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Service dog helps local veteran cope with PTSD, injuries

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com After serving in the Marines and the Army as a Special Operations soldier for a total of 20 years and suffering a traumatic brain injury after

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Town of Mooresville Career Opportunities ($2,000 to $3,000 Signing Bonus)

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

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,

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Doosan Bobcat donates school supplies to Iredell-Statesville Schools students

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

BY KARISSA MILLER Doosan Bobcat employees held a school supply drive and collected crayons, notebooks, pencils and other essentials for hundreds of Iredell-Statesville Schools students. Jeffrey Bardoni, who leads the

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Lake Norman Philharmonic top present Symphony Under the Stars at Liberty Park on September 30

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News Town of Mooresville Arts & Events will present “Symphony Under the Stars” by Lake Norman Philharmonic on Friday, September 30. The performance will take place

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Terry Lynn Sherrill

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Terry Lynn Sherrill, 69, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022, at his home. He was born on May 22, 1953, in Mooresville to Margaret Eagle Sherrill

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Max Edward Waugh

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

On August 26, 2022, Max Edward Waugh, 87, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, had a peaceful deliverance into glory. Max was born on May 23, 1935, in Iredell

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Terri Leeann Russell

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Terri Leeann Russell, 61, of Statesville, N.C., and formerly of Putney, Vt., went to be with the Lord on August 24, 2022, surrounded by her loving husband and children. In

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Remembering Bob Stamey: A life well lived

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

BY MIKE FUHRMAN Robb Stamey doesn’t recall ever hearing his father tell him that he loved him. But he has never doubted the depth of his father’s feelings for him.

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86th Iredell County Agricultural Fair set to begin September 2

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Thrills and fair food will abound as the 86th Iredell County Agricultural Fair opens on Friday, September 2, with the official ribbon cutting ceremony scheduled at

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Scotts Elementary School shines a bright light on teachers and staff (Photos)

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

BY KARISSA MILLER Teachers and staff at Scotts Elementary School, an A+ Arts Integrated School, sat in complete darkness inside the school library Tuesday afternoon, and that’s when the magic

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Iredell County Government Career Opportunities ($2,500 Sign-On Bonus)

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Back-to-School Safety: Know the rules of the road

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — As students and teachers prepare to head back to class, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, who also serves as Chair of Safe Kids N.C., is

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Iredell County Superior Court Report (August 27)

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News District Attorney Sarah Kirkman’s Office reported dispositions in the following cases during recent terms of Iredell County Superior Court: ♦ Wesley Summers pleaded guilty to

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Jim Frank Carr Jr.

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Pastor Jim Frank Carr Jr., 72, of Mooresville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 25, 2022. He was born in Mooresville on February 11, 1950,

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City of Statesville Career Opportunities (August 26)

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

  Applications are being accepted online only. Apply for open positions online by clicking HERE. Current Openings Athletic Supervisors (Part-Time) Recreation/Parks Building Maintenance Supervisor (Full-Time) Public Grounds/Cemetery Certified Water Treatment Plant

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I-SS superintendent asks for ‘patience and grace’ as district prepares to begin school year with dozens of open positions

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools administrators have been working for months to fill dozens of open positions before the 2022-2023 school year begins. Time is almost up. When the district’s

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Jennie Ruth Lattan

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

On August 21,2022, Jennie Ruth Lattan was promoted from laborer to reward to sit at the right hand of our Lord and Savior. Born on January 11, 1934, to the

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Carolyn Lou Waddell Adams

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Carolyn Lou Waddell Adams, 79, of Statesville, N.C., died Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House following a short illness. She was born in Galax, Va., to the late

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Lynn Kathleen Cheshire

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Lynn Kathleen Cheshire, 75, passed away on August 23, 2022. She was born March 3, 1947. Creative and colorful, captivating and compelling, she was a mother, wife, sister and friend.

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Allen Ray Jenkins

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Allen Ray Jenkins, 89, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Thursday, August 25, 2022, at his home in the Loray community. Mr. Jenkins was born in Iredell County on August 8,

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Gwendolyn C. Duarte

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Gwendolyn Cudd Duarte, 92, of Statesville, N.C., passed away, Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Mrs. Duarte was born in Chesnee, S.C., and was the daughter of the late C.J. and Louise

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Wilma Anderson Swicegood

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Wilma Anderson Swicegood, 94, of Cleveland, N.C., went to eternal rest on August 25, 2022, at her home. Wilma was born August 28, 1927, in Iredell County to the late

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David Edward Mitchell

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

David “Dave” Mitchell, 73, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on August 24, 2022. He was born on February 23, 1949, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to the late Raymond and Dorothy Berenger

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Olando Carl Byers

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Olando Carl Byers, 65, of Mooresville, N..C, passed away on August 22, 2022, following an extended illness. He was born in Iredell County on September 22, 1956, to the late

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Dr. Merrill retiring after devoting more than four decades to Taylorsville community

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News After a 45-year career in medicine, Dr. Steven Merrill with Taylorsville Family Medicine is retiring. “I consider my time at Piedmont HealthCare to be the

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N.C. State Parks to launch new website

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation will launch a new website on August 30. The new site will still be accessed at www.ncparks.gov,

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SPD: Both suspects in 30-year-old double murder now in custody

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

FROM STAFF REPORTS Both suspects in a 1992 robbery and double murder in Statesville are now in custody. Sheldon Demetrius Summers, 54, was arrested in Hope, N.J., on August 16

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N.C. early grade students make strong gains in literacy skills

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina’s youngest students made strong gains in early literacy skills during the 2021-22 school year, outpacing the performance of students in other

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Video: Iredell Health System CEO discusses impact of Davis Regional closing

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman
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Thomas Coston “T.C.” Murdock Jr.

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Mr. Thomas Coston “T.C.” Murdock Jr., 80, was born in Iredell County, N.C., on August 14, 1942, and was the son of the late Thomas Coston Murdock Sr. and Rita

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Ann Brawley Brown

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Ann Brawley Brown, 81, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. She was born May 11, 1941, to William Kerr Brawley and Mary Margaret Troutman Brawley of Mooresville, N.C.

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Robert Franklin Fulp

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Robert Franklin Fulp, 87, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022, in his home. Robert was born August 19, 1935, to Roy Fulp and Flora Caskaddon of Iredell

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James Larimer Smith Jr.

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

In loving memory of James Larimer Smith Jr., known affectionately as Jim and Pop, who departed us to join God on August 23, 2022, at 11:09 p.m. Jim was born

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Rebecca Mae Brown Robinette

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Rebecca Mae Brown Robinette, 71, of Harmony, N.C., departed this world on August 23, 2022. Becky, as she was so lovingly known, was born on August 8, 1951, in Iredell

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Michael Alexander Shinn

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Michael Alexander Shinn, 72, of Mooresville, N.C., died Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born in Mooresville and was the son of the late Glenn C.

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Beverly Dawn Young Hancock

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Mike Fuhrman

Beverly Dawn Young “Beb” Hancock, 65, was born in Statesville, N.C., on May 15, 1957, and was the daughter of the late A. C. Allison and Mary Lois Young. She

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