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
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Retired TSgt William Lawton Volz, 97, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 8, 2021. He was born on September 3, 1923, in Philadelphia, Pa., to the late William F. Volz
Ben Spears Thomas, cherished friend, father and husband, born on December 3, 1957, completed his life’s journey on Saturday, March 6, 2021, in his Mooresville, N.C., home. Ben passed suddenly
William Devert Toler, 59, died March 7, 2021, at his home in Troutman, N.C., while recovering from COVID-19. Born April 22, 1961, in Warrenton, Va., Bill was the son of
‘The Big Pop Up’ to aid up to 1,000 local families Special to Iredell Free News Local families struggling financially from the effects of the pandemic can get some relief
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System recently appointed four new members of its Board of Directors, continuing its decades-long legacy of local community involvement. Chuck Dockery, COO of
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Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – State lawmakers will continue to seek answers on Tuesday about a confidential prisoner release settlement by Gov. Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina college students can get valuable work experience with government and nonprofits this summer through the NC COVID-19 Student Response Corps. The program,
Melvin Pressley Howard, 81, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at the Citadel at Mooresville. He was born on July 10, 1939, in Mooresville to the
Shirley Ruth Mills Wiles, 79, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Autumn Care in Statesville. She was born Friday, September 5, 1941, in Iredell County to
Rosa Horton Lloyd, 81, of Statesville, N.C., was reunited with her loved ones on Thursday March 4, 2021. She was born June 29, 1939, to the late Pinkney Horton and
Frances Marie Cline Whitener, 87, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. Frances was born October 13, 1933 in Iredell County and
Harold Frank McDaniel, 84 of Gardendale, Ala., died Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Maple Leaf Health Care in Statesville NC. He was born on June 6, 1936, in Birmingham, Ala., to
J. Daniel Calabrese III, 58, of Statesville, N.C., passed way unexpectedly on Thursday, March 4, 2021, at his home. He was born on May 17, 1962, to the late James
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two Georgia residents face drug trafficking charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies seized more than 30 pounds of marijuana and two handguns after stopping a vehicle
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Health Department plans to host a COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, March 14, at the Manheim Statesville Auto Auction and will offer the
FROM STAFF REPORTS The number of Iredell-Statesville Schools staff and students testing positive for COVID-19 plunged last week. Three staff members and seven students tested positive during the week of
Virginia Duvall Bennett, 85, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Elmcroft of Salisbury. She was born on September 14, 1935, in Worcester, Mass., to the
Mark Richard Hill, 59, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 5, 2021, at Atrium Health Cabarrus. He was born on October 17, 1961, in Charleston, W.Va., to
Rebecca Jones Lipscomb, 78, of Mount Ulla, N.C., passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021. She was born on February 24, 1943, in Rowan County, N.C., to Sarah Belk Jones
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com At the March Drug-Alcohol Coalition of Iredell (DACI) meeting, Statesville Police Department’s Community Resource Coordinator Pam Navey reported on the new Iredell Homeless Collaborative, which formed
Statewide Tornado Drill scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 10 Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has declared March 7-13 Severe Weather Preparedness Week and urges
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: FEBRUARY 26 ♦ Tammy Charlene Kiser Lockamy, 49, of Porter Road, Statesville, charged with possession of methamphetamine
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services today updated the COVID-19 County Alert System, which shows six red counties — a decrease from
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The recent Troutman Town Council retreat covered a wide range of topics as officials looked to plan for future infrastructure and equipment needs as well as
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office introduced the agency’s three newest road patrol deputies ths week: Donald Austin Joyce, Gracyn Elizabeth Wyatt and Philip Henshaw. Deputy
Special to Iredell Free News Heather Oland has been promoted to general manager of the Home Instead serving Iredell and Alexander counties. Oland has been an employee of the business
Jimmy Samuel Feimster, 88, of Harmony, N.C., passed away Thursday evening, March 4, 2021, at his residence. Born in Iredell County on January 23, 1933, he was the son of the
Mr. Charlie Wendell Grinton, 62, 190 Redmon Road, Harmony, N.C., went to be with the Lord at Iredell Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. He was born in Yadkin
Mr. Milton Lee Mayfiled, son of the late Jesse and Sadie Bell Mayfield, was born in Iredell County, N.C., on September 15, 1938. He departed this life on March 4,
FROM STAFF REPORTS The local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans opposes a plan by the Iredell County Board of Commissioners to relocate the Confederate memorial on the grounds
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools Superintendent Jeff James thumbed through a copy of a Dr. Seuss classic while surrounded by nearly 20 second-graders in Toni Gentle’s classroom. “Green Eggs and
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — President Biden and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have approved Gov. Roy Cooper’s request for a major federal disaster declaration to help communities recover
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services will be expanding access to rapid testing in K-12 public schools to protect students, teachers
Special to Iredell Free News In keeping with the highest levels of training and professionalism at the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Darren Campbell recently presented four detectives and one