Category: News & Features

FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies are searching for a man accused of drugging, beating and sexually assaulting a woman. The ICSO began investigating on October 18 after

Special to Iredell Free News When Iredell Health System administrators decided to replace an ineffective desktop-based intranet, improve employee communication, and influence culture and engagement among a dispersed workforce of

Special to Iredell Free News EnergyUnited is awarding over $43,000 in Bright Ideas education grants to 40 teachers to fund engaging classroom learning projects. Students at schools in Alexander, Cabarrus,

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) Cyber Security Response Force (CSRF) has worked around the clock to protect networks related to the election process

Sixty years later, musician Fred Scarboro still loves ‘Hula Dance’ Special to Iredell Free News Fred Scarboro was a young man working in the middle of a cornfield in the

FROM STAFF REPORTS Republicans Melissa Neader and Scottie Brown secured four-year terms on the Iredell County Board of Commissioners in Tuesday’s general election, and incumbent Republican Gene Houpe won a

Special to Iredell Free News More than 350 field personnel from EnergyUnited, 25 electric cooperatives and contractors who provided mutual aid have restored power for all EnergyUnited members who experienced

BY STACIE LETT CAIN The Vance Hotel was again the topic of discussion at Monday night’s Statesville City Council meeting but amid the excitement of finally seeing some movement toward

BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools’ administrators are working on a plan to reduce staffing in an effort to offset a potential loss of more than $1 million in revenue by

Special to Iredell Free News Coddle Creek Elementary first-grade classes recently finished their unit with an election. They read “Duck for President,” made campaign posters and then voted. Duck won!

FROM STAFF REPORTS The N.C. State Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Union Grove on Monday. Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to 527 Trivette Road on

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Health Department reported nearly 100 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday as the total number of cases in the county continued to surge. With

BY KARISSA MILLER When it came time for Beth Seidl to enroll her two sons in an Iredell County school for the first time, she and her husband wanted a

BY MIKE FUHRMAN Latoya Caesar sometimes wonders if her father, who passed away earlier this year from COVID-19, would have received different medical care — and even survived — if

Employment Opportunities Iredell County receives applications online only. If you do not have access to a computer in order to complete an online application, computer access is available at the

Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell Community Outreach Association (COAST) will hold a blanket drive throughout November to support those in need within our community. Throughout the month, community

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. State Board of Elections anticipates that the results reported by the end of election night will include 97 percent or more

Special to Iredell Free News Rescue Ranch animal ambassadors dressed up in their finest Halloween costumes for a photo shoot. About Rescue Ranch Rescue Ranch is a nonprofit animal welfare

FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools and the Iredell County Health Department have notified parents of students who attend nine district schools of positive COVID-19 tests. Here is a summary of

            ‘Even on the hard days, I know this is exactly what I’m meant to be doing.” Special to Iredell Free News The COVID-19 pandemic

Special to Iredell Free News Scams related to online purchases, already on the rise in 2019, spiked further following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research by

FROM STAFF REPORTS Some 82,841 ballots have been cast in Iredell County for the general election. According to the N.C. State Board of Elections, 66,208 county residents took advantage of

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: OCTOBER 23 ♦ Isaac Rufus Knox, 60, of Old Charlotte Road, Statesville, charged with two counts of

BY KARISSA MILLER Third Creek Elementary School’s first drive-thru family night was a big success. On Friday evening, dozens of cars lined up and were directed around the main parking

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — With the early voting period ending Saturday, October 31, North Carolina voters still wanting to cast a ballot may vote in person on

Special to Iredell Free News Registered Nurse Amanda Rogers has been selected to receive Davis Regional Medical Center’s Nursing Excellence Award. This peer-nominated award, created in honor of 2020 being

  Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County court officials have announced that due to COVID-19 exposures at the Iredell County Hall of Justice in Statesville most courts in Iredell

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Located on 25 acres of rolling pastures off East Monbo Road, Chickadee Hill Farms is a work in progress for Michelle Barsosky and her husband Jason.

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — With the end of daylight saving time approaching on Sunday, November 1, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, who is also the state fire marshal,

Special to Iredell Free News More than 30,000 EnergyUnited members whose electric service was disrupted Thursday due to Tropical Storm Zeta now have power thanks to the significant progress of

Special to Iredell Free News Statesville Electric crews have been working hard to restore individual power outages and broken poles all over the system. In a news release, city officials

Director of CSR, Endoscopy Cindy Miller retires after 45 years at Iredell Memorial Special to Iredell Free News When Cindy Miller graduated from nursing school in May of 1975, she

Special to Iredell Free News Soil testing at five schools in southern Iredell County revealed no significant findings that would explain elevated thyroid cancer rates in the two Mooresville ZIP

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — County boards of elections in North Carolina will accept mail-in ballots received by November 12, as long as they are postmarked by Election

FROM STAFF REPORTS About 700 customers of Statesville Electric Utilities remained without electricity Thursday evening after Tropical Storm Zeta swept through Iredell County early Thursday morning. Crews worked throughout the