Special to Iredell Free News Chief Justice Cheri Beasley of the N.C. Supreme Court announced Friday that North Carolina courts will postpone non-essential, in-person court proceedings for 30 days, beginning
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Special to Iredell Free News Mooresville High School has been named one of five national finalists in the CTE Mission: CubeSat competition by the U.S. Department of Education. Mooresville High
Mrs. Shirley Snell Harmon, 86, died on Thursday, December 10, 2020, at Maple Leaf Healthcare in Statesville, N.C., following a lengthy illness. On February 11, 1961, she married Robert Lee
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: DECEMBER 4 ♦ Andrew Cole Hutchinson, 21, of Albany Drive, Mooresville, charged with kidnapping, first-degree rape and
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — As North Carolinians prepare for the cold winter holidays, officials with the N.C. Division of Public Health cautions people not to use gasoline-powered
Special to Iredell Free News Rescue Ranch announced this week the creation of the Rescue Ranch Foster and Adoption Program. The program is accepting applications for foster families while it
On Saturday December 5, 2020, Cal Edward Russell, loving husband and the father of five children passed away at the age of 74. Cal was born on November 27,1946, in
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Health Department reported another single-day record of new COVID-19 cases, mirroring the continuing surge across North Carolina. Health officials reported 229 new laboratory confirmed
Sandra Arnold Siebenhaar, 72, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020. She was born on November 17, 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio, to the late Robert and Frances
Evelyn Pierce Daniels, age 86, of Statesville, N.C., passed away December 9, 2020, at Autumn Care of Statesville. She was born February 9, 1934 in Iredell County, N.C., the daughter
Charlotte Mae Landis Gessler, age 88, of Statesville, N.C., passed away December 9, 2020, at Gordon Hospice House. She was born November 14, 1932, in Dark County, Ohio, the daughter
BY ROY COOPER RALEIGH — When I announced North Carolina had its first known COVID case on March 3, most of us didn’t expect to be living like this in
Special to Iredell Free News Profit distributions for the Statesville ABC Board have been made for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. The North Carolina
FROM STAFF REPORTS A 50-year-old man faces multiple felony charges related to the sexual assault of a minor following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Darren Campbell
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Phyllis Pearson of Petway, Mills, and Pearson presented the 2019-2020 audit report to the Troutman Town Council on Thursday, saying the town received a “clean audit”
BYJEFF JAMES As a resident of Iredell County my entire life, I have watched Iredell County grow from a population of 50,000 in the 1960s to 167,000 residents in 2020.
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Insurance Commissioner and Safe Kids NC Chair Mike Causey is urging parents and caregivers to keep children safe this holiday season by following
FROM STAFF REPORTS A 60-year-old man faces three felony charges related to the sexual abuse of a child following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Darren Campbell
Aishus Avon Watts Jr., 68, son of the late Aishus Avon Watts Sr., and Lois Latten Watts, was born in Iredell County, N.C., on September 4, 1952. He departed this
Mr. Willis Lee Mills, 51, son of Willis Foster Mills and Geneva Dobbs Mills, was born in Mecklenburg County, N.C., on March 3, 1969. He departed this life on Sunday,
Louis Hiram James, age 97, went to be with his Lord and Savior in the early afternoon of December 8, 2020, with his daughters by his side. He was born
Ruth Coleman Gaither, age 78, of Statesville, N.C., passed away December 7, 2020, at her home after a long battle with health issues. Ruth was born December 24, 1941, in
Virgil Levan Elliott, loving husband, father and grandfather, of Harmony, N.C., passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at Gordon Hospice House. He was 89 years old. Born in Iredell County
Virginia Crews Brady, 92, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at Accordius Health in Charlotte. Born in Brantley County, Ga., on June 30, 1928, she was the
Buddy Leon Mowbray, 81, of Stony Point, N.C., passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020, at Accordius Healthcare of Mooresville. He was born Saturday, February 11, 1939, in Iredell County
James Tyler Morris, 36, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020. He was born on August 30, 1984, in Southern Pines, N.C., to Amy Carbin Osorio and
Mrs. Helen Irene Scott Houpe, 86, daughter of the late Champ Scott Jr. and Daisy Mae Waddell Scott, was born in Iredell County, N.C., on January 26, 1934. She departed
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Board of Commissioners expressed its appreciation for the service of Vice Chairman Tommy Bowles and Commissioner Ken Robertson before two new commissioners were sworn
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County health officials reported two more COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday along with a record single-day increase in laboratory confirmed cases. The latest deaths were the county’s
BY MELINDA SKUTNICK Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education Member Deborah Marsh rallied for decreased responsibilities on teachers during a tumultuous school year overwhelmed by COVID-19. Marsh, a former
Kelly Dale Lackey, 39, of Olin, N.C., passed away unexpectedly at her residence on Friday, December 4, 2020. She was born Friday, March 13, 1981, in Iredell County to Roger
Special to Iredell Free News Molly Smyth, a junior at South Iredell High School, was selected to be part of the N.C. Governor’s Page Program. The Governor’s Page Program was
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two suspects face drug trafficking charges after being stopped by Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Interstate 77 on Monday. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrests of
David Dwight Jones, 82, of Statesville, N.C., passed away peacefully on December 8, 2020, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born September 28, 1938, to the late Lee and Geraldine
Frederick McCaskill Scarboro, known to many as “Uncle Fred,” 93, of Statesville, N.C., died on December 4, 2020, at home with his niece Cheryl Higgins and her husband Bill by
Order requires people to stay home from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. with certain businesses required to close during those hours Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy