BY KARISSA MILLER Following last month’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, concerned community members spoke out Monday night at the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education meeting about school
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Special to Iredell Free News District Attorney Sarah Kirkman’s Office reported dispositions in the following cases in H&I Felony District Court on June 14: ♦ Brandy Able pleaded guilty to
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Partnership for Young Children (ICPYC) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday to celebrate the agency’s expansion to a second location in Mooresville. The
It is with great sadness that the family of Robert Lacy Stone Jr. announces his passing on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at the age of 90 years. Bob was born
Veda Mae McLeod Rogers, 83, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022, at the Gordon Hospice House. Born on August 11, 1938, in Cave City, Ark., she
Kathryn Eddings Johnson, 94, formerly of Statesville, N.C., passed away peacefully on June 11, 2022, at Atrium Pineville Hospital in Charlotte, N.C. Born in Pickens, S.C., on September 13, 1927,
It is with great sadness that the family of Novella Faye Haneline Brown announces her passing on Monday, June 13, 2022, at the age of 76. Novella was born on
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell-Statesville Board of Education has approved the appointment of Jennifer Ribbeck as principal for East Iredell Elementary School. Ribbeck, who currently serves as an
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Crosby Scholars awarded the first Sarah and Henry Young Scholarship to a promising South Iredell High School Student during the student award
Special to Iredell Free News In 1759, war suddenly broke out between British colonists and the indigenous Cherokee of western North Carolina. Fort Dobbs, in present-day Statesville, provided shelter to
BY KARISSA MILLER Statesville High School celebrated the graduation of 11 students from the Certified Nursing Assistant Program on Tuesday. Registered Nurse and Instructor Lacie Howard said she’s proud of
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: JUNE 1 ♦ A girl, London Jazmine-Rae Campbell, born to Kelly Campbell and Toni
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies who fled the scene of a house party after they questioned him after finding cocaine in his vehicle. Deputies responded to Bridlewood
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON First Presbyterian Church in Statesville held a candlelight vigil for the seven people involved in Monday night’s devastating crash on Fort Dobbs Road. A father and his
Special to Iredell Free News The General Federation of Women’s Club of North Carolina Statesville Woman’s Club recently shared proceeds from the “Blooms for a Cause” Annual Geranium Sale with
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is preparing for COVID-19 vaccine distribution for children under 5 years old and to ensure families
Mrs. Etta Summers Stevenson, affectionately known as “Ett,” was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She transitioned peacefully to her eternal home on Saturday, June 11, 2022, carried
Helen Ostwalt Misenheimer, 97, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Cadence Assisted Living Mooresville. She was born on October 26, 1924, in Iredell County to
Timothy Scott Nelson, 66, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C.. Born on April 23, 1956, in Berrien County, Mich., he was
Denis Frank Targia, 59, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Wake Forest Baptist Regional Medical Center. Mr. Targia was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on April 12,
Doris Ellen Shoemaker Pope, 91, of Salisbury, N.C., passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Compass Health Care in Spencer, N.C. Mrs. Pope was born in Iredell County on
Special to Iredell Free News Imagine you are sitting at a restaurant and notice the person in the booth behind you is choking. Luckily, someone in the restaurant knows how
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools’ students will pay a little bit more for breakfast and lunch during the 2022-2023 school year. Following a vote by the Board of Education on
STORY BY BRANDY TEMPLETON PHOTOS BY KAHLEAH S. GAITHER The Statesville Family YMCA held its first Cultivation Farmers Market on Monday. The event featured 20 vendors, live music, inflatables for
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Statesville man was jailed overnight on charges that he crashed his vehicle into a golf cart near Fort Dobbs, killing a man and a young child.
Rev. William C. Vigue, 68, died suddenly on Friday, June 10, 2022, in Mooresville, N.C. He was the beloved husband of Barbara Mariano Vigue. Born in Danbury, Conn., on March
Harry Weaver, 85, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on June 9, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House. Harry was born on February 26, 1937, to Harrison Weaver and Eva Parkinson of Poke
Richard Leon Faust, 77, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Faust was born on February 10, 1945, in Norfolk, Va., and
Rebecca McKenzie Gregory, 86, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Maple Leaf Health Care. Mrs. Gregory was born February 2, 1936, in Gaston County and was
Michael Irvin Henderson, 57, of Statesville, N.C., passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 12, 2022. Michael was born October 23, 1964, in Statesville to Wayne Irvin Henderson and Carolyn Dianne
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Temperatures are climbing this week as summer arrives, and the National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for parts of the state.
Volume 1, Issue 1 Spring 2022 The Iredell-Statesville Schools Bible Association (ISSBA) was founded in 1994 by a small group of local citizens dedicated to teaching Bible classes in the local
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Monday morning. Officers were dispatched to the area of Fifth Street and Newbern Avenue around
Special to Iredell Free News The 2022 Carolina Brotherhood Memorial Ride will kick off on Monday, June 20, at 7 a.m. at 215 N. Main Street, Mooresville. Mooresville Police Department
Special to Iredell Free News The word “cancer” makes most people shudder. However, for oncologists, doctors who specialize in treating cancer, this word is part of their daily vocabulary—and they
Harry Watson Hall, 74, of Mt. Ulla, N.C., passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, June 10, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Watson was born on January 9,