BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Fifth Street Ministries Executive Director Michele Knapp welcomed a crowd of supporters on Thursday morning as the organization unveiled its new logos to unify the four
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Public-private partnership continues community-based approach to vaccine access Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Healthier Together, a public-private partnership between the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education approved the name Weathers Creek High School for the district’s next high school during its regular meeting earlier this week. The
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The State of North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August was 4.3 percent, decreasing 0.1 of a percentage point from July’s revised
Special to Iredell Free News The Town of Mooresville’s Planning & Community Development Department is looking to the public for feedback in the creation of the new Unified Development Ordinance
Mr. John William Smyre, who was affectionaly called “Alf,” was born in Iredell County on May 8, 1952, and was the son of the late Robert Lee And Hazel Redon
Robert Lee Gleason, 89, of Troutman, N.C., passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Robert was born on December 5, 1931, in Warren, Ohio, to the
Edwin Wayne Johnson Jr., 54, of Conover, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Wayne was born on September 1, 1967, in Iredell County,
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Mooresville man was arrested on Thursday afternoon and charged with two misdemeanors for his role in a disturbance that disrupted an Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education
Evelyn Brown Kerr, 93, of Mount Ulla, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on September 16, 2021. She was born on May 27, 1928, in Rowan County, N.C.,
Paul W. Streeter, 75, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021. He was born on March 15, 1946, in Battle Creek, Mich., to the late Kenneth and
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Health Department has reported four more deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the past three days. With the latest death reported on Thursday, 275 lives
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department is asking for the public to help identify a man who robbed a pharmacist on Saturday. According to an MPD news release, a
Special to Iredell Free News Family favorite Darrell Harwwod will take the stage in Downtown Statesville on Friday for the latest installment of the Piedmont HealthCare Friday After 5 Summer
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — As schools across North Carolina focus on efforts to recover ground lost last year to COVID-19, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt
Mrs. Pearl Fox Simmerman Byers Haynes, 98, of Greensboro, N.C., and formerly of Statesville, N.C., died Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at Heritage Greens Independent Living in Greensboro. She was born
Patricia Ann Loden McCloud, 73, of Statesville, N.C., passed away September 14, 2021, at Davis Regional Medical Center. She was born December 18, 1947, in Guilford County, N.C., the daughter
John Alex Beauvil, 29, was born October 5, 1991, in Red Bank, N.J., raised in Atlantic Highlands, N.J., and lived in Mooresville, N.C. He peacefully went on Thursday, September 9,
Editor’s Note: The Iredell County Health Department and Iredell-Statesville Schools released the following information on Thursday in response to questions about mask and quarantine requirements related to COVID-19. Special to Iredell
BY STEPHEN MAUNEY Recently, the Moorsville Graded School District sent out surveys to our students that created a fair amount of chatter on social media. As the superintendent of schools,
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com G4G Ministries 11th Annual Golf Tournament, its only fundraiser each year, will be Friday, October 1, at Larkin Golf Club in Statesville. Proceeds will fund much
FROM STAFF REPORTS A north Iredell County resident has been charged with concealing or failing to report the death of a child following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Troutman Town Council honored Finance Director Steve Shealy for his 23 years of service to the town last Thursday night, presenting him with a plaque
Special to Iredell Free News Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has updating its visitor guidelines for inpatient, outpatient, maternity, emergency department and surgical services areas. Effective immediately, all visitors at
Special to Iredell Free News In 1761, the western part of North Carolina was in crisis. Warfare between British colonists and the Cherokee had been raging for two years. By
Myrion “Ann” Laughter Murphy, 74, of Troutman, N.C., passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021. She was born on February 4, 1947, in Polk County, N.C., to the late Farie
Mrs. Ethel Rudisill Merrill “entered His Gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise” on September 13, 2021. Ethel was born to John Wesley and Maudie Bivens Rudisill on March
Sarah Elizabeth Bjorgen, 29, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 9, 2021. She was born on November 9, 1991, in Charlotte, N.C., to Edwin and Precinda Berry
Harold Edgar Cummings, born in Wyckle, W.Va., on February 20, 1934, went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 9, 2021. He was preceded in death by his
Sherri Leigh Hager, 62, has joined her father and mother in a better and more beautiful place. She passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at Serenity House in
Deborah Karen Park, 66, of Statesville, N.C., passed away September 13, 2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born July 30, 1955, in Iredell County, N.C., the daughter of the
Ruth Emma Feimster Fox Welshans, 90, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on September 15, 2021, at Maple Leaf Health Care after a period of declining health. She was born in
Will Madison, 36, of Statesville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly in Winchester, Va., on Saturday September 4, 2021. He was the son of the late Tony Madison and the late Susan
Iredell Free News interview Iredell County Government HR Director Sandra Gregory and Recruitment Specialist Jennie Mason.
Ms. Tina Michelle “Mae” Dalton, 54, of Statesville, N.C., passed away at Iredell Memorial Hospital on Friday, September 10, 2021. She was born in Iredell County on October 27, 1966,
U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Anthony Martin Sims, 61, began his journey on September 2, 1960, in Addisleigh Park, Queens, N.Y. He was the son of the late Elizabeth Frances Sims