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State health officials now recommend wearing a mask in all indoor public spaces Special to Iredell Free News The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has released new data
Special to Iredell Free News In response to CDC guidance and recommendations from local health officials, and to help save lives and prevent outbreaks of COVID-19, the City of Statesville
Event features free food, music and entertainment, kids games, and giveaways Special to Iredell Free News The 6th Annual Stop the Violence Cookout is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 6
Special to Iredell Free News Fifth Street Ministries will host a breakfast meeting for local faith leaders on Wednesday, September 15. This event will be held at 9 a.m. in
Applications still being accepted in 88 counties, including Iredell Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program has distributed more than
Sabra Lee Ashley, 74, of Lewiston, Idaho, and formerly of Statesville, N.C., entered into eternal life on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at Wedgewood Assisted Living in Lewiston after a 10-year
Jocelyn Carolyn Durand Hamby, 80, passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Born July 22, 1941, in Central Falls, R.I., she was the daughter to the late Harold and Aldora Desrosiers
Robert Gerald Earley, 57, of Statesville, N.C., died Saturday, August 21, 2021. He was born in Burke County, N.C., to the late Fred Earley and Kitty Abernathy Earley. He was
Ruby Sills McFarland, 97, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at Autumn Care in Cornelius, N.C. She was born on February 4, 1924, in Charlotte, N.C.,
Jack Howard Massey, 84, of Stony Point, N.C., passed away in his home on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Jack was born in Iredell County on November 23, 1936, to the
Flossie Mae Stout Bustle, 81 of Union Grove, N.C., died Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Iredell County on October 29, 1939, she was the daughter
Shirley Lowrance Cornacchione, 95, of Statesville, N.C., died Wednesday, August 25, 2021. She was born in Iredell County on July 25, 1926, and was the daughter of the late Julius
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools officials said more than 20,000 students attended classes in district schools on Monday, the first day of the 2021-2022 for most district schools. But hundreds
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s crews, contractors and volunteers have collected more than 9 million pounds of litter from roadsides and are on
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announces the following births: AUGUST 10 ♦ A boy, Emmett Dean Mason, born to Kristaphor Mason and Kayla Anderson of
Helen Mae Waugh Meadows of Mooresville, N.C., was called home in a peaceful manner by her Lord at Inlet Coastal Resort Assisted Living on Sunday, August 22, 2021, in her
Pamela Chadwick Laroche, 72, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at her residence. She was born on July 8, 1949, in Detroit, Mich., to the late
Mabel Benton Roach, 91, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. She was born on May 4, 1930, in Charlotte, N.C., to the late Glenn M. and
Alma Jean Donaldson Turner, 86, a longtime resident of Mooresville, N.C., died on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, after a brief battle with double pneumonia. She was born in Cornelius, N.C.,
Michael Dywane Chandler, son of Alice Holder Rhodes was born April 25, 1966, in Boone County, Mo. He departed his earthly life on Monday, August 23, 2021, at his residence
Roger Dale Bost, 73, of Statesville, N.C., passed away at his home in Iredell County, N.C., on August 21, 2021. Dale, as he was so lovingly known, was born on
Elizabeth “Lib” Irene Troutman Leatherwood, 91, passed away quietly at Brookdale Assisted Living Center, where she had resided for several years, on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. She was the youngest
Thomas Edward White III, 69, of Cleveland, N.C., died August 24, 2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Mecklenburg County on January 18, 1952, he was a son of Thomas
Ruth “Betty” Elizabeth Hutchens Haynes, 85, of Statesville, N.C., passed away surrounded by her children on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Betty was born November 26, 1935, in Iredell County and
Special to Iredell Free News District Attorney Sarah Kirkman’s office announced the dispositions of the following felony cases in Iredell County Superior Court on Tuesday, August 24: ♦ Marcie Klinger
Local nonprofit provider is one of only four hospices in N.C. to achieve top rating Special to Iredell Free News Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County (HPCIC) is one
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two more deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 in Iredell County. The Iredell County Health Department on Tuesday reported the county’s 244th and 245th deaths tied to
Special to Iredell Free News Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont (GSCP2P) is currently forming troops and recruiting new leaders in preparation for the new troop year this fall. All
BY KARISSA MILLER As Cloverleaf Elementary, an International Baccalaureate School, opened this week for a new school year, teary-eyed moms led in kindergarteners while older students quickly exited cars and
Special to Iredell Free News While vaping may seem like a harmless, safer alternative to smoking, research shows that’s not the case. Vaping has become increasingly popular, especially among younger
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Republican Party Executive Committee has selected Bryan Shoemaker to fill a vacant seat on the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education. Shoemaker will fill the
Special to Iredell Free News RALIEGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has launched TeenVaxFacts.com – a website dedicated to providing teens with the information, tools and
Stephen Lee Moose, 66, of Troutman, N.C., met his Lord and Savior on August 23, 2021, after 9½ years of fighting cancer. Stephen was born on January 9, 1955, in
Raymond Howard Greer, 71, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on August 22, 2021, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. Raymond was born July 7, 1950, in Ashe County, N.C., to