Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of profiles on candidates for three open seats on Troutman Town Council. BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Community volunteer Tonya Bartlett is throwing
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Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of profiles on candidates for three open seats on Troutman Town Council. BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com After being appointed to the Troutman
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — When you’re filing for unemployment benefits, it’s important to read all the information you receive from the N.C. Division of Employment Security, know
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
BY KARISSA MILLER Lisa McBroom, the library program specialist in the Youth Department at Iredell County Public Library, was recently awarded the William H. Roberts Public Library Distinguished Service Award
BY DARREN CAMPBELL With Halloween right around the corner, little ghosts, goblins, and witches will be out trick-or-treating in neighborhoods and communities across Iredell County. Join with us to help
Special to Iredell Free News Dove House Children’s Advocacy Center has postponed the nonprofit’s signature fundraiser, “An Evening for Dove House,” until Saturday, April 2, 2022. The event will be
Janet Dunlap Perry, 75, of Mooresville, N.C., departed this world for heaven on October 23, 2021. Born September 1, 1946, in Norfolk, Va., she was the daughter of the late
Mr. Lincoln Lockhart Jr., 88, was born in Pageland, S.C., on February 11, 1933, and was the son of the late Abraham Lincoln Lockhart and Mary Belle McBride Lockhart. He
Mr. Sylvester Stokes, 71, of 1412 Wilson Lee Boulevard, Statesville, N.C., passed away at his residence on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, following an extended illness. He was born in Alexander
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a series on domestic violence. Special to Iredell Free News In our last column, we identified what domestic violence is and dispelled
BY KARISSA MILLER N.B. Mills Elementary School third-grader Landon McMillian learned the proper head position during his swimming lessons this week. “First, you go on your back. You swing your
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Three members of the Troutman Town Council present for a special called meeting on Friday afternoon were unable to overturn an earlier vote by the full
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: OCTOBER 15 ♦ Charles Vernon Parrish Jr., 39, of Rebel Hill Lane, Mooresville, charged with obtaining property
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: OCTOBER 11 ♦ A boy, Skyler Jonathan Martinez-Hernandez, born to Nereyda and Juan Noe
Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College officials welcomed North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) President Thomas A. Stith III to campus on Thursday, October 21. President Stith toured
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The State of North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted September unemployment rate was 4.2 percent, decreasing 0.1 of a percentage point from August’s revised rate. The
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: SEPTEMBER 30 ♦ Casey Dawn Garrett, 31, of Lakewind Drive, Mooresville, charged with larceny of property, possession of
Special to Iredell Free News As part of its 75th anniversary celebration, Monticello United Methodist Church welcomes Rev. Mike Slaughter this weekend for inspiration and learning. Rev. Slaughter is pastor
BY KARISSA MILLER Students at the Career Academy and Technical School in Troutman led a special event on Thursday, which coincided with National Domestic Violence Day, to show their suport
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – The frequency of vehicle crashes involving animals decreased last year across North Carolina, according to figures kept by the N.C. Department of Transportation.
Jeffrey Wayne Ridenhour, 63, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on October 21, 2021. He was born on October 30, 1957, in Iredell County, N.C., to the late John and Alice
George “GB” Bruce Westmoreland III, 74, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at his residence. He was born on June 19, 1947, in Mooresville to the
Lisa Michelle Howard Locklin, 56, of Stony Point, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on October 19,2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, N.C. She was born July 24,1965, in Mecklenburg County
Mr. Christian Tashaun Holmes, 24, was born in Iredell County on August 19, 1997, and was the son of Treva Yvette White. He departed this life unexpectedly on Sunday, October
Ms. Tara DeNean Morrison, 57, passed away at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, N.C., on Saturday, October 16, 2021. She was born on July 1, 1964, and was the daughter
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Mitchell Community College celebrated the opening of its new high-tech Health Sciences Building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday evening. Representatives from the City of Statesville and Iredell
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has released a funding opportunity that will award a total of $5.8 million to at
Mrs. Carolyn Elaine Reid Cornelius, 510 Armfield Street, Apartment A, Statesville, N.C., passed away at Iredell Memorial Hospital on Monday, October 18, 2021, following an extended illness. She was born
Mr. Melvin “Snout” Patterson, 70, of 1308 Pearl Street, Statesville, N.C., died at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville on Saturday, October 16, 2021, following an extended illness. He was born
Harvey S. “Benny” Benfield Jr., 85, of Statesville, N.C., died Wednesday, October 20, 2021. He was born in Iredell County, N.C., on August 10, 1936, to the late Harvey S.
Phyllis Simmons Upright, 80, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at Brookdale – East Broad in Statesville. Born on October 23, 1940 in Iredell County, N.C.,
Mrs. Magdalene Bell McLelland, R.N., 87, died Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at the John F. Keever Jr. Solace Center in Asheville, N.C. Born on August 30, 1934, in Wilkes County,
William “Willy” E. Dilworth Jr., 67, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away Friday, October 15, 2021, at Davis Regional Medical Center in Statesville, N.C. Willy was a veteran of the United
Maria Guadalupe Mendoza-Diaz, 52, of Huntersville, N.C., and previously of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on October 18, 2021, from complications of COVID-19. She was born on December 12, 1968, in
Harold James Mitchell, 88, of Troutman, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. Harold was born on November 2, 1932, in Alexander