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FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department is investigating a crash that claimed the life of a 34-year-old man on Tuesday afternoon. Officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle

FROM STAFF REPORTS A juvenile who should not have been driving after dark faces multiple charges in connection with a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a Mooresville woman.

Special to IFN RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper is leading a delegation of state and local leaders and officials to Washington, D.C., this week to present a request for $25.57

Special to IFN JMS Southeast Inc. and Statesville Process recently donated the proceeds from their November vending machine program, totaling $800, to the Iredell Arts Council. This donation is part

Special to IFN Iredell Memorial Hospital has earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog organization focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an

BY STACIE LETT CAIN The Mooresville Town Board of Commissioners voted Monday night to designate itself as a housing authority but with limited powers. The Mooresville Planning and Community Development

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Special Olympics Iredell County held its Annual Donor Appreciation banquet at the Iredell County Agricultural Center on Monday evening. The event brought together Special Olympic athletes, their

BY DONNA SWICEGOOD The Statesville City Council on Monday approved an economic incentive for Betco Industries for the purchase of new machinery and equipment. The incentive, titled “Project Keepsake,” was

Special to IFN The City of Statesville on Tuesday announced the hiring of Matt Hubert as the city engineer. Hubert, a dedicated public service professional with over 20 years of

BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Career Technical Education Department has acquired a new state-of-the-art 3D anatomy table. According to CTE Director Tim Woody, the touch-screen anatomy table offers an

Special to IFN The Divas Fighting Like Girls breast cancer support group recently held its biannual 50 Shades of Pink Ball at the Statesville Civic Center. Treva Miller, a breast

BY KEVIN IMM Mooresville Fire Rescue and Shepherds Volunteer Fire Department personnel responded to a report of a gas leak at 1459 River Highway at Queens Landing late Monday morning.

Special to IFN The Statesville Police Department has hired Stephanie Adkins as the city’s first police attorney. Adkins brings a comprehensive legal background that will serve as an invaluable asset

Special to IFN RALEIGH — New data released Monday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Labor, show that the nonfatal workplace

Special to IFN The school year is officially in full swing, and you have probably seen the elaborate school lunches influencers are packing for their kids each morning. Are you

Special to IFN The 2024 Statesville Christmas Parade, presented by the 30th Masonic District of North Carolina, is scheduled for Sunday, December 8, in the heart of Downtown. The parade,

Special to IFN RALEIGH — Eight distinguished citizens were presented the North Carolina Award, the state’s highest honor, by Gov. Roy Cooper at a November 14 ceremony at the at

The policy of the Town of Mooresville is to foster, maintain, and promote equal employment opportunities. We recruit, hire, train, and promote employees without discrimination because of race, religion, color,

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: NOVEMBER 8 ♦ Antonio Lopez Brown, 36, of Sally Road, Dunn, charged with assault inflicting serious injury

Special to IFN Santa Central will return to Statesville City Hall for the upcoming holiday season! Starting November 25, Santa’s Magic Mailbox will once again be in the City Hall

Special to IFN RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper is urging Republican legislators to provide more funding for Western North Carolina recovery instead of spending millions of taxpayer dollars on private

Special to IFN More than 200 attendees enjoyed the third annual Heart of Jazz fundraising event at the Statesville Civic Center Friday evening, raising a record $44,000 for Iredell Health

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BY DEBBIE PAGE The Troutman Town Council approved a 256 single-family home development, located between Apple Hill Road and Falls Cove phase 7, on Thursday night. Town Planner Andrew Ventresca