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Raymond Edward Link Jr.

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Paula Harris Mason

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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More than 3,500 I-SS students were required to quarantine or isolate last week; all students at four schools to receive remote instruction through September 17

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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ICSO Felony Arrests: September 3-9

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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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Iredell County Government Job Openings (September 12)

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

These positions are subject to pre-employment screenings. Iredell County does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, political affiliation, genetic information, or handicapping

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Pregnant with COVID-19: One mom’s struggle

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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N.B. Mills Elementary students enjoy camps during school’s first intercession break

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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9/11 Memorial Walk honors those lost to terror attacks, engenders support for first responders, veterans (Photo Gallery)

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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MPD Felony Arrests: August 19-30

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Iredell Memorial Hospital welcomes new director of Five North Nursing Unit

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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City of Statesville seeking volunteers to serve on Planning Board and Board of Adjustment

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Mildred Aileen Rumple Hall

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Ralph Franklin Clanton

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Silvestra Osuna Pineda

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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,

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138-year-old Congregation Emanuel restored to original beauty

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Nell Savage Taylor

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Iredell health officials report county’s 268th death attributed to COVID-19; 101 people who have tested positive are currently hospitalized across county

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Larry Eugene Lackey

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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,

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Paul Edwin Klaene

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Ricardo Allen Mathias

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience and Tonic Sol-Fa to kick off new season of Performing Arts Live of Iredell

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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,

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Birth Announcements: August 25 – September 1

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Four I-SS schools will resume in-person learning next week; students at four other schools to learn remotely due to COVID-19

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

FROM STAFF REPORTS Four Iredell-Statesville Schools schools will return to in-person learning on Monday, September 13, after being forced to remote instruction by rising COVID-19 numbers. North Iredell High, Lakeshore

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Gov. Cooper pushes for vaccination requirements, urges school districts to keep mask mandates

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy K. Cohen provided an update on the state’s COVID-19

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Frances Brown Sipes

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

Frances Brown Sipes, 80, of Mooresville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on September 7, 2021. She was born on August 13, 1941, in Mooresville to the late

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Victoria Bolton Brooks

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

Victoria Bolton Brooks, 70, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021. She was born on August 24, 1951, in Charlotte, N.C., to Joseph and Sue Hilton Bolton.

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Jerry William Barnette Sr.

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

Jerry William Barnette Sr., 78, of Harmony, N.C., passed away on September 7, 2021, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. Jerry was born on July 5, 1943 in Iredell

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Timothy “Tim” Allen Shew

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

Timothy “Tim” Allen Shew, 61, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Tim was born November 22, 1959, in Iredell County,

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Iredell Museums announces plans for grand re-opening on September 24

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Museums will celebrate its grand re-opening on Friday, September 24, during Downtown Statesville’s Fall Art Crawl. The public is invited to drop in between 5:30

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Iredell County Planning & Development staff seeks public input on countywide transportation master plan

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Planning & Development staff have completed a draft of its first countywide transportation master plan and is seeking public comments. The Iredell County

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Application deadline approaching for Bright Ideas Grants from EnergyUnited

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News The deadline is quickly approaching for local K-12 teachers to apply for grants of up to $2,000 from EnergyUnited through the Bright Ideas Education Grant

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MPD: Third suspect charged with first-degree murder in connection with shooting at Magla Park

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News Mooresville police investigators have arrested a third suspect in the murder of Cornelius resident Jacob Dean Koury in Magla Park. The suspect, a 16-year-old juvenile

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Troutman officials discuss COVID-19 precautions, code compliance issue and more

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

  BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Troutman Town Council members discussed a wide range of issues during their pre-agenda meeting on Tuesday. In response to Council Member Felina Harris’s inquiry, Town

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Friends, family mourn I-SS teacher assistant lost to COVID-19

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON and MIKE FUHRMAN A beloved Iredell-Statesville Schools employee who died last week after testing positive for COVID-19 was laid to rest on Wednesday afternoon. Nora Holland Smyre,

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Patricia “Pat” Griffin Denson

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

Patricia “Pat” Griffin Denson, at the age of 78, has met her Lord and Savior and reunited with her beloved husband, Charles “Yogi” Denson. She passed away on Monday September

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Homer Rodney Hinson

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Mike Fuhrman

Homer Rodney Hinson, 85, of Troutman, N.C., went to be with his Heavenly Father on Monday, September 6, 2021, at Forsyth Medical Center with his family at his bedside. He

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