Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina Food and Nutrition Services participants can purchase groceries online using their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards at an additional authorized online EBT retailer,
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Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — When schools across North Carolina sent children home a year ago Sunday due to COVID-19, educators were uncertain what lay ahead. They had
BY KARISSA MILLER Gary Sherrill has helped influence the lives of thousands of students through continuous teaching, coaching and driver’s education instruction to Iredell-Statesville Schools students. Sherrill, who worked his
Special to Iredell Free News Beginning Monday, March 15, Piedmont HealthCare’s Urgent Care Center in Statesville and Express Care in Mooresville will be open extended hours. The following information is
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools and National Amateur Sports have announced an enhanced renewal of a three-year partnership with Randy Marion Automotive Group as a lead partner for
Kimberly Michelle Parks, 48, of 506 Grove Road, Statesville, N.C., passed away at Catawba Valley Hospice House on Saturday, March 6, 2021, following a brief illness. She was born in
Deborah Jean Noel, 53, of Harmony, N.C., passed away peacefully at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C., on March 11, 2021. Debbie was born February 10, 1968, in Tazewell,
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — With daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 14, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is reminding everyone to change the batteries in your household
Special to Iredell Free News On March 14, 2020, the United Way of Iredell County partnered with the Foundation for the Carolinas and the United Way of Central Carolinas to
Mrs. Mary Julia Thompson Nantz, 98, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Autumn Care of Statesville. Mary Julia was born January 15, 1923, to the late
Bruce Tomlin, legally named Harry but known by most as “Possum,” passed away on March 7, 2021. To his surprise more than any other, he made it 69 years on
EDITOR’S NOTE: In honor of National Colorectal Awareness Month in March, Piedmont HealthCare is proud to recognize the four PHC gastroenterologists who have made Iredell County home. Throughout the month PHC
BY KARISSA MILLER With 86 luminaries lining the walkway to the front entrance of Iredell Memorial Hospital, Iredell staff, doctors and nurses gathered Thursday outside to honor survivors and remember
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen announced Thursday that people in Group 4 who have
Special to Iredell Free News Starting Saturday, the N.C. Department of Transportation will close a city road in Statesville for one year as part of the Interstate 40 and Interstate
Kathy Arey Mayer, 71, of Salisbury, N.C., died Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Brookdale Assisted Living in Salisbury. She was born in Iredell County on November 28, 1949, to the
David Bruce Buckner died peacefully with his wife by his side at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C., on March 10, 2021, at the age of 60. David is survived
Keysha Gale Hobbs, 39, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. She was born on December 7, 1981, in Statesville, N,C., to Gale Jones Eggert and the
Special to Iredell Free News During a virtual North Carolina Main Street Conference on Thursday, Downtown Statesville Development Corporation recognized Cindy Sutton as DSDC’s 2020 Main Street Champion. Sutton, who
FROM STAFF REPORTS A woman has been charged with abducting her children following an investigation by the Iredell County after she was apprehended in Georgia. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two New York men, including one who recently completed a 20-year prison sentence on drug charges, face cocaine trafficking charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies seized
Charlotte Craver Phillips, 92, of Statesville, N.C., died February 28, 2021, at Autumn Care of Statesville. Born in Forsyth County on March 28, 1928, she was a daughter of the
Morris Curtis Riley, 71, of Statesville, N.C., departed this world on Monday, March 8, 2021, at 7:16 p.m. at his home in Iredell County. Curtis, as he was so lovingly
Special to Iredell Free News From the city block to the suburban backyard to the backcountry, Girl Scouts has a long and storied history of getting girls outdoors. This summer
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: MARCH 1 ♦ A girl, Nevaeh Sa’rae Watts, born to Deleon and Jessica Watts
Mrs. Chasity Nicole Summers Davidson, beloved daughter of Beulah Mae Summers Smith and the late Calvin Lewis Smith, was born in Iredell County on July 12, 1974. She departed this
Carson Perry Troutman, 93, of Columbia, S.C., died Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Born in Statesville, N.C., he was the son of the late Miles Reid and Izetta Brewer Troutman and
Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College’s Associate Degree in Nursing program was recently ranked as No. 4 in North Carolina by Nursing Schools Almanac. The organization analyzed 2013-2019
Sra. Norma Dina Suclupe, 72, of Lima, Peru, passed on to be with our Heavenly Father on March 8, 2021, in Lake Worth, Fla. A Memorial Celebration Mass will be
Charles Edward Burdette, 85, of Statesville, N.C., left his life on earth to sing bass in the Heavenly choir on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, after a long period of declining health.
Special to Iredell Free News Statesville Fire Chief Andy Weatherman expressed appreciation to the area volunteer departments who assisted with the massive fire Tuesday night at Crazy David’s Discount Variety
Special to Iredell Free News Gov. Roy Cooper’s remarks on Wednesday regarding the reopening of schools has created quite a buzz across all 100 counties in North Carolina. If the
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com During its pre-agenda briefing on Monday afternoon, the Troutman Town Council unanimously passed a resolution authorizing the town staff to file an application for approval of
The Rev. Dr. Robert Q. Beard of Blowing Rock and Mooresville, N.C., died March 8, 2021, at Gordon Hospice in Statesville, N.C. Born in Statesville on December 7, 1929, he
Special to Iredell Free News The N.C. Department of Transportation will close a section of an Iredell County road for four months starting next week. Beginning March 15, Friendship Road
FROM STAFF REPORTS Four suspects face charges following an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office investigation into drug activity at a home on Deep Water Road in northern Iredell County. Sheriff Darren