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Special to Iredell Free News WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is conducting a new annual survey of farmers, ranchers and private forestland owners. The survey will help USDA

Editor’s Note: The I-SS Board of Education meets Monday at 6 p.m. at the Career Academy & Technical School located 350 Old Murdock Road in Troutman. Read the agenda HERE

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department reported the following arrests:  JULY 16 ♦ Joseph James Chakos, 64, of Sullivan Road, Statesville, charged with possession with intent to sell or

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — A national campaign to promote workplace safety and health has been declared in North Carolina for the week of August 10–16 by Gov.

BY MELINDA SKUTNICK The Mooresville Graded School District will virtually kick off its fall semester with online events and welcoming activities throughout the following week. Keeping aligned with the district’s

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office is currently conducting a missing person investigation for Curtis Allen Wuellner, 50, who lives at 516 Laurel Cove Road in western Iredell

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Lake Norman State Park’s new superintendent, Scott Avis, was destined to chose an outdoor career. Spending his childhood in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia cemented

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) today took additional steps to protect nursing home residents and staff during the COVID-19

Special to Iredell Free News The COVID-19 pandemic and the economic, educational and social disruptions it has caused have changed the way most people live, work and play in Iredell

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: JULY 30 ♦ William Joseph McCurdy, 29, of James Way, Statesville, charged with possession of a schedule

FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County health officials reported the county’s 20th death attributed to COVID-19 on Friday, marking the second consecutive day that a death was reported in the county.

  Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Sports Hall of Fame recently announced its fifth class of inductees. The class, which encompasses over 90 years of athletics in

FROM STAFF REPORTS A Troutman man faces a half-dozen felony drug charges as the result of an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – North Carolina elections officials are responding to many voters’ questions and concerns about mass mailings, text messages, phone calls and home visits by

Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College congratulates the following students who made the full-time and part-time Dean’s List for the summer semester 2020. To be eligible for the

FROM STAFF REPORTS Another death in Iredell County has been attributed to COVID-19. The Iredell County Health Department reported the county’s 19th death on Thursday. Local health officials do not

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) and the N.C. Department of Public Safety’s Division of Emergency Management (NCEM) have distributed

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System recently welcomed Tim Gee as assistant vice president of the Iredell Physician Network (IPN), a new position within the organization. In his

FROM STAFF REPORTS A Stony Point man faces felony charges after his truck nearly struck an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office vehicle, according to Sheriff Darren Campbell. On Friday, July 31,

Special to Iredell Free News In an effort to provide parents and guardians of school-age children with care options during the upcoming school year, Iredell-Statesville Schools is searching for community

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Wednesday that North Carolina will remain paused in Safer At Home Phase 2 for another five weeks as

BY STACIE LETT CAIN The Statesville City Council agreed this week to raise the minimum hourly wage for all full-time city employees — except firefighters — to $15 per hour.

Special to Iredell Free News Statesville’s P.E.O. Chapter S is pleased to announce that graduating senior Natalie Ottone has been awarded the prestigious P.E.O. Star Scholarship for the 2020-21 academic

Special to Iredell Free News EnergyUnited is committed to assisting its members, customers and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic as regular payment procedures resume following the expiration of Executive Order

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announces the following births: JULY 15 ♦ A girl, Karsyn Teresa Faye Stewart, born to Christopher Stewart and Dante Conner of

FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville town commissioners on Monday approved a professional services contract for the first stage of the East West Connector Project. RK&K will be paid more than $1.7

FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County Sheriff’s Office personnel have arrested four suspects and are searching for two others as a result on ongoing narcotics investigations. Sheriff Darren Campbell said in

Special to Iredell Free News On Saturday, August 29, Higher Purpose Church will hold its first large-scale Drive-Through Food Pantry Event to assist residents of the Mooresville community with some

BY MIKE FUHRMAN The faculty and staff at American Renaissance School are working to make the first nine weeks of the upcoming school year as close to an “in-school” experience

FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools officials announced Monday that South Iredell High School football practice and conditioning has been cancelled for the week of August 3-7 after a player tested

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department has released the identity of a man who was killed in an officer-involved shooting on Sunday evening. Christopher Kimmons Craven, 38, was fatally

FROM STAFF REPORTS The N.C. State Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Sunday evening in Mooresville. The Town of Mooresville has confirmed that one individual who

Special to Iredell Free News While Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to have little impact on the Statesville area, residents of eastern North Carolina are bracing for heavy rainfall, strong

Special to Iredell Free News The Mooresville Citizens Academy, which typically runs throughout September and October, has been postponed due to COVID-19. With the many hands-on and group activities that

FROM STAFF REPORTS A Catawba man whose criminal record includes more than 40 felony charges was charged with breaking into a motor vehicle on Lookout Dam Road. Robert William Davis,