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Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell-Statesville Board of Education on Monday approved the appointment of new principals for Celeste Henkel Elementary School and West Iredell Middle School. Celeste Henkel

Nicholson Funeral Home now livestreaming memorial services due to crowd restrictions BY BRANDY TEMPLETON During the COVID-19 pandemic, funeral homes across North Carolina have had to come up with creative

Special to Iredell Free News CHARLOTTE – The co-owner of a Statesville trucking company has been sentenced to time in prison and ordered to pay more than $100,000 in restitution

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department reported the following arrests: MAY 4 ♦ Kelvin Jermaine Hairston, 45, of 3rd Street, Statesville, charged with felony assault by motor vehicle, DWI

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: MAY 1 ♦ Chino Steven Smith, 42, of Wilkesboro Highway, Statesville, charged with being a fugitive from

FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell wants to hire the best possible people to work as patrol deputies. That might mean hiring applicants with no previous law enforcement

BY STACIE LETT CAIN The method used to voice their opposition during a public hearing at this week’s Statesville City Council may have been unorthodox, but residents who live along

Special to Iredell Free News As local businesses reopen during Phase I of the governor’s three-step plan to reopen, the Town of Mooresville recommend sfacilities consider flushing their plumbing system

Special to Iredell Free News ​RALEIGH – To assist N.C. Division of Motor Vehicle customers and partners in dealing with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a provision included in

Special to Iredell Free News The Statesville ABC Board has made its quarterly distributions, giving out a total of $51,003 to the City of Statesville, Mitchell Community College, Iredell-Statesville Schools

BY KARISSA MILLER During this week’s Iredell County Board of Commissioners meeting, Chairman James Mallory explained what Phase I of Gov. Roy Cooper’s reopening plan will look like. And he

FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County Sheriff’s Office personnel have arrested one suspect and are searching for a second individual in connection with an identity theft. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the

  Thirty-seven years after Kim Goodman’s murder, her mother and brother are working to convince the N.C. Parole Commission that her killer should remain in prison BY MIKE FUHRMAN It’s

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County, the Town of Mooresville and the City of Statesville have finalized their reopening plans in response to Phase 1 of Gov. Roy Cooper’s

North Iredell High graduate launched effort to get all 222 seniors ‘adopted’ BY KARISSA MILLER Stephanie Faw understands how important proms, senior nights and graduation ceremonies are to students as

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has issued a proclamation honoring North Carolina Nurses with a week dedicated to their important work. Cooper declared the week

FROM STAFF REPORTS A Taylorsville man was arrested on multiple drug charges by Iredell County Sheriff’s deputies after they found him passed out in a vehicle in Union Grove. ICSO

Donations from AT&T, Duke Energy Foundation, Google to help equip more than 280 school buses with Wi-Fi Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Starting this week, additional school buses

BY KARISSA MILLER A friendship forged at the Special Olympics took a magical turn on Wednesday as Iredell-Statesville Schools Superintendent Brady Johnson welcomed the district’s first ever honorary superintendent in

Department named a Reliable Public Power Provider Special to Iredell Free News The City of Statesville Electric Utilities has earned a top award from the American Public Power Association for

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – Iredell County will receive more than $3.2 million from the State of North Carolina to cover immediate expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

FROM STAFF REPORTS A New Jersey woman faces drug-trafficking charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies seized more than 5,000 ecstasy pills from an SUV during a traffic stop on

BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Board of Education is considering two sites for the new high school planned for the southern end of the county. Voters approved a bond referendum

Personal care businesses, entertainment venues, gyms to remain closed Special to Iredell Free News Governor Roy Cooper on Tuesday signed Executive Order No. 138 to modify North Carolina’s Stay At

Plans are in place for continued increase in procedures in coming weeks Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System has resumed some elective procedures this week. The Health System

Special to Iredell Free News Patients who have delayed surgery or other non-emergency procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic can now work with their physician to secure care as Davis Regional

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — More than half (51.1%) of North Carolina adults are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 because they are 65 or older,

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Town of Mooresville is preparing for the possibility of entering phase I of Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 recovery plan. Town Manager Randy Hemann briefed the town

FROM STAFF REPORTS Statesville City Manager Ron Smith presented a $101,196,750 proposed budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 on Monday night that maintains the current property tax rate but calls for

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Revenue (NCDOR) announced Monday expanded tax relief for individuals and businesses as part of the state’s response to the

Special to Iredell Free News Gov. Roy Cooper has proclaimed May 4 – May 8 Teacher Appreciation Week in North Carolina to recognize the significant impact teachers make on our

BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing Tuesday to consider changes to its personnel ordinance. The ordinance revisions will include changes to the

FROM STAFF REPORTS The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iredell County jumped by more than 10 percent over the weekend. The Iredell County Health Department reported 14 new

  Special to Iredell Free News The Mitchell Community College Foundation and Endowment for Excellence announced on Monday that the Officer Jordan Sheldon Memorial Scholarship endowment has reached $100,000 in

  William “Tom” Poston retired as Iredell County Schools superintendent in 1981 BY KARISSA MILLER William Thomas “Tom” Poston celebrated his 99th birthday two days early on Sunday. A steady