Martha Allison Dalton, 81, of 420 Clark Street, Statesville, N.C., passed away on Monday, July 20, 2020, at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 25, 2020, at
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Mr. Claude Lee Steele, 78, of Statesville, N.C., entered into eternal rest on Monday, July 20, 2020, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Funeral services are Sunday, July 26, 2020, at 12
BY KARISSA MILLER Top officials from Iredell-Statesville Schools and Mooresville Graded School District updated county commissioners about their school reopening plans Tuesday evening. I-SS Superintendent Jeff James and MGSD Superintendent
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two more deaths in Iredell County have been attributed to COVID-19. The Iredell County Health Department reported the county’s 16th and 17th deaths on Wednesday afternoon, along
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article incorrectly reported the results of a survey of MGSD teachers and administrators. A majority of both groups favored Plan C. BY MIKE FUHRMAN
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 15-month-old boy who apparently drowned Tuesday evening in western Iredell County. The ICSO was dispatched to
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a Statesville man on Tuesday night. Zarrie Edward James, 26, was operating a
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two suspects face felony charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies found drugs and an AK 47 pistol in a vehicle during a traffic stop. Sheriff Darren
Special to Iredell Free News The City of Statesville currently has 2,100 residential utility accounts with deferred payments, totaling more than $640,000 past due. Statesville Utilities customers are urged to
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Health Department reported the 15th death in the county attributed to COVID-19 on Tuesday. Health officials also reported an outbreak of COVID-19 at a
Lucy Jane Williams Gentle, 83, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Monday, July 20, 2020, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Ms. Gentle was born March 28, 1937, in Rowan County, N.C.,
Mr. Thomas Holloway Boger Jr., 78, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Mr. Boger was born September 4, 1941, in Davie County and was the son
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Drug-Alcohol Coalition of Iredell has announced the awarding of $107,268 in grants to six local organizations that focus on substance use disorder prevention, treatment, or
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ work to increase COVID-19 testing access, including its innovative universal testing strategy within skilled nursing
Jennifer Diane Hill, 48, of Mocksville, N.C., passed away at Iredell Memorial Hospital on Sunday, July 19, 2020, and gained back the freedom to walk that had been taken away
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article incorrectly reported that students would return to Lake Norman and South Iredell high schools when the 2020-2021 school year begins in August. Some
Mayor feels ‘let down’ after developer chooses Duke Energy for utility services BY STACIE LETT CAIN Although Mayor Costi Kutteh welcomed the new Fairfield Inn & Suites to the City
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education will meet on Wednesday to discuss re-opening plans for the 2020-2021 school year. Gov. Roy Cooper announced last week
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – With the timeframe for resuming road tests remaining unknown because of the continued impact of COVID-19 cases, the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles
Special to Iredell Free News The Senior Executive Team of Davis Regional Medical Center recently announced the selection of Dianne Jackson as Clinical Leader of the Year, Amy Painter as
FROM STAFF REPORTS Fourteen deaths in Iredell County have now been attributed to COVID-19. The Iredell County Health Department reported the county’s 14th death on Monday as the total number
Espy Paul Gregory, 87, of Statesville, N.C., passed away, Sunday, July 19, 2020, at his home. Mr. Gregory was born August 15, 1932, in Iredell County and was the son
Mrs. Maria Ann Pabon Martinez, 56, of Statesville, N.C., died Saturday, July 18, 2020, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Born in New York on July 30, 1963, she
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two men face felony drug charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies found black tar heroin in their vehicle during a traffic stop. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced
Stephen “Steve” Howard Kivett, 67, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 17, 2020. A native of Statesville, N.C., Steve was born on December 18, 1952, to Howard Eugene and Patricia
FROM STAFF REPORTS As the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continues to rise in Iredell County and local schools prepare to reopen in August in some capacity, Iredell Free
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Board of Education has approved a partnership with DreamBuilders Communication as part of an effort to increase equity and inclusion in district schools. DreamBuilders Communication
Nancy Lynn Burns, 70, of Statesville, N.C., passed away July 12, 2020, at Wake Forest Baptist Memorial Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C. She was born May 4, 1950 in Hudson, N.Y.,
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: JULY 11 ♦ Eric Lee Davidson, 41, of Carl Fox Road, Taylorsville, charged with identity theft and obtaining
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Troutman ABC Board Chair Layton Getsinger reported a 32 percent increase over 2019-20 fiscal year projected sales during the board’s July meeting. The board predicted sales
Special to Iredell Free News Monday night’s Statesville City Council will be open to the public, but in an effort to keep everyone safe and healthy, occupancy in the council
To the Editor: We have all heard recently from the Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control, that we could stamp out COVID-19 in four to eight weeks
Amandio Vaz, 77, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2020, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville. Born August 6, 1942, in East Meadow, N.Y., he
Special to Iredell Free News ElderCenter has rebranded as Iredell Adult Day Services. The organization is legally registered as ElderCenter Inc. and will continue to use that name, as it
BY BRIAN SUMMERS Today, we learned of the passing late last evening of Congressman John Lewis, an icon and giant of the Civil Rights Movement and life-long advocate for voting
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com After a successful three-month trial of the cameras in the high-traffic Exit 42 area, the Troutman Town Council approved the purchase of 14 FLOCK license plate