FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: JANUARY 6 ♦ Oscar I. Gonez-Prior, 25, of Waterlynn Ridge Road, Mooresville, charged with possession of a schedule
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FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: JANUARY 14 ♦ Craig Allen Currier, 57, of Statesville charged with common law obstruction of justice. JANUARY 19
These positions are subject to pre-employment screenings. Iredell County does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, political affiliation, genetic information, or handicapping
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Five years in the making after a vision sketched on a coffee house napkin, The Foundry House transitional sober living facility is now a reality, despite
FROM STAFF REPORTS More than 100 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 are now hospitalized in Iredell County. According to the Iredell County Health Department, a total of 102
Founder Sport Group is the home of Alleson Athletic, Badger Sportswear, Garb Athletics, and Teamwork Athletic Apparel. The team members at Founder Sport Group are the most passionate and
BY KARISSA MILLER Bethel United Methodist Church and Sharon Lutheran Church support Sharon Elementary School by providing the staff with a meal every month and donating resources to the school.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: JANUARY 21 ♦ Robert Lee Autry, 38, of S. Main Street, Mooresville, charged with breaking or entering
Special to Iredell Free News Global K9 Solutions has donated a new K9 to the Mooresville Police Department. K9 Axle, who is valued at $15,000, will work with MPD Officer
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina households receiving Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) benefits will continue to receive the maximum amount for their household size for the
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County has been awarded federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter National
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Lake Norman High School student faces a misdemeanor weapons charge following a road rage incident on Highway 150. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest
FROM STAFF REPORTS Six more deaths in Iredell County have been attributed to COVID-19 since Monday afternoon. According to the Iredell County Health Department, the county’s COVID-19 death toll since
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH—Struck-by incidents caused the largest number of non-COVID-19 work-related deaths last year in the Tar Heel State, based on preliminary information released Wednesday by the
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com A new tool rental section, one of the first in North Carolina, officially opened at the Lowe’s Home Improvement in Troutman on Thursday morning to serve
Grants are available to certain types of businesses impacted by the COVID-19 Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The deadline for businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to apply for
I-SS staff and community band together to gift car to long-time district employee BY BRANDY TEMPLETON After her car broke down last fall, Iredell-Statesville Schools custodian Darlene Davis was forced
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — To address North Carolina’s growing need for a skilled and competent workforce, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt on Wednesday called for
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell County government administrators are beginning 2022 with a revamped purpose to achieve each department’s strategic goals. The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved each department’s goals, which
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina state parks and recreation areas experienced a record number of visitors in 2021. The 41 sites welcomed a total of 22.8
Special to Iredell Free News The Statesville ABC Board has made its quarterly distributions, giving out a total of $65,690 to the City of Statesville, Mitchell Community College, Iredell-Statesville Schools
Special to Iredell Free News North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted December unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, decreasing 0.2 of a percentage point from November’s revised rate. The national rate decreased 0.3
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Local veterans’ support organizations, community leaders and champions of Fifth Street Ministries gathered behind the nonprofit’s campus in Statesville on Tuesday morning to dedicate Fifth Street’s new
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — In its continuing effort to support the arts sector through the pandemic, the N.C. Arts Council distributed $7.9 million in grant funds to
BY KARISSA MILLER Three Iredell-Statesville Schools early college programs were recently recognized by the school board and Superintendent Jeff James for achieving outstanding graduation rates for the 2020-2021 school year.
Special to Iredell Free News The Town of Mooresville’s Parks & Recreation Department recently received a $500,000 grant to assist with the continued revitalization of Liberty Park. The Department was
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County health officials reported three new deaths attributed to COVID-19 on Monday and the county’s positivity rate continues to trend in the wrong direction. With the
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com A chance meeting at Mooresville gas station in 1990 led to a decades-long romance for a dynamic business duo that built a McDonald’s network in Iredell
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein have filed an amicus brief in two cases currently before the North Carolina Supreme Court
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: JANUARY 11 ♦ A girl, Maylee Rae Cornett, born to Paxton and Kayla Cornett
Special to Iredell Free News The Town of Mooresville announced Monday that Erika Martin has been selected for the new position of Planning and Community Development Assistant Director. Martin has
BY KARISSA MILLER Edelweiss Vogel incorporates her heritage and culture into her art and aims to inspire students at The Brawley School, an International Baccalaureate World School, to do the same.
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has launched its Promoting and Expanding Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental
Special to Iredell Free News The General Federation of Woman’s Club of North Carolina (GFWC of NC) Statesville Woman’s Club held a “Holiday Cheer Giveaway Drawing” on Monday, December 20,
FROM STAFF REPORTS COVID-19 continued to have a major impact on Iredell-Statesville Schools last week despite a string of snow days and remote learning days. According to the latest I-SS
These positions are subject to pre-employment screenings. Iredell County does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, political affiliation, genetic information, or handicapping