FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville police have apprehended a Charlotte man wanted on murder charges. Officers responded to the 300 block of Talbert Road about 1:14 a.m. on September 19 in
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Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell announced Tuesday that Gina Cranford has been promoted to lieutenant and will now supervise the ICSO’s School Resource Officer Division.
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Some North Carolina small businesses that have experienced extraordinary disruption to their operations due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic may benefit from
BY STACIE LETT CAIN The Statesville City Council began discussions Monday night on a feasibility study about the possibility of converting the Jane Sowers Road/ Interstate 77 overpass into an
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell and the Retirement Systems Division (RSD) announced Tuesday that almost $1 million has been sent to survivors of
Carole Elaine Gould Fairman, 81, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Monday, September 21, 2020, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Carole was born May 2, 1939 in Jackson, Mich., and was the
Thomas Alison Fanjoy, 89, of Statesville, N.C., died September 21, 2020, at home surrounded by family. Tom fought a long, difficult battle with dementia, but he did it true to
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two more people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died in Iredell County. The Iredell County Health Department reported the county’s 36th and 37th deaths attributed to
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is investigating a sinkhole collapse and release of sediment containing coal ash adjacent to Highway 150
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper today announced the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund has awarded nearly $5 million in grants to fund 16 local
Special to Iredell Free News Heather White, the diabetes program manager of Iredell Health System’s Wellness and Diabetes Center in Troutman, has achieved Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES)
Legacy of giving back to Rainbow Kidz honored Special to Iredell Free News In his 16 years of life, Timmy Belcher created many legacies. Family, friendship, faith … all of
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools will hold a public sale of surplus inventory throughout the month of October at the Facilities & Planning Warehouse at 350 Old Murdock
June Elaine Waddell Rogers, 98, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020, at her home. Mrs. Rogers was born November 26, 1921, in Girad, Ohio, and was
Norman Eugene Morrison, son of the late Robert and Catherine Morrison, was born in Iredell County, N.C., on July 18, 1940. He entered eternal rest on Saturday, September 19, 2020,
Loree Daye Keller Benge, 56, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020, at her home. She was born on Tuesday, September 24, 1963, in Caldwell County. She
Velma Lorene Snead Sherrill, 80, of Statesville, N.C., passed away September 19, 2020, at Gordon Hospice House. She was born August 9, 1940 in Iredell County, N.C., the daughter of
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Museums has received a $10,000 NC CARES: Humanities Relief Grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council. This emergency grant funding was provided to North
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August was 6.5 percent, decreasing 2.0 percentage points from July’s revised rate. The national rate decreased
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department is investigating the following crime reports: SEPTEMBER 1 ♦ An individual reported an assault and robbery in the 700 block of West Pine
FROM STAFF REPORTS Three suspects face drug charges following an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office investigation into information of illegal drug activity in the area of Bell Farm Road. The ICSO
Special to Iredell Free News What may have seemed like science fiction — surgery without an incision — is now a reality that is giving back patients suffering from chronic
Earl Theodore “Ted” Beam Jr., a proud descendant of the Banneker family of Ellicott City, Md., whose best known member was Benjamin Banneker, passed from this life on Saturday, September
Mrs. Margie Judd Patterson, 95, of 534 Hackett Street, Statesville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at her residence. Celebration of Life Services will be conducted Wednesday, September
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools and the Iredell County Health Department notified parents of students at five district schools of positive COVID-19 tests involving employees or students at those schools
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: SEPTEMBER 11 ♦ Erik Michael Bafford, 43, of Birchwood Road, Statesville, charged with trafficking in cocaine, two
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Partnership for Young Children (ICPYC) recently announced the addition of two new staff members, Allison Pillmear-Martin and Mallory Renegar. Pillmear-Martin joined the Partnership
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice will resume limited visitation at all the state’s prisons and in its juvenile justice facilities
Lou Ellen Brooks Sullivan died sitting near her husband in the serene setting of the sun porch of their beloved Lake Norman home on September 17, 2020, nine days shy
Fred Wilson Brown Jr., 69, of Statesville, N.C., passed away peacefully on Friday, September 18, 2020, at the Gordon Hospice House. Junior was born March 22, 1951, in Iredell County
Mary Blanche Kennedy, 89, went to be with the Lord on September 17, 2020, at Davis Regional Medical Center in Statesville, N.C. She was born July 29, 1931, in Iredell
William Ray Owen Sr. passed away on September 16, 2020. Born September 6, 1927, in Thomasville, N.C., he was one of six children of William Owen and Emma Owen. He
Mr. Hurley Albert Morgan III, beloved son of Mrs. Gail Young Morgan and the late Hurley Albert Morgan Jr., was born in Iredell County, N.C., on April 14, 1976. He
Ms. Wanda Michelle Rankin Sturdivant of Statesville, N.C., daughter Carolyn Rankin Roberts and the late Willie Paul Davis Sr., was born in Iredell County on January 9, 1977. She passed
FROM STAFF REPORTS The number of patients hospitalized in Iredell County with COVID-19 declined this week as the county’s death toll increased. The Iredell County Health Department reported the county’s
BY MELINDA SKUTNICK The Mooresville Graded School District’s Board of Education reluctantly approved an agreement with the Town of Mooresville for providing childcare services to 60 students during the ongoing