FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: JULY 22 ♦ Ervin Dewayne Alexander, 37, of Ogburn Avenue, Winston-Salem, charged with possession of a stolen…
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Mooresville Graded School District is both nationally and internationally recognized as a premier public school district ranking as one of the top 10 districts out of 115 local education agencies…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Members of the Iredell Reentry Council are channeling renewed enthusiasm, after two years of COVID-19 Zoom meetings, into resuming planning for a Sequential Intercept Model (SIM)…
[caption id="attachment_42101" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Bob Noble (center) was recently honored at a luncheon to celebrate his retirement. He is pictured here with Larry Pizzorni (left), assistant vice president of ancillary…
Marion Lynn Tyler, 65, of Love Valley, N.C., passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022. He was born on March 1, 1957, in Ponca City, Okla., to the late Zanuell…
Mary Katherine Cashion Woods, 98, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022, at her residence. “Kitty” was born March 29, 1924, in Iredell County. She was a…
[caption id="attachment_42093" align="aligncenter" width="633"] Pictured (from left) are Statesville Police Chief David Onley, retired Captain Tenita Huffman, retired Officer Bradley Hendren and Mayor Costi Kutteh.[/caption] BY MIKE FUHRMAN Along with…
Jean Hooper Propst, 84, founder of Bucko’s Restaurant on Plaza Drive in Mooresville, N.C., passed away at home with her family on July 29, 2022. Jean lived much of her…
Jesse James Canfield, 38, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on July 25, 2022. He was born on March 14, 1984, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., to Debbie Aldrich Canfield and the…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The community is invited to the Troutman Police Department’s National Night Out event on Tuesday, August 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Troutman’s ESC Park….
[caption id="attachment_42078" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Phatt City will perform in Downtown Statesville on Friday, August 5.[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News The Downtown Statesville Development Corporation & the Greater Statesville Chamber…
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…
Editor’s Note: The is part II of a two part series. Read part I HERE. BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfrenews@gmail.com During COVID-19 restrictions when typical teen hangouts like malls, concerts, athletic…
Nancy Secrest Keeter, 77, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on July 28, 2022, at Autumn Care of Cornelius. She was born on May 4, 1945, in Baltimore, Md., to the…
Sherry Fox Moore, 67, of Statesville, N.C. passed away unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Sherry is survived by her husband, Bobby Moore, of the home; sister,…
Nearly 1,000 new cases have been reported during past two weeks Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County has moved from medium to high levels of community transmission of COVID-19….
[caption id="attachment_42050" align="aligncenter" width="812"] Chance Gunter’s friends and family members participate in his “Honor Walk” at Iredell Memorial Hospital.[/caption] BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Chance Gunter spent the final year of his…
[caption id="attachment_42065" align="aligncenter" width="900"] 2022 ICSO Teen Academy graduates pose for a photo with Sheriff’s Office personnel.[/caption] BY BRANDY TEMPLETON The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office invests a significant amount of…
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,…
[caption id="attachment_42023" align="aligncenter" width="496"] Quincy Sherrill, a rising sophomore at Crossroads Arts & Science Early College, will represent Iredell County as the 4-H youth representative at Youth Voice 2022. She…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Nobody does a better ribbon-cutting — or more of them — than the Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce. On Wednesday afternoon, the big pair of scissors were…
It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Philip Renaldo Castronovo Jr., 48, of Mooresville, N.C., and formerly of Utica, N.Y., on Monday, July 25, 2022,…
James Raymond Barr, 70, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on July 23, 2022, at Atrium Health in Cabarrus County. Raymond, as he loving known, was born on July 30, 1951,…
Mary Ortendahl Hutching, 87, of Statesville, N.C., passed away July 26, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Hutching was born to the late Virgil and Mirla Hubble in Dyersburg, Tenn….
Special to Iredell Free News Waves Entertainment in conjunction with All-American Sound, Stage and Lights and Statesville Recreation & Parks Department will bring the “Second Saturday Festival” Series to Statesville…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Sheriff Darren E. Campbell was elected first vice president of the N.C. Sheriffs’ Association during the NCSA’s 100th Annual Business Conference in Ashville last…
BY DAN GITRO Here’s a recap of the contract controversy that had volunteer fire departments across Iredell County concerned — and justifiably so — about losing their primary source of…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com An informal weekly coffee meet and greet gathering in 2018 started by Jeff Smith, the Troutman Business Network has evolved into a formal organization. The group…
Kenneth “Kenny” Joe Bailey, 62, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on July 27, 2022. He was born on January 5, 1960, in Mooresville to the late Charles “Red” and Geraldine…
Joan Featherstone Lowry, 91, departed this world to be with her Lord on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. She was the daughter of Lawson and Viola Featherstone. Joan was a devoted…
Julius Chance Gunter, 27, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022. Mr. Gunter was born July 24, 1995, the son of Jennifer Gunter Windon. Chance attended West…
David Joseph Richard Dombrosky, 76, originally of Amherst, Ohio, and most recently of Statesville, N.C., passed away Monday, July 25, 2022 at his home. Mr. Dombrosky was born March 19,…
Jerry Raymer Morrison, 80, of Statesville, N.C., passed away, Monday, July 25, 2022, at the S. Mitchell Mack Hospice House in Mooresville, N.C. Mr. Morrison was born October 6, 1941,…
Mrs. Janice Beatrice Moore Cowan, 84, of 901 Eighth Street, Statesville, N.C., passed away at her home surrounded by family on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, following an extended illness. She…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The race for two at-large seats on the Statesville City Council could come down to vote-by-mail absentee ballots and provisional ballots. After all of the early voting…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A suspect faces charges in connection with a shooting near Harmony on Tuesday night following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. [caption id="attachment_41951" align="alignright" width="150"]…