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Jason Keistler

Posted on March 15, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Mom turns pain into purpose after devastating loss of son

Posted on March 15, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Morrison preparing to retire after leading Iredell Christian Ministries for more than a decade

Posted on March 15, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Iredell’s Happiest Day returns to Statesville Civic Center on April 3

Posted on March 15, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Center Stage Alliance production of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ to open March 20 at Mac Gray Auditorium

Posted on March 15, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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I-SS administrators criticize Board of Education for lack of professionalism, creating chaos

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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“Bubba” Shaffner

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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.,

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Travis Austin Ward

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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DSDC honors Duffey as 2024 Main Street Champion

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Cynthia Lynn Thomas

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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,

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Phillip Carol McCoy

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Rodney Campbell Hosch

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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,

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2025’s Best California Online Poker Sites – Top CA Poker Rooms for High-Traffic Tables & Tournaments

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Alex

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

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Delaying youth consumption of alcohol crucial to preventing substance use disorder

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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.

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City of Statesville Career Opportunities (March 14)

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Career fair for high school seniors and general public set for March 19

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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City of Statesville to host 23rd Annual Arbor Day Celebration on April 12

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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,

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Top of the Lake Rotary to hold Annual Port-A-Pit Chicken Fundraiser on April 10

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Troutman Elementary School, community rally to help third-grader undergoing cancer treatments

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Viewpoint: Are you managing your perspective or is it managing you?

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Dorothy Jarvis Tucker

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Kenneth Taylor Overcash

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Virginia Landon Hall

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Rafael Alejandro Sanchez

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Margaret Blanche Hurlocker

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Clarence Steele Jr.

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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How trauma and prenatal substance exposure harm children’s development, health

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Gov. Stein: ‘The state of the state is strong – because our people are strong’

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

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

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Recent Changes in U.S. Immigration Laws: What You Need to Know

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

You’ve spent months collecting paperwork, lining up job offers, or planning your future in the U.S. You think you’ve got it all figured out, and then — bam! — a

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Administrators voice strong opinions about conduct, priorities of I-SS Board of Education

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a three-part series. IFN Staff Iredell-Statesville Schools administrators have strong feelings about the performance of the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education in

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Geraldine Elaine White Perry

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

Ms. Geraldine Elaine White Perry was born on December 21, 1944, in Amity Hill, N.C. She was the daughter of the late Rayford “Preach” White and Geraldine Carr. Elaine departed

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Phyllis Greenhill Brown

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

Phyllis Grey Greenhill Brown, 90, of Mooresville, N.C., peacefully passed away on March 9, 2025, at Autumn Care of Cornelius. Born on September 23, 1934, she was the beloved daughter

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Ronald Frank Murphy

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

Ronald Frank Murphy of Mooresville, N.C., and formerly of Crossville, Tenn., passed away at Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center in Huntersville, N.C., on Sunday, March 9. He was 87. Born

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Doris Lorena Skeen

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

Ms. Doris Greene Skeen, 92, of Mooresville, N.C. passed away on March 9, 2025. Doris was born on April 21, 1932, in Biscoe, N.C. She was the daughter of the

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Shelia Diane Adams

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

Shelia Diane Adams, 58, of Hiddenite, N.C., passed away March 10, 2025, at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Shelia was born in Aroostook, Maine July 31, 1966, to

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Donald Gerard Landy

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Mike Fuhrman

Donald Gerard Landy, 93, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025, in Statesville, N.C. A funeral service will be held on Friday, March 14, at 11 a.m. at St. Therese

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