FROM STAFF REPORTS Deputies assigned to the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office Lake Patrol joined forces with the Lake Norman Yacht Club and others over the weekend to help two individuals
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FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: MARCH 20 ♦ Stormie Dawn Buelin, 37, of Keaton Drive, Yadkinville, charged with possession of a stolen motor
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The State Board of Education has taken steps on three different fronts to support schools across North Carolina coping with the fallout of
Special to Iredell Free News As Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County has worked to adapt its care to best serve a patient population that is at highest risk
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has signed an Executive Order to help schools and local governments access state surplus property to help bridge gaps during
Nancy Evelyn St. Clair Baker, 85, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020, at The Citadel at Mooresville. She was born on July 28, 1934, in Taylorsville,
Special to Iredell Free News As Gov. Roy Cooper’s “Stay-at-Home” Order takes effect, City of Statesville employees are making plans to continue providing essential services as safely and effectively as
Special to Iredell Free News With Gov. Roy Cooper’s statewide Stay at Home Order beginning at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 30, Iredell-Statesville Schools officials are encouraging district parents and
Special to Iredell Free News Due to COVID-19 concerns, Iredell Health System announced that it will no longer allow visitors at Iredell Memorial Hospital and all of its other facilities.
BY SARAH KIRKMAN As our community goes through this coronavirus crisis together, I wanted to let you know what is going on at the District Attorney’s Office and at the
BY JANE HINSON Our country is at war. We are fighting an enemy that you can’t see. It is invisible to the naked eye and waits on door handles, shopping
Anita Ruth Hawthorne Baldwin, 72, of Union Grove, N.C., died Saturday, March 28, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House of complications related to her battle with cancer. She was born
Photos Courtesy of Lake Norman State Park Special to Iredell Free News About 20 acres at Lake Norman State Park burned on Saturday as a result of a wildfire in
FROM STAFF REPORTS Violent crime and property crime both declined in the City of Statesville in 2019, according to the Statesville Police Department’s annual crime report. SPD Chief David Addison
Claris (C.R.) Roosevelt Williams Jr., 79, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born Sunday, November 24, 1940, in Iredell County,
Carolyn Joyce Heafner Hall, 88, of Stony Point, N.C., passed away peacefully at her residence on Saturday, March 28, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born Thursday,
Charlie Edward Jones, 70, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at Accordius Health of Mooresville. He was born on July 14, 1949, in North Wilkesboro, N.C.,
Parks Johnson, 98, of Statesville, N.C., passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Johnson was born March 10, 1922, in
Linda Sue Cook Southard, 65, of Statesville, N.C., died Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at her residence. She was born in Iredell County on July 14, 1954, to the late Albert
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper announced Sunday that the first payments for unemployment claims related to coronavirus will begin going out this week. The N.C.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: MARCH 19 ♦ Christian Lloyd Bock, 44, of Northtown, Ind., charged with obtaining property by false pretenses
Less than three weeks ago Gov. Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency for North Carolina and closed all schools for instructional purposes. The governor mandated three directives for North
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Parents who need food assistance for their children can text FOODNC to 877-877 to locate nearby free meal sites. The texting service is
EDITOR’S NOTE: As the number of cases of COVID-19 increases in Iredell County and across the State of North Carolina, we sent many of the questions our readers have been
The Alzheimer’s survival rate remains at zero. Born on February 15, 1939, Karen Faye Miller Wyatt Nash was a daughter of the late George Grant and Johnsie Sheets Miller. She
On Friday, March 27, 2020, Jennie MacLeod, 92, from Mooresville, N.C., passed away peacefully at her Nursing Home in Mooresville with her husband, Frank MacLeod, by her side. Jennie was
James David “J.D.” Chamberlain, 101, of Mooresville, N.C., died on Friday, March 27, 2020. The former co-owner and publisher of the Mooresville Tribune, who also was an active and respected
Special to Iredell Free News The Salvation Army of Iredell County has partnered with McDonald’s franchise owners Mike and Melissa Neader to help those families who are out of work
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Board of Education met Friday afternoon to discuss the district’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Superintendent Brady Johnson began by thanking administrators, teachers and
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a 20-year-old woman. According to an SPD news release, officers who were patrolling the area heard gunshots
Starla Faye Adams, 77, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at home surrounded by her family. She was born on March 27, 1942, in Dothan, Ala.,
Glenn Francis Deal, 90, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020, at Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Iredell County on Monday, March 3, 1930, the
Special to Iredell Free News Town of Mooresville facilities will remain closed and events will be cancelled until at least April 29, consistent with the Executive Order issued by Gov.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Gov. Roy Cooper issued a “stay-at-home” order on Friday, directing North Carolina residents to venture out only for essential purposes in an effort to combat the spread
FROM STAFF REPORTS Thirty-seven offenders, including a man convicted of murder, returned to Iredell County after being released from the N.C. Department of Corrections. Fourteen of the offenders completed their
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Memorial Hospital has restricted all visitors to its Emergency Department. The change, which took effect at 3 p.m. Friday, is the latest precaution the