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As Fourth of July celebrations get underway across North Carolina, drivers are encouraged to make safe choices behind the wheel. The North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program launched its annual “Operation Firecracker Booze It and Lose It” enforcement campaign today to promote safe driving throughout the busy travel period. The campaign includes bolstered public outreach…

Linda Kay Pierce Pardue, 77, passed away in the arms of her husband on April 29, 2026. She was born and raised on a cotton farm in Stony Point and had called Taylorsville home since the 1960s. Born May 1, 1948, daughter of the late Ben Elbert Pierce and Rosie Mitchell Pierce, Linda married Paul…

The Early Voting Period for the March 3, 2026, Primary Election in Alexander County began February 12 and continues on weekdays through Friday, February 27, 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The single Saturday for Early Voting is February 28, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Early Voting location is the CVCC Alexander Applied Technologies…

Due to continued icy road conditions, some unsafe parking lots and sidewalks, Alexander County Schools will be closed to all students tomorrow, Friday, January 30, 2026. There will be no remote learning instruction. This will be an Optional Teacher Workday; staff may report on a two-hour delay. Please refer to the Inclement Weather Employee Guidelines…

The Alexander County Clerk of Court Office will be closed on Tuesday, January 27.

     Alexander County Schools will be on a 2-hour delay on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, due to wet roads and expected sub-freezing temperatures across the county, according to a school press release. Before and After-School Care will also operate on a 2-hour delay.

Per the policy and procedures of Judicial District 32 (Alexander and Iredell counties), since the schools are on remote learning, Magistrate Court for Alexander County for Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, has been canceled due to inclement weather, stated Edwin P. Chapman, Clerk of Court. To access your new court date, either call the Clerk’s Office…

The Alexander County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and The Taylorsville Times are partnering again this year to promote local businesses through the Twelfth Annual Alexander County Readers’ Choice Awards. In the special section inside the Nov. 12 issue, there is a complete listing of the many businesses that were voted “Best Overall” (first place) and…