FROM STAFF REPORTS A Winston-Salem man has been arrested and charged with breaking into a church in Iredell County and stealing mail and a Bible. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell
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Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Public health officials with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services are urging North Carolinians to protect themselves, their families and those
BY MIKE FUHRMAN At least two people involved in disrupting an Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday night — and possibly several others — will face criminal charges
BY KARISSA MILLER A group of anti-mask protesters disrupted an Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday night by slamming into and beating on a glass window until it
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON The staff at the new 7- Eleven store located at 1505 Salisbury Highway in Statesville celebrated the store’s grand opening by making an investment in young people.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Health Department reported more than 600 new laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, along with three more deaths and an increase in hospitalizations.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two men face felony drug charges following an undercover investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office into the distribution of crystal methamphetamine in Troutman and Mooresville. Sheriff
Special to Iredell Free News Ever wonder how a hospital is kept clean even though thousands of people, including patients, staff, and visitors, walk the halls of a hospital each
Ray Lynn Ball, 67, of Statesville, N.C., died Friday, September 10, 2021, at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Iredell County on March 22, 1954, to Sarah Pauline
Chloe Lucinda Handy Davidson, 84, of Statesville, N.C., went to be with the Lord peacefully on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at her home with her husband of 29 years, Henry
Diane Sloop Chelius of Mooresville, N.C., a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend to many, passed away on the morning of Saturday, September 11, 2021, at the age of 70.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools administrators want to use grant funds to hire 33 temporary employees to help district nurses with contact tracing and other duties related to COVID-19. More
Glenn Dale Cornett, 73, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021, at Davis Regional Medical after a battle with COVID-19. Glenn was born on April 28, 1948,
Harold Clyde Sherrill Jr., 82, passed from this earth Friday, September 10, 2021. Harold was born on January 29, 1939, in Iredell County, N.C., the son of the late Harold
Raymond Edward “Eddie” Link Jr., 60, of Lake Norman, N.C., and formerly of Charlotte, N.C., passed away Monday afternoon, September 6, 2021 at Litchfield Beach, S.C., surrounded by his wife
Paula Harris Mason, 68, joined her Jesus along with loved ones as she made her heavenly journey on Friday, September 10, 2021. Paula fought a good fight. She had a
FROM STAFF REPORTS More than 3,500 Iredell-Statesville Schools students were required to quarantine or isolate last week after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 or after
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: SEPTEMBER 3 ♦ Brittany Elizabeth Butler, 30, of Brookridge Lane, Mooresville, charged with larceny. SEPTEMBER 4 ♦
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Special to Iredell Free News When Valerie Allen learned she was pregnant with her fourth child, she knew it would be her last pregnancy. The 29-year-old Statesville resident was already
BY KARISSA MILLER This school year N.B. Mills Elementary school is offering special programming during the weeks when the students are on intersession break. Principal Jonathan Nicastro said the first
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON The Town of Mooresville and the Exchange Club of Mooresville-Lake Norman held its 20th anniversary 9/11 Memorial Walk on Saturday morning. Gatherers met at Main Street at
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: AUGUST 19 ♦ John Brandon Thompson, 35, of Beracah Road, Mooresville, charged with possession of stolen property, breaking
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System is pleased to welcome Elaine Haney (CCRN, MSN, RN) as the new director of Iredell Memorial Hospital’s Five North Nursing Unit. Haney
Special to Iredell Free News The Statesville Planning Board and Board of Adjustment are looking for representatives from the City’s Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) to serve on these boards. The ETJ
Mildred Aileen Rumple Hall, 76, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021 at Gordon Hospice House. Aileen was born on April 25, 1945, in Iredell County and
Ralph Franklin Clanton, 85, formerly of Statesville, N.C., passed away August 6, 2021, at his residence in Elkin, N.C. Ralph was born February 18, 1936, in Iredell County, and was
Silvestra Osuna Pineda, 65, passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at Wake Forest Baptist Regional Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. She was born in Mexico on January 10, 1956,
BY WENDY GORDON PAKE Congregation Emanuel in Statesville, North Carolina’s second oldest synagogue, began the observance of its 138th Jewish High Holidays on Monday, September 6 (1). This year was
Nell Taylor passed away peacefully at home in her sleep on September 8, 2021. Born March 3, 1933, in Tallahatchie County, Miss., Nellie Loretta Savage was the only child of
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Health Department reported two more deaths attributed to COVID-19 on Friday. Some 268 lives have now been lost in Iredell during the pandemic. According
Dr. Larry Eugene Lackey, 75, of Mt. Ulla, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at the VA Medical Center in Durham, N.C. Born July 16, 1946, in Mooresville,
Paul Edwin Klaene, 72, passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at Carolina Caring Hospice House. There will be a visitation at Troutman Funeral Home from 5 to 7 p.m. on
Ricardo Allen Mathias, 32, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021, while doing what he loved, riding his motorcycle. He was born on July 31, 1989, in
Special to Iredell Free News Performing Arts Live of Iredell promises an energetic start to the 2021-2022 concert season on Saturday, September 18, when the Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience,
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announces the following births: AUGUST 24 ♦ A girl, Emerson Layne Whitaker, born to Andrew and Delayne Whitaker of