Ernest Pope, 73, of Taylorsville, N.C., passed away Sunday, March 15, 2025, at home following a brief illness. Ernest was born June 19, 1951, in Morganton, N.C., to the late
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IFN Staff The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: MARCH 7 ♦ Kimberly Ann Beasley, 48, of Lamb Road, Statesville, charged with being a fugitive from justice.
Editor’s Note: This is the final installment of a five-part series on DACI’s In the Known event. BY DEBBIE PAGE “Youth who have parents that talk with them about substance
Special to IFN Tickets are available for Pharos Parenting’s 2025 Rockin’ for a Reason charity concert at Liberty Park in Mooresville. Scheduled for April 4, the concert will feature Camel
Special to IFN The Troutman Tractor Supply store invites young gardeners to its Plant-A-Seed event for a free opportunity to learn the basics of gardening with a hands-on activity. On
The policy of the Town of Mooresville is to foster, maintain, and promote equal employment opportunities. We recruit, hire, train, and promote employees without discrimination because of race, religion, color,
Ann Becknell (née Puckett), 87, passed away on March 13, 2025, in Mooresville, N.C. Born on October 17, 1937, in Kannapolis, N.C., Ann lived a life filled with strength, resilience,
Hazel White, 72, passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. She was born in Iredell County on June 1, 1952,
Jason Keistler, 47, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on February 24, 2024, at the Gordon Hospice House following an extended illness. He was born September 12, 1977, in Mecklenburg County
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth installment in a five-part series. The first article , second article and third article are available on iredellfreenews.com . B Y DEBBIE PAGE At
BY CULEEN SHAFFER After 11 years of leading Iredell Christian Ministries (ICM), Joy Morrison is retiring — for the second time. Morrison, who originally retired in 2013 after a 30-year
BY KARISSA MILLER The griddles will be hot and the food will be plentiful all day at the 3rd annual Randy Marion Pancake Day – Iredell’s Happiest Day fundraiser for
Special to IFN Follow the yellow brick road as Center Stage Alliance presents a delightful stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s “The Wizard of Oz,” which opens March 20 and
Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a three-part series. You can read part I HERE . Part III will be published on Sunday. IFN Staff Iredell-Statesville Schools’ administrators
Mr. June Elijah “Bubba” Shaffner III, 79, passed away to heaven on Monday night, March 10, 2025, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Wilkes Medical Center in North Wilkesboro, N.C.,
Travis Austin Ward, 53, of Harmony, N.C., went into the arms of the Lord on March 12, 2025, with his loving family by his side. Travis was born in Iredell
Special to IFN The Downtown Statesville Development on Thursday recognized Jim Duffey as its 2024 Main Street Champion during the North Carolina Main Street Conference in Mooresville. Duffey has been
Cynthia Lynn Thomas, 69, of Hickory, N.C., passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. She was born on July 25, 1955, in Mt. Vernon, Ohio,
Phillip Carol McCoy, a former resident of 121 McCoy Lane in Statesville, N.C., graduated to the Lord on February 14, 2025, at Richard Campbell Veterans Nursing Home, Belton, S.C. He
Rodney Campbell Hosch, 71, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury, N.C. He was born in Cleveland, N.C., on October 9, 1953,
Finding the best California online poker sites shouldn’t feel like a Wild West showdown — but with so many options, it sure can. That’s why we’ve sifted through dozens of
Editor’s Note: This is the third installment in a series of articles about the recent DACI “In the Know” event. The first article and second article are available on iredellfreenews.com.
The City of Statesville is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment practices based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, non-disqualifying disability or
KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools will host a Student Career Fair on Wednesday, March 19, at the Statesville Civic Center. “This event will bring together approximately 500 graduating seniors, eager to
Special to IFN The City of Statesville is excited to announce the return of its 23rd Annual Arbor Day Celebration, now incorporating Earth Day, on Saturday, April 12. The event,
Special to IFN Top of the Lake Rotary of Mooresville will hold its Annual Port-A-Pit Chicken Fundraiser on Thursday, April 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will
BY KARISSA MILLER Troutman Elementary School third-grader Ella has endured more than any child should have to during the past three months. Soon after 9-year-old Ella was diagnosed with medulloblastoma
BY JEFF CORBETT Centuries ago, a group of Peruvian Indians were looking out from their ocean shores. Something appeared far away that they didn’t recognize. Seeing the sails of Spanish
Dorothy Jarvis Tucker, 87, passed from shadow into light on March 11, 2025. She left the limitations of this world and entered into a limitless heaven to be with her
Kenneth “Taylor” Overcash, 73, of Statesville, N.C., passed away March 11, 2025. He was born in Iredell County on March 7, 1952, to Paul and Alma Overcash. Taylor enjoyed being
Virginia “Landon” Hall, born on September 29, 1946, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2025, Landon lived a life full of kindness, strength, and grace. She was deeply connected to
Rafael Alejandro Sanchez, 26, of Statesville, N.C., passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Alex, as he was known to family and friends, was born on
Margaret Blanche Hurlocker, 78, of Mooresville, N.C., peacefully went home to be with the Lord, plus every loved one she had been missing, on Friday, March 7, 2025. She was
Clarence Steele Jr. was born on April 23, 1937, to the late Augustus Steele and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Cowan. He entered into eternal life peacefully on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at
Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a five-part series. Read the first article HERE . BY DEBBIE PAGE Most adult mental health and substance use disorders have their
Special to IFN RALEIGH — Gov. Josh Stein delivered his first State of the State Address on Wednesday night, highlighting the ongoing work to recover in western North Carolina and