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🌱 Taylorsville community remembers the life of David John Ozment

Taylorsville, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Taylorsville community remembers the life of David John Ozment
  • How a retired Taylorsville insurance owner fits a national jobs trend
  • Taylorsville community remembers the life of Alice Williams Crouch.

Also on today's calendar: Belles & Blooms and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 42.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• David John Ozment (taylorsvilletimes.com) — Family and friends in Taylorsville can honor David John Ozment at a Celebration of Life this Friday, May 15, 2026, 5 p.m. at Alexander Funeral Service on NC-16. The longtime lawn care professional and outdoorsman is remembered for his devotion to family, love of nature, and the many relatives who survive him.
   

• Why young and old men are leaving the labor force at record rates (spokesman.com) — A former Taylorsville insurance business owner, Glenn Eckard, is highlighted as one of many men nationwide leaving the workforce, after selling his local agency and retiring early. His story appears within a broader look at how retirements, disability, schooling, and shifting job markets are driving record-low labor force participation among American men of all ages.
   

• Alice Williams Crouch (iredellfreenews.com) — Taylorsville is mourning the passing of 85-year-old Alice Williams Crouch, remembered for her kindness, faith, and love of family and bluegrass gospel music. Visitation and a funeral service will be held Wednesday evening at Adams Funeral Home, with burial to follow later at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery and memorials requested to St. John’s Lutheran Church in Taylorsville.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Taylorsville. Apply here.
  • Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Bojangles Shift Manager - Taylorsville, NC - 689 in Taylorsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Taylorsville here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Trump says federal gasoline tax to be reduced 'till it's appropriate' (hickoryrecord.com)
  • Review: Tension ramps up as clock ticks down in ‘Neglected' (hickoryrecord.com)
  • Caldwell County man arrested in Monroe for impersonating police officer (hickoryrecord.com)

Hickory

  • Hickory Crawdads clean up after weekend fire; No updates to schedule as of Monday (hickoryrecord.com)
  • Nine Educators Recognized at Wilmer M. Jenkins Teacher of the Year Award Ceremony (whky.com)
  • From 'Send Help' to 'Remarkably Bright Creatures,' 10 movies to stream now (hickoryrecord.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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