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FROM STAFF REPORTS Town of Troutman officials are taking numerous steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The town issued a public notice signed by Mayor Teross Young Jr. outlining

BY KARISSA MILLER Forty-five percent of the students in Iredell County live in “food insecure” homes with limited or uncertain access to adequate food, according to Iredell-Statesville Schools Nutrition Director

Special to Iredell Free News The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) has opened the public comment period on an air quality conformity determination and amendments to the 2045 Metropolitan

Special to Iredell Free News As concerns begin to rise regarding employment disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak, N.C. Rep. Jeffrey McNeely is offering assistance to residents of the 84th House

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department reported the following arrests: MARCH 1 ♦ Latecha Rochelle Bush, 45, of Haynesville, charged with obtaining property by false pretenses and access government

FROM STAFF REPORTS A Statesville man faces drug and weapons charges following an undercover investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. Christopher Dwayne Smith, 34, was arrested on Thursday after

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Worried about how the COVID-19 outbreak was affecting the local community, attorney Ashley Cannon decided to take action to help those who are homeless and those

Special to Iredell Free News WINSTON-SALEM – March 20, 2020 – In order to help protect patients, family members and health care workers from the spread of COVID-19, no visitors

FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville officials have decided to close Town Hall and the Public Services Operation Center to the public in response to the state’s first reported case of community

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Revenue (NCDOR) announced Friday that the department will extend the April 15 tax filing deadline to July 15 for

BY DEBBIE PAGE Troutman town officials are seeking nominations for the 2020 Citizen of the Year and Organization of the Year recognitions. The deadline for nominations is March 31. CITIZEN

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools officials are preparing to close all of the district’s campuses to everyone except for essential staff members to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College administration continues to work with local and state health officials to monitor the COVID-19 situation.  Starting Monday, March 23, most Mitchell classes

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools has opened emergency K-5 childcare sites in an effort to provide childcare for the children of individuals in Iredell County who are considered

Special to Iredell Free News CHARLOTTE – Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas today Thursday a comprehensive set of steps to help customers, communities and employees manage the economic hardship

FROM STAFF REPORTS The City of Statesville is asking residents to refrain from spreading rumors related to COVID-19. As of Thursday morning, there have been 97 reported cases in North

  S pecial to Iredell Free News The Better Business Bureau is cautioning consumers to protect themselves against scammers who are trying to take advantage of anxiety over the novel

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System is implementing additional visitor restrictions in an ongoing effort to protect the health and safety of patients and staff. Effective immediately, the

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The U.S. Small Business Administration has granted Gov. Roy Cooper’s request for a disaster declaration for small businesses that are suffering economic losses

Special to Iredell Free News In response to the presence of COVID-19 in our community as well as state, Davis Regional Medical Center and Davis Medical Group have implemented a

Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Health Department continues to monitor the novel coronavirus situation in our area and provide updated guidance and support to our community, municipal

FROM STAFF REPORTS Two suspects face felony charges following an Iredell County Sheriff’s office investigation into illegal drug sales in the southern end of the county.  Sheriff Darren Campbell announced

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell on Wednesday sought to reassure the state’s citizens and business leaders that North Carolina’s government is on strong

Special to Iredell Free News The deadline for high school students to apply for a $5,000 Empowering the Future scholarship from EnergyUnited is rapidly approaching. Applications are due by Tuesday,

  Special to Iredell Free News United Way of Iredell County has established a response fund in support of non-profit organizations in Iredell County who are serving the basic needs

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Roy Cooper announced that North Carolina restaurants and bars will be closed to

Special to Iredell Free News In an effort to protect the health and safety of the community, its customers and staff, the City of Statesville is implementing several operational changes

FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County Board of Commissioners Chairman James Mallory declared a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday, a day after health officials reported

FROM STAFF REPORTS An Asheville man who was wanted on charges in Buncombe and Davie counties faces a dozen new charges following a high-speed chase in Iredell County. Sheriff Darren

Special to Iredell Free News Although no special precautions have been issued by the Centers for Disease Control as it relates to the safe handling of household waste that comes

Special to Iredell Free News EnergyUnited on Monday announced several changes in response to new guidance surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Each of the following changes will go into effect

BY STACIE LETT CAIN Statesville Mayor Costi Kutteh started and ended Monday’s city council meeting by sharing thoughts and concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic that is gripping communities around the

  BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools students won’t be in class for at least two weeks following Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order closing schools in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville Mayor Miles Atkins declared a state of emergency on Monday in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency proclamation grants Town Manager Randy Hemann broad

Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Health Department was notified on the afternoon of Monday, March 16, of the first presumptive positive case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in