FROM STAFF REPORTS Only 160 Iredell-Statesville Schools students and four staff members were required to quarantine last week due to close contact with someone in a school facility who tested
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FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department is asking the public to help locate a suspect in a robbery and an attempted robbery. According to an SPD news release, Mooresville
Special to Iredell Free News October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Mooresville Police Department would like to take this opportunity to make people aware of the problem and
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital reported the following births: SEPTEMBER 27 ♦ A girl, Jennifer Catilyn Martinez, born to Angel and Jennifer Martinez
The City of Statesville is seeking to fill the following open positions. Applicants must apply for all positions online at www.statesvillenc.net/openings PUBLIC WORKS – GARAGE DIVISION: AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC Salary Range:
Michael Albert Canny, 86, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on October 7, 2021. He was born on July 20, 1935, in Queens, N.Y., to the late David and Elizabeth Brinkman
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH –The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announced that 70 percent of North Carolinians age 18 and older have received at least one
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Taylorsville woman was charged with identity theft following an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office.investigation of a fraudulent unemployment claim. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest of Daphne Regina
Star Ministries Inc. founder Deborah Starczewski to deliver keynote address Special to Iredell Free News Horizon Church is set to host Going Deep Women’s Conference with author, evangelist, teacher, and
Margaret Cynthetta Ikard, age 59, of Statesville, N.C., passed away October 1, 2021, at Davis Regional Medical Center in Statesville. She was born March 4, 1962, in Iredell County, N.C.,
Gerald Kenneth Earnest Jr., 61, of Mooresville, N.C., and formerly of Arcadia, Fla., passed away on October 4, 2021. He was born February 28, 1960, in Plant City, Fla., to
Ralph Arthur Ham Jr., 83, passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at his home. He was born on August 21, 1938, in Lewiston, Maine, to the late Ralph Arthur
Samuel Green III‘s journey into life began April 14, 1992, in Vero Beach, Fla. He was the son of Samuel Green Jr. and Gwenette Jones Armand. He entered into eternal
Walter Elmer Steelman Jr., son of Walter and Edna Steelman, age 74, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on October 6, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Judy Roten Steelman;
Ariella Kate Mast, born June 15, 2021, of Harmony, N.C., passed away at home on October 5, 2021. She is lovingly remembered by her parents, Daniel and Linda Mast; big
Susan Roseann Martin, 59, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at her residence. Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, on August 31, 1962, she was the daughter of
Iredell County Sergeant Gary Mayhorn Sr., 56, of Taylorsville, N.C., passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Davis Regional Medical Center in Statesville, N.C. Born in Red Jacket, W.Va., on
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday announced a historic, one-time federal $805 million investment in North Carolina’s early care and learning child care programs.
FROM STAFF REPORTS An autopsy conducted on the remains of infant who was buried in the backyard of a home in Iredell County last month did not conclusively determine the
Special to Iredell Free News Red Dirt Revival (RDR) will perform at the final Piedmont HealthCare Friday After 5 Summer Concert for the 2021 season in Downtown Statesville on Friday,
FROM STAFF REPORTS A man who was arrested on child poornography charges on August 30 faces nearly three dozen new charges resulting from an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office investigation. Tony
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools officials want to conduct a districtwide Facilities Condition Assessment (FCA) to help administrators produce forecasting reports and a list of preventive maintenance tasks to help
Imani “Mani” Janae Dixon, 4 months, beloved daughter of Jalessa Tamar Dixon and Micheal Anthony Moss, was born in Iredell County on May 27, 2021. She departed this life unexpectedly
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has proclaimed October as Disability Employment Awareness Month, stressing the importance of ensuring that people with disabilities have full access to
Special to Iredell Free News The Mooresville Police Department is planning an event to bring the community together for a fun-filled “Afternoon Out.” Scheduled for October 17, the four-hour, family-friendly
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education is one step closer to deciding how to proceed with replacing electonic devices for the district’s 1:1 laptop program, which allows
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com About 50 supporters, decked out in purple and carrying signs during their journey through downtown Statesville, participated in the “In Their Steps” themed walk on Tuesday
Jacqueline “Jackie” Burdick Clay, 78, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Jackie was born on June 21, 1943, in Syracuse, N.Y., to the late Leon and
Raymond “Shorty” Francis Beauchesne, 74, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2021, in Ormond Beach, Fla. He was born on April 28, 1947, in Lawrence, Mass., to
Carol Jean Wilhelm Wallace, 75, of Troutman, N.C., passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2021. She was born on June 2, 1946, in Iredell County to the late Everette and
Michelle Dawn Neaves Benge, 44, of Statesville, N.C., died Saturday, October 2, 2021, at her home. She was born in Iredell County on January 11, 1977, to the late Timothy
FROM STAFF REPORTS A business owner is accused of swindling nearly $18,000 from two aquarists. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest of southern Iredell County resident James Scott
BY KARISSA MILLER During a special meeting Monday, Iredell County residents had the chance to share their thoughts on two Iredell-Statesville Schools’ redistricting draft maps for electoral districts for Iredell-Statesville
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — In recognition of Fire Prevention Week 2021, which runs from Oct. 3-9, Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey is urging everyone to
Special to Iredell Free News Drug-Alcohol Coalition of Iredell (DACI) has been selected to receive the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (DFC) grant awarded by the Centers for Disease Control. DFC
David Barry Stutts, 58, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021. He was born on October 12, 1962, in Mooresville to the late James and Shirley Rinehardt