FROM STAFF REPORTS The former executive director of National Balloon Rally Charities Inc. has been charged with two counts of indecent liberties with a child following an investigation by the…
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Nickie Carter Haithcox, 95, of Statesville, N.C., passed away October 25, 2022, in her home. Nickie was the last of ten children. She was born December 15, 1926, to Henry…
It is with sadness and peace that we announce the deaths of Thelma and Dewain Lewis. Mrs. Lewis passed away Tuesday afternoon, October 25, 2022, and Mr. Lewis passed away…
Dr. Andrea G. Watson (DVM) passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022, at her residence in Battleboro, N.C. She was 33 years old. Andrea was born on May 16, 1989,…
Rayford E. Millsaps, 86, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at the Gordon Hospice House after an extended illness. Rayford was born in Alexander County on August…
Ada Marie Rankins, 71, was born in Iredell County, N.C., on February 27, 1951, to the late Elmer Rankin and Rosie Williams Rankin. She entered into eternal rest on Tuesday,…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first flu-related death of the 2022-2023 flu season. An adult in the…
[caption id="attachment_45794" align="aligncenter" width="547"] Rafael Bonamigo-Valls[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News Mooresville High School student Rafael Bonamigo-Valls has been awarded the prestigious Congressional Award Gold Medal. The Congressional Award is…
[caption id="attachment_45791" align="aligncenter" width="730" class="popover-hover"] Pictured (from left) are Carla Johnson, director of operations for Iredell Physician Network; Jenny Turrentine, practice manager; Kaleah Hendren, FNP-C; Dorothy Parker, medical office assistant;…
[caption id="attachment_45788" align="alignnone" width="700"] The proposed Shinn Farms development on Weathers Creek Road.[/caption] BY DEBBIE PAGE Despite community concerns about the impact of more development, the…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Four suspects face numerous charges following a multi-agency investigation into several larcenies in Iredell and Yadkin counties. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrests of the…
[caption id="attachment_45775" align="aligncenter" width="802"] Pictured (from left) are Matt Mcrae, Sherwin-Williams vice president operations; Statesville Mayor Costi Kutteh; Ramola Musante, Sherwin-Williams vice president government affairs; Kathleen Szczesniak, Sherwin-Williams senior vice…
Shirley Ann Carson Smith, 85, died on October 23, 2022, at Autumn Care of Statesville, N.C. A native of Iredell County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Snood…
Deon Lester, 58, of Statesville, N.C., passed away at his home on October 23, 2022. Lester was born May 31, 1964, to the late Audra and Kathleen Murphy Lester, in…
Special to Iredell Free News The Mooresville Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Tuesday evening on West Iredell Avenue. Officers were dispatched to the scene of the…
[caption id="attachment_45754" align="aligncenter" width="691"] The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to help identify this man.[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Sheriff’s Office investigators are trying…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper today issued Executive Order No. 271 directing swift action to accelerate the state’s transition to a clean energy economy that…
BY KARISSA MILLER The 2021 Community Health Improvement Plan and State of the County Health Report was presented to the Iredell County Board of Commissioners recently. Dinikia Savage, health promotion…
Special to Iredell Free News Piedmont HealthCare CEO Jeffrey W. Smith has been appointed chairman of the board for the upcoming year for the Medical Group Management Association. [caption id=”attachment_45747″ align=”alignright”…
Special to Iredell Free News Purple Heart Homes, in conjunction with numerous community partners, has been awarded a $679,727 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to fund a four-year…
Rosea Mae Ramsue, 71, was born in Iredell County, N.C., on July 28, 1951, to the late James Franklin Ramsue and Josephine Rosebud Graham. She entered into eternal peace on…
Karrie Michelle Allan, 48, of Mooresville, N.C., succumbed to her long battle with colon cancer peacefully on October 25, 2022. She was born on February 22, 1974 in Kansas City,…
Misty Lynn Barnes-Pigg, 54, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022. She was born on November 16, 1967, in Ames, Iowa, to Ron and Marla Kay French…
A Request for Proposals for water meter installation services will be sent out on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, and will be received by the City of Statesville at the City…
Norris Rhyne Goodman, 82, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Monday, October 24, 2022. Mr. Goodman was born in Iredell County, April 28, 1940, the son of the late Roy Goodman…
Phyllis Hobbs Caldwell, 79, of Terrell, N.C., passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at her home. She was born on May 10, 1943, in Iredell County, N.C., to the…
Special to Iredell Free News The Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its Iredell Health System Future5 young professional recognition program. Future5 annually recognizes five Greater Statesville…
Larry William Tevepaugh, 78, of Troutman, N.C.,, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center on October 23, 2022. Larry was born November 23, 1943, to the late Arthur Reid Tevepaugh and…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The father of a child who was killed in an early Tuesday morning vehicle crash in Statesville faces criminal charges. Caliu Axian, 24, was driving a 2003…
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Board of Commissioners has signed off on Iredell-Statesville Schools’ plan to redirect $4 million earmarked for current expenses to capital projects. The School Facilities…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina’s performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress given during the 2021-2022 school year to fourth- and eighth-graders generally mirrored a…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A 3-year-old child suffered fatal injuries in an early morning vehicle crash Tuesday in Statesville. Statesville police officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision in…
Special to Iredell Free News The Statesville Police Department will participate in the DEA-sponsored National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. SPD…
Mary Agnes Jackson Wiggins, 93, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022. She was born in Mooresville, N.C., on November 9, 1928, to Claud Elijah Jackson and…
Florence “Estelle” Allen Renegar of Harmony, N.C., treasured mother, grandmother, and great grandmother went to heaven on October 22, 2022, at the age of 92. She was preceded in death…
Clara Bell Everidge Jenkins, 91, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Sunday, October 23, 2022, at Maple Leaf Health Care. Clara was born in Iredell County, N.C., on March 27, 1931,…