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Special to Iredell Free News Performing Arts Live of Iredell’s 2021-2022 season concludes on Saturday, April 30, with its sixth Main Stage show, ARTRAGEOUS. This talented troupe has toured in
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 For those with cancer, the thought of radiation can be unsettling. When your doctor recommends radiation therapy, a multitude of worrisome questions may race through
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Community Bluegrass Jam spring series kicked off last week at the J. Hoyt Hayes Memorial Troutman library after rain and cold temperatures caused a relocation
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has directed $34 million in new federal funding to further support postsecondary students in completing their degree or credential and
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Couples in the throes of domestic violence, whether mental, emotional, or physical, often tell counselors that they never fight in front of the children. However, the
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: APRIL 14 ♦ Scotty Eugene Shoemaker Sr., 54, of Shoemaker Farm Road, Statesville, charged with possession of
Carl E. Heath Jr. of Maplewood, N.J., passed away at home on February 28, 2022, at the age of 92. He is lovingly remembered by his daughter, Alison Heath; son,
Patricia D. Heath of Maplewood, N.J., passed away at home on March 5, 2018, at the age of 87. She is lovingly remembered by her daughter Alison Heath and son
Brenda Kaye Shephard, age 71, loving mother of two and adoring wife to husband Garry Shephard, passed away peacefully in the early morning on the 19th of April, 2022, with
John Anthony Scunziano Jr., 90, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Novant Health in Huntersville, N.C. Mr. Scunziano was born April 7, 1932, in Brooklyn, N.Y.,
Mr. Edward Roy Fonseca, 84, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 1016 Bent Pine Court, Lenoir, N.C. He was the son of the late Manuel Joseph Fonseca and
Betty Little Hartman Beaulieu, 91, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022, at the Summit Place at Mooresville. She was born on October 19, 1930, in Catawba
Donald Lewis Scott, 87, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022, at Autumn Care of Statesville. Donald was born on March 25, 1935, in Iredell County and
Patrick “Pat” Anthony Fuhr, 78, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Pat was born on January 21, 1944, in Milwaukee, Wis., and
Special to Iredell Free News The Statesville Police Department will be participating in the 22nd DEA sponsored National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday April 30, from 10 a.m. to
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON For the first time in three years, Scotts Elementary School students got to enjoy the A+ Arts Celebration on Friday. They had a little help from their
BY KARISSA MILLER Nineteen children died in Iredell County in 2020. The Iredell County Child Fatality Prevention Team (CFPT) is working to ensure that everything possible is being done to
FROM STAFF REPORTS A day after his fitness to serve in public office was questioned in the Iredell Free News, Statesville mayoral candidate Brian Summers told his Facebook friends that
Public Notice THE IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2022, AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE COMMISSIONERS MEETING ROOM OF THE IREDELL COUNTY
BY MIKE FUHRMAN About 2,500 people descended on Moto40 MX Park in western Iredell County on Saturday morning to participate in a Muddy Dash event. It was the first Muddy
Peggy Ann Kirkman Chamberlain, 89, of Statesville, N.C., went home to be with her Lord on Friday, April 22, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House. Peggy was born June 17, 1932,
Mary McCulloch Templeton Brown died at home on Friday, April 15, 2022, at age 102. She was known by many as Mrs. Brown, Mary McCulloch, Mary Mac, Mac, Culloch, as
Kathleen Parker, 64, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on April 19, 2022. She was born on August 9, 1957, in Mount Vernon, N.Y., to the late Peter and Gertrude Wagner
David Michael Stewart, 78, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on April 18, 2022, at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, N.C. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. on April 30,
Carmen Viola Allen Smith, who was known as “Dee” (Our Jamaican Queen), was a Legend. She left a legacy. She was the loving mother of LaToya Mone’t Smith, Robertino Mickel
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County Sheriff’s Office investigators solved multiple crimes and recovered stolen property after receiving a tip from a concerned citizen in northern Iredell County. Sheriff Darren Campbell,
BY KARISSA MILLER Agriculture and Science Early College students, staff and other volunteers worked up a sweat Friday while laboring to make Harmony Elementary School’s campus a little more beautiful.
BY SARAH KIRKMAN National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is scheduled for April 24-30, 2022. This year’s theme is “Rights, Access, Equity for All Victims.” The theme relates to helping crime
BY MIKE FUHRMAN The stakes are incredibly high as Statesville voters prepare to go to the polls to select the city’s next mayor. It has become abundantly clear to me
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce and Iredell Free News have collaborated on a series of interviews with candidates in the May 17 primary and municipal elections. All
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce and Iredell Free News have collaborated on a series of interviews with candidates in the May 17 primary and municipal elections. All
Special to Iredell Free News Pharos Parenting will host its second annual Rockin’ for a Reason benefit concert at Davesté Vineyards on Friday, April 29 from 6 to 9 p.m.
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com About 25 volunteers joined forces at Troutman Town Hall on Thursday afternoon to get their Earth Day assignments before fanning out to pick up debris in
BY MIKE FUHRMAN A crowd of about 50 people watched a surveillance video in Iredell County Superior Court on Thursday that showed the fatal shooting of a Statesville man three