FROM STAFF REPORTS The Town of Troutman’s Land Use Map Advisory Committee will host a public input meeting next week as part of its ongoing work to create a new
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Special to Iredell Free News Back pain plagues millions of people each year and is one of the top reasons Americans visit their doctor. Some of those with severe back
Special to Iredell Free News Approximately a year ago, Carl Hamm Jr. wandered away from his home and family members. After an extensive search utilizing Iredell County Sheriff’s Office drones
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Davis Regional Medical Center’s helicopter landing pad was encircled by those mourning the death of Jada Marlowe on Monday evening. Jada died earlier Monday, a week after
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Board of Commissioners will receive an update Tuesday about the national opioid litigation and the total amount of settlement funds Iredell County will receive.
Rasan Portlock, 38, Charlotte, N.C., was born on August 6, 1983, and was the son of Reginald Jerome Portlock and Glenda Morrison Reid. He passed away on June 11, 2022,
Rebecca Lynn Correll, 62, of Troutman, N.C., passed away June 18, 2022, at Iredell Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Lynn was born in Rowan County on October 21, 1959,
Jack Charles of Statesville, N.C., passed away at home on June 18, 2022. Jack was born August 3, 1956, in Warner Robbins, Ga., to the late Jack Charles and Kathryne
Faye Mills Goforth, 96, loving mother of Kim and wife of Melvin, passed away on Friday, June 17, 2022, in Concord, N.C., in the presence and care of her soulmate
Mr. Kareen Jabbar Stevenson Jr., 19, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022, at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville. He was born in Iredell County on September
FROM STAFF REPORTS Thirteen-year-old Jada Marlowe passed away on Monday, a week after being critically injured when the golf cart she was traveling in was hit by a Honda Accord
Laurent “Larry” Daniel Fauteux, 56, passed away on Wednesday, June15, 2022, at Cabarrus Atrium Health in Concord, N.C. Born on March 30, 1966, in Nashua, N.H., he was the son
Special to Iredell Free News The 2022 Carolina Brotherhood Memorial Ride began Monday morning in Mooresville. Mooresville Police Department and Mooresville Fire-Rescue escorted the riders to their first stop in
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Hamptonville resident faces misdemeanor charges in connection with an accident that claimed the life of a Union Grove man on Friday night. The N.C. Highway Patrol
Special to Iredell Free News A Compassionate Troop Award from PETA Kids—PETA’s youth division—is on its way to Girl Scout Troop 13179, which partnered with Future Fashion Designers in Mooresville
BY KARISSA MILLER After nearly four decades substitute teaching and connecting with the youth of Iredell County, Leona “Cissy” Donaldson is retiring as a full-time substitute teacher effective this year.
Special to Iredell Free News Boy Scout Troop 609 of Statesville has stayed busy during recent months with several community service projects. In April the troop participated in a community
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: JUNE 1 ♦ Derek Darius Dillard Jr., 22, of Brackhill Street, Davidson, charged with possession of a stolen
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Children ages 6 months and older in North Carolina can now receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends
BY DAN GITRO This past week we saw a tragedy like Iredell County hasn’t seen in a long time. On Monday, June 13, residents were notified by the Firewire of
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Jody Gray Deal, 54, of Statesville, N.C., passed away, Friday, June 17, 2022, surrounded by his family following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Jody was born November 26, 1967,
PHOTOS BY KAHLEAH S. GAITHER
Carolyn Fayard Dagenhart of Troutman, N.C., went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, June 17, 2022. She passed away peacefully at the Gordon Hospice House in
Dorothy Lipe McClain Hager, 97, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. She was born in Iredell County, on November 21,
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Iredell-Statesville Schools is growing its Career & Technical Education internships and pre-apprenticeship program. Joanie Winterkamp, the district’s work-based learning coordinator, hopes to get more students excited and
Editor’s Note: This is the second of two columns about the Iredell County Public Library staff’s efforts to document information about lost cemeteries in Iredell County. The first column is
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: MAY 27 ♦ Christopher Mark Beeler, 47, of Cottonwood Park Drive, Charlotte, charged with larceny, conspire to
Special to Iredell Free News Raleigh — Two voter advocacy organizations have begun sending mailings to nearly 450,000 North Carolinians to encourage them to register to vote. The mailings from the
Leah Jennifer Sisco of Kutztown, Pa., left this earth on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. She is survived by her husband, Dean Sisco of Charlotte, N.C.; her parents, Bob and Sue
Michael Shane Marlowe, 39, of Statesville, N.C., died Monday, June 13, 2022. He was born in Iredell County, on May 5, 1983, to Ed Marlowe and the late Patsy Bost
Bentley Michael Marlowe, 5, of Statesville, N.C., died Monday, June 13, 2022. He was born in Iredell County on November 25, 2016, to Amy Mills and the late Michael Shane
PHOTOS BY BRANDY TEMPLETON
Mrs. Maggie “Pat” Priscilla Humes, 86, of Statesville, N.C., was born in Iredell County on August 22, 1935, to the late Theodore Waddell and Martha Patterson. She departed this life
Bruce Corbett Paron died unexpectedly in Mooresville, N.C., on June 13, 2022, at the age of 69. He was born to Robert J. Paron and Dorothea (Athoe) Paron on October
Abram Arthur Prevette, 87, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on June 17, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House. He was born September 10, 1934, on his father’s 50th birthday in Wilkes County,