Chief Douglas Bowman indicated that, at first, officers believed the incident was a drive-by shooting. However, it was later…

On Saturday afternoon, August 27, 2022, a female, age not listed, was rock climbing with a group at Rocky Face Park and fell approximately 25-30 feet, according to Alexander County officials. She was airlifted to a hospital in Charlotte with serious but apparently non-life-threatening injuries.

The 32nd Annual Taylorsville Apple Festival is scheduled for Saturday, October 15, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., said Festival Executive Director Gina Kay Honosky. The streets of Taylorsville will fill to overflowing for the annual festival, which draws an estimated 35,000 attendees and hosts over 400 booths including rides. The festival provides a…

SWORN IN AS EMERGENCY JUDGE — Former Superior Court Judge Kimberly S. Taylor has a new title: Emergency Recalled Superior Court Judge. She was sworn in for her new role August 12, 2022. Judge Taylor began practicing law in 1981, was elected to District Court Judge in 1986, appointed to Superior Court in 2000, and…