On Thursday, May 21, 2026, at approximately 5:00 p.m., Wilkes County 911 dispatched officers with the Wilkesboro Police Department to an armed robbery reported in the parking lot area of Brushy ...

Alexander County Manager Justin Mundy presented the 2026-2027 proposed budget at the May 18, 2026, meeting of the Board of Commissioners. The total proposed general fund budget is $62,779,084, which ...

Bobby Gene Bentley, 89, of Taylorsville, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory after a short period of declining health. Bobby was also known as “the ...

On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at approximately 8:29 p.m., the N.C. State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision on Rink Dam Road near Fess Little Road, in Alexander County. A 2019 ...

Entries for the 2026 Taylorsville Times’ Father of the Year Essay Contest are being accepted until Thursday, June 11, at 5 p.m. To enter The Times’ 37th Annual Father of the Year Essay Contest, simply ...

Cynthia Hill shook off her mortal coil and transitioned to join The Lord on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Atrium-Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Cynthia was born in Alexander County on January 27, ...

Mark “Doc” Leo Charlesworth, 62, of Moravian Falls, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 18, 2026, at his home. Mark was born January 21, 1964, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, the son of the late ...

Toney Calvin Keller, 93, of Taylorsville, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at his home. Toney was born May 10, 1933, in Caldwell County, the son of the late Samuel Monroe Keller and Ada Louann ...

Dakota Rollings, a student in the Fire Academy at Alexander Central High School, was given a special award for showing ...

ATTENDANCE INCREASES — The Taylorsville Apple Blossom Festival on May 2, 2026, has increased in attendance as word of the ...

A dedication ceremony for the Charters of Freedom (the Declaration of Independence, United States Constitution, and the Bill of Rights) permanent settings, placed at Alexander County Courthouse Park a ...

The Alexander County Board of Commissioners approved a measure at their meeting on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, to accept state ...