Stephen Thomas Hart, 49, of Stony Point, N.C., passed away suddenly on July 9, 2022, in Statesville, N.C. Tommy was born in Iredell County to Nelson Leon Smith and Kathy…
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BY KAHLEAH S. GAITHER I-CARE Inc. has been providing services to help lift low-income residents of Iredell County out of poverty for more than 50 years. On Tuesday, the nonprofit…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Troutman ABC store finished another record-breaking fiscal year on June 30, reaching $3.4 million in sales and surpassing FY2021-22 budget projections by just over $1…
Special to Iredell Free News [caption id="attachment_41386" align="alignright" width="160"] Ashley Mason[/caption] Ashley Mason has been been promoted to Communications & Records Division supervisor at the Statesville Police Department, effective July…
[caption id="attachment_41381" align="aligncenter" width="384"] New Children’s Homes of Iredell County Executive Director Kevin Angell (right) poses for a photo with Rev. Steve Shoemaker.[/caption] BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Children’s Homes of Iredell…
Betty Holleman Wooten, 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 10, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. Betty was born on September 7, 1936, in Statesville and was…
Mr. Craig Murdock, 61, was born on July 23, 1960, and was the son of the late Ferg Monroe Murdock and Mary Lee Peet. He passed away on Saturday, July…
BY MIKE FUHRMAN A young woman described for an Iredell County Superior Court jury on Tuesday the intimate details of the sexual relationship she had years ago with a local…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Developers of a proposed mixed-use project located on 848 acres near the Town of Troutman held a community information session on July 6 to introduce the…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Wilkesboro man was jailed in lieu of a $1 million bond over the weekend after being arrested on charges he sexually assaulted a child in north…
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Mooresville Fire-Rescue officials proudly showed off the new Station 6 on Tuesday during a grand opening. The new 13,000-square-foot fire station at 115 Manufacturers Boulevard, which was…
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools and other public school districts across North Carolina have struggled during the past few years to adequately staff school bus drivers and teacher assistant positions,…
Special to Iredell Free News Rusty Knox has always lived an active, social life. As the mayor of nearby Davidson, he has made community gatherings and social interactions part of…
Nancy Jean Landrethe Hagler, 69, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022, at her residence. She was born on May 6, 1953, in Gilford County, N.C., to…
Hubert “Chuck” Lee Morton, 85 of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022, following a period of declining health. Chuck was born on June 1, 1937, in Stanley…
Aubrey Lee Price Jr., 78, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away after a brief illness on Saturday, July 9, 2022, at the Mitchell Mack Hospice House in Mooresville. Aubrey was born…
Diana Worsley Pope, 75, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2022, in Mooresville, N.C. She was born on April 26, 1947, in Washington, D.C., and raised in Alexandria, Va. She…
Robert “Bob” Davis, 79, died peacefully at his home in Mooresville on July 8, 2022. Bob was born on October 12, 1942, in Mocksville, N.C. He graduated from Davie County…
James Lee Barnes, aka “Jimi Bones,” 38, of Statesville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at his residence. Jimi was born August 5, 1983, in Rowan County,…
Carol Lee Brazel, 71, entered the Gates of Heaven Friday evening, July 8, 2022. She was born March 5, 1951, in Mason, Mich., to Bob and Bessie Purcell. Those left to…
Janice Ruth Johnson Swicegood, 72, of Statesville, N.C., passed away, Sunday, July 10, 2022, at her home after a courageous fight with breast cancer. Mrs. Swicegood was born in Iredell…
David Gordon Campbell, 59, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Campbell was born March 16, 1963, in Iredell County, the son…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday signed two bills, vetoed four others and allowed one to become law without his signature: Signed Bills ♦…
[caption id="attachment_41313" align="aligncenter" width="557"] Kindness rocks in the garden at Pecan Park that members of the General Federation of Women’s Club of North Carolina Statesville Woman’s Club have painted.[/caption] Special…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Community Outreach Association (COAST) will host NC Music Hall of Famers Chairmen of the Board at the Statesville Civic Center on Thursday, July 28….
Special to Iredell Free News The Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education has selected Jason Gardner as the district’s next superintendent. [caption id="attachment_41305" align="alignright" width="175"] Jason Gardner[/caption] “I am…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A man faces felony assault charges and two women face drug and prostitution charges following an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office investigation of a shooting that occurred at…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: JULY 2 ♦ Shawn David Gulledge, 33, of Smyrna Lane, Mooresville, charged with larceny from a merchant….
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_41284" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Troutman is revising its current Future Land Use Map to address the explosion of growth coming to the area.[/caption] BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Town of Troutman…
Inge Charlotte Dummann Stephens, 84, of Statesville, N.C., died Friday, July 8, 2022, at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born on April 20, 1938, in Germany to the late…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Stony Point man was fatally injured Saturday night when he was hit by a vehicle while attempting to cross Taylorsville Highway. Stephen Thomas Hart, 49, was…
BY DAN GITRO This week I am going to highlight the important work done by ECOM, a department within the county that most of you would think I would never…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Early voting for the City of Statesville run-off election and the Town of Mooresville municipal elections officially began on Thursday. Turnout was light in Statesville, where incumbent…
Billy Carl Hess, 67, of Concord, N.C., passed away on July 8, 2022, at his home with his wife Glenda at his side. He was born on January 26, 1955,…
Frances Elaine Horne, 38, of Statesville, N.C., died Friday, July 8, 2022, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Sale, N.C. She was born in Rowan County, N.C., to Cynthia…