BY DAN GITRO This week brought more sadness to Iredell County. This week we learned Savannah Marie Boltz, mother of Jada Marlowe, made the incredibly difficult decision to remove Jada
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Special to Iredell Free News The Town of Mooresville Beautification Committee recently recognized three town residents for their efforts: Yard of Distinction Award Beautification Award Beautification Award
Special to Iredell Free News Prepare to let Trial by Fire to take you back to an earlier day when lighters were held high and you couldn’t help but sing
Special to Iredell Free News The City of Statesville Fireworks Celebration is scheduled for Sunday, July 3. Fireworks will be launched from the Signal Hill Mountain Bike Trail area starting
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON St. Chas Rutledge and Garson G. Bigham met in 1921 while attending mortuary school in Washington, D.C. The following year, on June 22, 1922, the two men
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred early Saturday morning in the 600 block of North Miller Avenue. Officers responded to the scene after
Louise H. Thesier, 88, a former longtime resident of Deer River, N.Y., died Saturday, June 18, 2022, at the S. Mitchell Mack Hospice House in Mooresville, N.C. Louise was born
Clara Mae “Twi” Johnson, 97, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away peacefully on June 22, 2022, at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Clara was born October 2, 1924, in
Mrs. Lorene Newton Rash, 98, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away peacefully on June 23, 2022, at Summit Hills in Spartanburg, S.C. Born in Cliffside, N.C., on February 17, 1924, Mrs.
Shasta Vickie Back Rose, 43, of Mount Ulla, N.C., passed away on Friday, June 24, 2022. She was born on February 2, 1979, in Hazard, Ky., to Debra Adams Russell
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com During its June meeting, Troutman Town Council members approved the town’s 2022-23 budget, rejected a residential townhome project, and approved rezoning requests for a nearly 700,000-square-foot
BY KARISSA MILLER For some Iredell-Statesville Schools’ students, learning continues into the summer months through the school system’s variety of enrichment camps. The weeklong camps, ranging from sewing to forensic
BY KARISSA MILLER South Iredell Fire-Rescue Chief Jerry Starr is proud of the service his department provides the community and the efforts his team has made in recent years to
Special to Iredell Free News Applications are now being accepted for the First Annual Abby Winthrop Smart Girls Inspiring Women Leaders Conference. This weeklong conference, scheduled for July 7-11 on
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Special to Iredell Free News Statesville Regional Airport Manager John Ferguson has been elected president of the North Carolina Airports Association (NCAA), a not-for-profit organization consisting of executive, professional, affiliate
Charles Ernest Cockrell of Statesville, N.C., went home with the angels on June 22, 2022. Mr. Cockrell was the son of the late Davis Montgomery and Mabel Alice Cockrell; he
Linda Bowling Sample, 76, of Statesville, N.C., passed away June 21, 2022, surrounded by her family following a courageous three-year battle with peritoneal cancer. Linda was born April 4, 1946,
Shonie Babson, 56, of Stony Point, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on June 19, 2022. She was born on September 20, 1965, to her parents Ralph and
Robert Douglas Shumate, 60, passed away in a tragic accident in Union Grove on Friday, June 17, 2022. Bob was born on March 26, 1962, in Baltimore, Md., to Mickey
The policy of the Town is to foster, maintain, and promote equal employment opportunity. We recruit, hire, train, and promote employees without discrimination because of race, religion, color, marital status,
Photos courtesy of Amanda Caldwell Photography Special to Iredell Free News Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County’s Rainbow Kidz program welcomed nearly 70 children and teens to summer grief
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two individuals face multiple charges after making a false report about shooting following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the residence at
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 spring semester 2022. To be eligible for the
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first case of monkeypox virus infection in a North Carolina resident, identified
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville City Council has approved a $426,226 economic development incentive for DENSO Manufacturing Inc. DENSO is planning a $38 million expansion of its facility on Crawford
FROM STAFF REPORTS A day after announcing the arrest of suspected serial rapist Michael Brandon Shinn, the Mooresville Police Department is encouraging women who have had any interactions with the
Judith Hubbard Earnhardt, 86, of Mooresville, N.C., died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at her home after a long battle with dementia. She was born May
Jada Lynne Marlowe, 13, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at Brenner’s Children’s Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C. Jada was born in Iredell County on February 27, 2009, the daughter of
Frances Lasley Lanier died June 21, 2022, from complications of pneumonia. She departed this life surrounded by her beloved family, “my whole world” as she said before she passed. Frances
Special to Iredell Free News A federal jury in Statesville has convicted a 33-year-old man of charges that he produced and possessed child pornography. Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – Taxpayer-funded COVID relief gave a huge wealth transfer to wealthy hospital systems. Even as they complained of financial losses, wealthy hospital systems enjoyed
Special to Iredell Free News Redhawk Publications has announced the upcoming release of “In the Shadow of the Clock,” a historical book about the square in Statesville by local historian
FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville town commissioners allocated more than $1 million to support the work of local nonprofit agencies during Monday’s meeting. The money will support efforts to feed the
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Sherrills Ford man has been charged with sexually assaulting two women following an investigation by the Mooresville Police Department. The MPD announced the arrest of Michael
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON A community wept for Kareen Jabbar Stevenson Jr. before he was laid to rest Wednesday afternoon. Mourners came to grieve and celebrate his life at Christian Outreach