FROM STAFF REPORTS Two suspects face drug charges after an off-duty Iredell County Sheriff’s Office narcotics investigator observed a man passed out in a vehicle in a grocery store parking
Author: Mike Fuhrman
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Board of Education members told district administrators to “hire who you normally hire” this week and stressed there was no hiring freeze in place. North Carolina
BY MELINDA SKUTNICK The Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education and MGSD staff are focused on summertime programs for students as well planning for the upcoming 2020-21 school year
BY BRYAN DUNCAN I-CARE Inc. unequivocally denounces all forms of racism and white supremacy. Period. The events we have witnessed in the past few months – the murders of Ahmaud
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools officials have issued guidelines for high school athletics teams to begin voluntary workouts. The NCHSAA has given the green light for the resumption of workouts
FROM STAFF REPORTS There are now 369 laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Iredell County. Iredell health officials reported 21 new cases on Tuesday after confirming 21 cases on Monday.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of daily life, but it has not impacted Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell’s resolve to hold drug dealers criminally responsible
Tony Edward Michael, 67, of Stony Point passed away June 8, 2020, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born Wednesday, June 17, 1953, in McLennan County, Texas, to the late
Victor Leroy “Roy” Haynes, 84, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Monday, June 8, 2020, at his home. He was born March 30, 1936, in Bradford, PA to the late
William “Bill” Richard Griffith, 95, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 8, 2020, at his home. He was born October 5, 1924, in Davidson to the late
Kadé D’morie Chambers, 19, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2020. He was born on April 26, 2001, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Keturah Chambers-Rucker and Stalin Sanchez.
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell-Statesville Board of Education approved the appointment of three assistant principals during Monday’s board meeting. Shaun Bock has been named as the assistant principal
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital reported the following births: MAY 29 ♦ A girl, Natalia Rose Sanchez, born to Guadalupe Sanchez and Azure
BY KARISSA MILLER Soon-to-be retired Iredell-Statesville Schools Superintendent Brady Johnson was honored with the North Carolina Order of the Long Leaf Pine award during his last board meeting on Monday.
To the Editor: All of us, in one way or many, are living through a variety of extreme challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic. We need to acknowledge the serious
Special to Iredell Free News Are you curious to learn more about what Iredell-Statesville Schools has to offer in the area of virtual learning for homeschoolers? The district will host
BY BRADY JOHNSON Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and the countless Americans who have been the victims of racial
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education Chairman Martin Page opened Monday’s Board of Education meeting by asking for a moment of silence, during which he encouraged those in
Michael “Mike” Altiere, 66, of Davidson, N.C., passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2020, at his residence. He was born on March 16, 1954 in Elkins, W.Va., to the late
Michael Burton Bowlen, 77, of Mount Ulla, N.C., passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2020, at his residence. He was born on December 9, 1942, in San Diego, Calif., to
Betty Jean Barker Foster, 86, of Statesville, N.C., died Friday, June 5, 2020, at Heritage Place. She was born in Iredell County on December 30, 1933 to the late Cecil
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell recently selected three new deputies through the Deputy Sheriff Candidate Program. “The original thought process in this program was to
Special to Iredell Free News For the past two weeks the Iredell County Health Department has offered COVID-19 testing to the general community. In various locations across the County, the
Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College congratulates the following students who made the full-time and part-time Dean’s List for the Spring 2020 semester. To be eligible for the full-time students’
Andy Weatherman has worked for the Statesville Fire Department for 26 years Special to Iredell Free News Statesville City Manager Ron Smith announced Monday that Deputy Fire Chief Andy Weatherman
Special to Iredell Free News Camp Med 2020 Virtual Summer Program is a great way to expose students to the world of possibilities in health careers. Now more than ever
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 8, at the Career Academy & Technical School in Troutman. The
Special to Iredell Free News Dr. Carl A. Foulks and Dr. Brandon Marion are pleased to announce that April Lockman, FNP-C, has joined their practice and will be seeing patients
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department reported the following arrests: MAY 26 ♦ Raymond James Tino, 21, of Parkside Lane, Mooresville, charged with assault inflicting bodily injury and assault
Annette Sarah McKean (Netta), 82, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2020, peacefully at her home. She was born on February 16, 1938, to the late Michael
Ellen Troutman Munday, 87, of Statesville, N.C., went to her forever home in heaven on Saturday, June 6, 2020, at the Sherrills Ford Hospice House. Born January 7, 1933, in
Mrs. Maxine Fern Irish Olmstead, 83, of Statesville, N.C., died Saturday June 6, 2020, at her home. Born in Maine on December 8, 1936, she was a daughter of the
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON More than 500 people marched through Downtown Mooresville on Saturday to call attention to call attention to police brutality and racial inequities.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: MAY 29 ♦ Betty Heidi Jones, 39, of James Farm Road, Statesville, charged with larceny, larceny of
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. State Board of Education has approved the allocation of $70 million from federal CARES Act funds for school districts and charter
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is reporting the state’s highest one day number of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases with 1,370