Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services will provide additional benefits through the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program to help families
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FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: SEPTEMBER 11 ♦ Brian Lowell Dalton, 48, of Harmony charged with possession of a schedule II controlled substance.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools and the Iredell County Health Department notified parents of students at seven district schools that a student or employee at their school had tested positive
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two men face felony drug charges following a traffic stop by Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies near Harmony. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrests of Vestal Izaiah
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – It’s your money, and State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell is eager to put it back in the hands and wallets of its rightful
FROM STAFF REPORTS A western Iredell County resident was charged with sexually abusing a minor following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — In preparation for flu season, Gov. Roy Cooper got his flu shot on Friday at the Wake County Public Health Center and encouraged
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell health officials reported the county’s 38th death attributed to COVID-19 on Friday afternoon. The Iredell County Health Department does not release personal information about COVID-19 patients,
FROM STAFF REPORTS A western Iredell County man faces nine felony charges following an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office investigation into a sexual assault complaint. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Friends of Lake Norman State Park recently held its annual meeting, which was delayed from April, to elect officers and board members, reflect on the
Special to Iredell Free News EnergyUnited is encouraging all members to submit nominations for Touchstone Energy’s 2020 #WhoPowersYou Contest. The contest highlights the joint efforts of EnergyUnited and Touchstone Energy’s
Special to Iredell Free News Caroline Goodson, a speech-language pathologist with Iredell Health System’s Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, recently became certified in the individual speech therapy program that helps Parkinson’s disease
Special to Iredell Free News The Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve a new learning plan for students when the second quarter of
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a COVID-19 Exposure Notification app called “SlowCOVIDNC.” The app will help North Carolinians
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools Assistant Superintendent Richard Armstrong was honored on Wednesday for his contributions to middle and high school sports by the North Carolina High School Athletic
FROM STAFF REPORTS One woman was fatally injured and a second hurt when they were struck by a pickup truck while standing outside the DMV Office in Statesville on Wednesday
Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among children Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — In recognition of Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week, September 20-26, Insurance Commissioner Mike
FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville police have apprehended a Charlotte man wanted on murder charges. Officers responded to the 300 block of Talbert Road about 1:14 a.m. on September 19 in
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell announced Tuesday that Gina Cranford has been promoted to lieutenant and will now supervise the ICSO’s School Resource Officer Division.
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Some North Carolina small businesses that have experienced extraordinary disruption to their operations due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic may benefit from
BY STACIE LETT CAIN The Statesville City Council began discussions Monday night on a feasibility study about the possibility of converting the Jane Sowers Road/ Interstate 77 overpass into an
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell and the Retirement Systems Division (RSD) announced Tuesday that almost $1 million has been sent to survivors of
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two more people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died in Iredell County. The Iredell County Health Department reported the county’s 36th and 37th deaths attributed to
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is investigating a sinkhole collapse and release of sediment containing coal ash adjacent to Highway 150
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper today announced the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund has awarded nearly $5 million in grants to fund 16 local
Special to Iredell Free News Heather White, the diabetes program manager of Iredell Health System’s Wellness and Diabetes Center in Troutman, has achieved Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES)
Legacy of giving back to Rainbow Kidz honored Special to Iredell Free News In his 16 years of life, Timmy Belcher created many legacies. Family, friendship, faith … all of
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools will hold a public sale of surplus inventory throughout the month of October at the Facilities & Planning Warehouse at 350 Old Murdock
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Museums has received a $10,000 NC CARES: Humanities Relief Grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council. This emergency grant funding was provided to North
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August was 6.5 percent, decreasing 2.0 percentage points from July’s revised rate. The national rate decreased
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department is investigating the following crime reports: SEPTEMBER 1 ♦ An individual reported an assault and robbery in the 700 block of West Pine
FROM STAFF REPORTS Three suspects face drug charges following an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office investigation into information of illegal drug activity in the area of Bell Farm Road. The ICSO
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools and the Iredell County Health Department notified parents of students at five district schools of positive COVID-19 tests involving employees or students at those schools
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: SEPTEMBER 11 ♦ Erik Michael Bafford, 43, of Birchwood Road, Statesville, charged with trafficking in cocaine, two
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Partnership for Young Children (ICPYC) recently announced the addition of two new staff members, Allison Pillmear-Martin and Mallory Renegar. Pillmear-Martin joined the Partnership
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice will resume limited visitation at all the state’s prisons and in its juvenile justice facilities