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,
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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
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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,
Ruth Brotherton Williams, 88, of Union Grove, N.C., died Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born in Iredell County on January 23, 1934, to the late
BY KARISSA MILLER As a snake, tortoise and bearded dragon looked on, Rescue Ranch staff hosted a pour and sip fundraiser at Red Buffalo Brewing Co. on Thursday that raised
Editor’s Note: This is the first of two columns about the Iredell County Public Library staff’s efforts to document information about lost cemeteries in Iredell County. BY SHELLIE TAYLOR One
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BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Fallen Heroes Ministry of Hickory’s Sandy Ridge Baptist Church, in partnership with Bumgarner Oil Company, unveiled tanker wrap art honoring fallen Army infantry Private First
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — As the many communities across North Carolina battle record high temperatures this week, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey and Safe Kids North Carolina are reminding
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Two recent high school graduates provided advice for academic success to a group of rising sixth-graders during Crosby Scholars of Iredell County’s Legacy Day Academy on Wednesday.
Special to Iredell Free News National Waste & Recycling Workers Week is Friday, June 17, but the celebration is week-long in Statesville. City officials are asking the community to join
Special to Iredell Free News Your skin is the largest organ in your body and the first line of defense against disease-causing germs, bacteria, and viruses. When a cut, scrape,
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
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