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Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System is pleased to welcome Teresa Armstrong as a new director of operations for the Iredell Physician Network. As director of operations, Armstrong

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON South Iredell High School football players and cheerleaders welcomed Troutman Elementary students to school on Friday morning to kick off South Iredell High School Team Spirit Day.

State health officials now recommend wearing a mask in all indoor public spaces Special to Iredell Free News The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has released new data

Special to Iredell Free News In response to CDC guidance and recommendations from local health officials, and to help save lives and prevent outbreaks of COVID-19, the City of Statesville

Event features free food, music and entertainment, kids games, and giveaways Special to Iredell Free News The 6th Annual Stop the Violence Cookout is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 6

Special to Iredell Free News Fifth Street Ministries will host a breakfast meeting for local faith leaders on Wednesday, September 15. This event will be held at 9 a.m. in

Applications still being accepted in 88 counties, including Iredell Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program has distributed more than

BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools officials said more than 20,000 students attended classes in district schools on Monday, the first day of the 2021-2022 for most district schools. But hundreds

Special to Iredell Free News ​RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s crews, contractors and volunteers have collected more than 9 million pounds of litter from roadsides and are on

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announces the following births: AUGUST 10 ♦ A boy, Emmett Dean Mason, born to Kristaphor Mason and Kayla Anderson of

Special to Iredell Free News District Attorney Sarah Kirkman’s office announced the dispositions of the following felony cases in Iredell County Superior Court on Tuesday, August 24: ♦ Marcie Klinger

Local nonprofit provider is one of only four hospices in N.C. to achieve top rating Special to Iredell Free News Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County (HPCIC) is one

FROM STAFF REPORTS Two more deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 in Iredell County. The Iredell County Health Department on Tuesday reported the county’s 244th and 245th deaths tied to

Special to Iredell Free News Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont (GSCP2P) is currently forming troops and recruiting new leaders in preparation for the new troop year this fall. All

BY KARISSA MILLER As Cloverleaf Elementary, an International Baccalaureate School, opened this week for a new school year, teary-eyed moms led in kindergarteners while older students quickly exited cars and

BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Republican Party Executive Committee has selected Bryan Shoemaker to fill a vacant seat on the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education. Shoemaker will fill the

Special to Iredell Free News RALIEGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has launched TeenVaxFacts.com – a website dedicated to providing teens with the information, tools and

Special to Iredell Free News The Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce held its second annual Kids Biz Expo on Friday, August 20. Twenty young entrepreneurs took advantage of the opportunity

Special to Iredell Free News​ Starting Monday night, N.C. Department of Transportation crews will have two nights of intermittent closures on Interstate 77 for a bridge construction project. On Monday

FROM STAFF REPORTS A Statesville man faces multiple drug charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies found methamphetamine and cocaine in his vehicle during a traffic stop. Sheriff Darren Campbell

Special to Iredell Free News N.C. Department of Transportation crews closed an Iredell County bridge on Monday to begin a weeklong daytime construction project. The Wood Bridge Road bridge that

  Iredell Health System President & CEO John Green and Vice President for Medical Services Dr. Joseph Mazzola discuss the impact of the latest wave of COVID-19 cases on the

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Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge across North Carolina, the use of monoclonal antibodies for treatment of COVID-19 increased by 18-fold since late

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com For several years, Troutman leaders have sought to beautify its buildings with art, and in July Town Council members jumped at the chance to partner with

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com After a year’s hiatus because of the pandemic, the 85th Iredell County Agricultural Fair opens on Friday, September 3, at 5 p.m., with the official ribbon

BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools’ transportation department has tweaked some bus routes and stops in preparation for the 2021-2022 school year. The district recently completed an efficiency study to evaluate

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: AUGUST 13 ♦ Jacob Joe Hayes, 18, of Coolbrook Road, Union Grove, charged with breaking or entering

Special to Iredell Free News The State of North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted July unemployment rate was 4.4 percent, decreasing 0.2 of a percentage point from June’s revised rate. The national

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  Special to Iredell Free News These films are among the 35 selected to be shown at the Full Bloom Film Festival on September 9-11 in Downtown Statesville: ♦ DIVERTIMENTO,

BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Board of Commissioners recognized two long-time county employees for their dedication to the citizens of Iredell County earlier this week. Board of Elections Director