BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Tickets are still available for an upcoming signature event of the summer season at The Historic Sharpe House. “Appalachian Music BBQ: Remembering Tom Dooley” is scheduled for
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Special to Iredell Free News Now that we’re in the heat of summer, you and your family may be looking to cool down at the pool, beach, or lake. But
Special to Iredell Free News Where a need exists in the community, there, too, you’ll often find the Lake Norman Lions Club. The organization recently called on shoppers at the
The policy of the Town of Mooresville is to foster, maintain, and promote equal employment opportunities. We recruit, hire, train, and promote employees without discrimination because of race, religion, color,
Kathleen “Kathie” Christopher Peterson was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She left this world peacefully and surrounded by her loved ones on July 22, 2023, at the
John Neal Cranford Jr., 55, of Union Grove, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Born on January 29, 1968, in Iredell County, he was the son of Shirley
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Dozens of members of the Daughters of the American Revolution traveled to Statesville this week to attend the District IV annual meeting at First Baptist Church. It
BY KARISSA MILLER The second annual Abby Winthrop SMART Girls Leadership camp was held this week on the Mitchell Community College campus in Statesville. Forty girls participated in the free
These positions are subject to pre-employment screenings. Iredell County does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, political affiliation, genetic information, or handicapping
Special to Iredell Free News ABC Investments & Management Co., the management company of the Hilton Garden Inn and Comfort Inn & Suites in Statesville, in partnership with the Statesville
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville City Council on Monday approved a request to rezone 32.24 acres along U.S. Highway 21 for 181 townhomes and more than 60,000 square feet of
Adeline Marie Giuliani, 89, of Troutman, N.C., passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at Rosewood Assisted Living in Harmony. Born on September 1, 1933, in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was
Bonnie Darlene Hall, 63, passed away on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at Gordon Hospice House, in Statesville, N.C. She was born on July 23, 1959, in Lexington, Va. Bonnie was
Claude R. Munday, 68, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Claude was born in Iredell County, son of the late Claude Grady
Eli Tyler Jordan, 16, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, in his home surrounded by loved ones. Everyone who met Eli fell in love with him.
The City of Statesville offers a dynamic and collaborative work environment. You’ll have the chance to work alongside talented individuals who share a common goal of improving the lives of
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of 988, the three-digit suicide and crisis lifeline. 988 connects
FROM STAFF REPORTS The candidate filing period for the 2023 municipal elections and the Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education election ended Friday at 12 noon. Here’s the final
Special to Iredell Free News As pool and construction season continues, Iredell Water Corporation is warning the public — and especially people and companies considering water theft — that stealing
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville School Nutrition is participating in Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a program that allows 18 district schools to pilot a complimentary breakfast and lunch program
BY AMY FUHRMAN The story of Tom Dooley (Dula) has become a legend for its potent mix of love, lust, jealousy, murder and an infamous trial and hanging set in
Tony Jason Hedrick, 52, passed away unexpectedly Friday July 14, 2023. Jason was born in Statesville, N.C., and was the oldest son of the late Tony Roe Hedrick and Debby
Joseph Basil Coughlin, 44, passed on due to natural causes at his home on Friday, July 14, 2023. Joey was born on September 1, 1979, in Peoria, Ill. He was
Larry Max Cooke Sr., 75, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born September 28,
FROM STAFF REPORTS Statesville native Shadrach Martin has been hired as principal of Success Institute Charter School. Martin has extensive experience working in public schools, including work as a teacher
Special to Iredell Free News Construction on the first phase of the expansion of Iredell Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit is underway with the new concrete foundation set
Special to Iredell Free News A Mooresville man faces federal charges in connection with an alleged investment fraud scheme and for fraudulently obtaining more than $2.6 million in COVID-19 relief
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell County Health Department staff presented the State of the County Health Report for 2022 during Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting. Dinikia Savage, the Health Department’s promotion
BY KARISSA MILLER Around 50 rising sixth- through ninth-grade students are spending part of their summer challenging themselves at Iredell-Statesville Schools’ Rockets, Rovers and Robots camp. In its third year,
Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College’s Culinary Arts program recently hosted its first ever Toque Ceremony to honor graduating culinary arts students. The ceremony is named for the
Joyce Fox Campbell Manning, 56, passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at Autumn Care of Salisbury. Born on October 23, 1966, in Davie County, N.C., she was the daughter
Elvia Miriam Vick, 85, passed away July 18, 2023. Elvia was born August 23,1937, in Puerto Rico to the late Jose Rivera and Adela Colon. She married John Vick in
Henry G. Williams II, 59, of Statesville, died Sunday, July 16, 2023, after a long illness. He was born in Tyrell County, N.C., on October 26, 1963, to the late
Edith Englebert, 91, passed away July 10, 2023. She was born in Germany on April 30, 1932. She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Root of Pennsylvania.
Gloria Wooten Lytton, 69, of Union Grove, N.C., passed away peacefully on Monday, July 17, 2023, after a long battle with cancer. She was born on June 17, 1954, to
Bobby Lee Oliver Sr., 89, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at S. Mitchell Mack Hospice House. He was born September 25, 1933, in Alamance County,