3+ week, 4+ day ago   (206+ words) The Alexander County Summer Concert Series will feature “Play It Again,” a Luke Bryan tribute band, on Saturday, August 22, 2026, on the Rotary Performance Stage at Alexander County Courthouse Park. The free concert begins at 7:00 p.m. The band brings modern…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (78+ words) The Taylorsville Times An estimated 600 people attended The Extraordinaires concert on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at Alexander County Courthouse Park as the kickoff to the county’s Independence Celebration Following the concert, a fireworks show was held at Alexander Central High School…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (325+ words) The public is invited to Alexander County’s Summer Concert Series and Independence Celebration on Saturday, July 18. The event will feature a concert by The Extraordinaires at 7:00 p.m. on the Rotary Performance Stage at Alexander County Courthouse Park, followed by fireworks…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (440+ words) Some books are written from research. Some are written from imagination. And then there are the books that can only come from a life lived in the fire — books born out of the kind of suffering that no one asks…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (325+ words) After 35 years of proudly serving as a wireless provider in western North Carolina, Carolina West Wireless has entered into an agreement to transition its wireless network to Verizon and will discontinue its wireless services effective September 30, 2026, according to a press…...

4+ mon, 7+ hour ago   (156+ words) ATTENDANCE INCREASES — The Taylorsville Apple Blossom Festival on May 2, 2026, has increased in attendance as word of the spring festival has spread. It was introduced in the past decade to complement the fall Apple Festival, held the third Saturday in October…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (217+ words) EAGLES TRIBUTE BAND — A performance by On The Border – The Ultimate Eagles Tribute Band will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. on the Rotary Performance Stage at Alexander County Courthouse Park in Taylorsville. The concert is free and…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (341+ words) The program for the 2026 Apple Blossom Festival is included in the April 29 issue of The Times. Among hundreds of vendors and booths, United States Strongman will hold the Apple Blossom Invitational Competition and Exhibition at the Taylorsville Apple Blossom Festival…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (148+ words) Double Creek Rodeo will hold rodeo events at H&H Arena at 533 Ned Herman Road in the Ellendale Community on Friday and Saturday, May 1 and 2. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m. daily with the rodeo starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $20 for adults; children…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (247+ words) In celebration of the 250th anniversary of America, an incredibly special event will be held on May 29, 2026, 7:00 pm, at Rocky Face Park in Hiddenite. Partners Patriots Theater and Studio 3 will bring this performance to life with music and theatrical performances in…...