FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Health Department has reported four more deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the past three days. With the latest death reported on Thursday, 275 lives
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FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department is asking for the public to help identify a man who robbed a pharmacist on Saturday. According to an MPD news release, a
Special to Iredell Free News Family favorite Darrell Harwwod will take the stage in Downtown Statesville on Friday for the latest installment of the Piedmont HealthCare Friday After 5 Summer
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — As schools across North Carolina focus on efforts to recover ground lost last year to COVID-19, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt
Mrs. Pearl Fox Simmerman Byers Haynes, 98, of Greensboro, N.C., and formerly of Statesville, N.C., died Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at Heritage Greens Independent Living in Greensboro. She was born
Patricia Ann Loden McCloud, 73, of Statesville, N.C., passed away September 14, 2021, at Davis Regional Medical Center. She was born December 18, 1947, in Guilford County, N.C., the daughter
John Alex Beauvil, 29, was born October 5, 1991, in Red Bank, N.J., raised in Atlantic Highlands, N.J., and lived in Mooresville, N.C. He peacefully went on Thursday, September 9,
Editor’s Note: The Iredell County Health Department and Iredell-Statesville Schools released the following information on Thursday in response to questions about mask and quarantine requirements related to COVID-19. Special to Iredell
BY STEPHEN MAUNEY Recently, the Moorsville Graded School District sent out surveys to our students that created a fair amount of chatter on social media. As the superintendent of schools,
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com G4G Ministries 11th Annual Golf Tournament, its only fundraiser each year, will be Friday, October 1, at Larkin Golf Club in Statesville. Proceeds will fund much
FROM STAFF REPORTS A north Iredell County resident has been charged with concealing or failing to report the death of a child following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Troutman Town Council honored Finance Director Steve Shealy for his 23 years of service to the town last Thursday night, presenting him with a plaque
Special to Iredell Free News Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has updating its visitor guidelines for inpatient, outpatient, maternity, emergency department and surgical services areas. Effective immediately, all visitors at
Special to Iredell Free News In 1761, the western part of North Carolina was in crisis. Warfare between British colonists and the Cherokee had been raging for two years. By
Myrion “Ann” Laughter Murphy, 74, of Troutman, N.C., passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021. She was born on February 4, 1947, in Polk County, N.C., to the late Farie
Mrs. Ethel Rudisill Merrill “entered His Gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise” on September 13, 2021. Ethel was born to John Wesley and Maudie Bivens Rudisill on March
Sarah Elizabeth Bjorgen, 29, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 9, 2021. She was born on November 9, 1991, in Charlotte, N.C., to Edwin and Precinda Berry
Harold Edgar Cummings, born in Wyckle, W.Va., on February 20, 1934, went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 9, 2021. He was preceded in death by his
Sherri Leigh Hager, 62, has joined her father and mother in a better and more beautiful place. She passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at Serenity House in
Deborah Karen Park, 66, of Statesville, N.C., passed away September 13, 2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born July 30, 1955, in Iredell County, N.C., the daughter of the
Ruth Emma Feimster Fox Welshans, 90, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on September 15, 2021, at Maple Leaf Health Care after a period of declining health. She was born in
Will Madison, 36, of Statesville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly in Winchester, Va., on Saturday September 4, 2021. He was the son of the late Tony Madison and the late Susan
Iredell Free News interview Iredell County Government HR Director Sandra Gregory and Recruitment Specialist Jennie Mason.
Ms. Tina Michelle “Mae” Dalton, 54, of Statesville, N.C., passed away at Iredell Memorial Hospital on Friday, September 10, 2021. She was born in Iredell County on October 27, 1966,
U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Anthony Martin Sims, 61, began his journey on September 2, 1960, in Addisleigh Park, Queens, N.Y. He was the son of the late Elizabeth Frances Sims
Ms. Troy Louise Rhinehardt, 105, of 226 E. Turner Street, Statesville, N.C., passed away on Friday, September 10. 2021, at Autumn Care in Statesville. Ms. Rhinehardt was born in Rowan
James W. Johnson III, 58, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. James was born June 29, 1963, in Covington, Ky., and was the
Richard Louis “Dick” Cavey was a loving Husband, Father, Brother, Grandfather and Friend. He left this world suddenly on September 11, 2021. He was born to Camiel and Dorothy Cavey
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FROM STAFF REPORTS A Winston-Salem man has been arrested and charged with breaking into a church in Iredell County and stealing mail and a Bible. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Public health officials with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services are urging North Carolinians to protect themselves, their families and those
BY MIKE FUHRMAN At least two people involved in disrupting an Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday night — and possibly several others — will face criminal charges
BY KARISSA MILLER A group of anti-mask protesters disrupted an Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday night by slamming into and beating on a glass window until it
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON The staff at the new 7- Eleven store located at 1505 Salisbury Highway in Statesville celebrated the store’s grand opening by making an investment in young people.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Health Department reported more than 600 new laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, along with three more deaths and an increase in hospitalizations.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two men face felony drug charges following an undercover investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office into the distribution of crystal methamphetamine in Troutman and Mooresville. Sheriff