FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: SEPTEMBER 18 ♦ Ricky Trevor Turner, 34, of Statesville charged with discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling
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Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended essential flexibilities for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to ensure
BY KARISSA MILLER The sudden closure of public schools to in-person learning last spring forced Iredell-Statesville Schools’ teachers to transition to online instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. I-SS Executive Director
Special to Iredell Free News During the month of October and in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Davis Regional Medical Center is offering mammograms for $99. To qualify for
Special to Iredell Free News The Town of Mooresville’s Officer Jordan H. Sheldon Memorial Dog Park has received a commitment for a $25,000 donation from Randy Marion Automotive, one of
Special to Iredell Free News A general membership meeting of the Statesville Branch NAACP for the purpose of election of officers and at-large members of the Executive Committee has been
Dorry Jane Bray Honeycutt, age 82, of Knoxville, Tenn., passed away peacefully October 1, 2020, at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Surry County, N.C., on November
Special to Iredell Free News EnergyUnited would like to congratulate three members of our Board of Directors who have been re-elected to serve three-year terms. EnergyUnited members recently cast their
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The unemployment rate in Iredell County improved to 6.6 percent in August, down two percentage points from July. Iredell has a workforce of
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program is reminding all drivers of the importance of safe driving practices this week as COVID-19 restrictions ease
Special to Iredell Free News The Dale Jr. Foundation, in conjunction with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Unilever’s United For America campaign, presented officials at two North Carolina elementary schools with
Eleanor Marie Goddard Thomas, 89, of Statesville, N.C., passed away September 30, 2020, at Gordon Hospice House. She was born August 27, 1931, in Waterville, Maine, the daughter of the
Donald Lee Johnson, 62, of Statesville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Johnson was born September 6, 1958, in Iredell County, N.C.,
Sharon Lewis went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, October 2, 2020, at the age of 71. She was predeceased by her parents Robert and Marian.
Vernon Junior Johnson, 67, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Friday, October 2, 2020, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was born on February 24, 1953,
Natalie Broda Deal, 53, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. She was born on January 3, 1967, in Uniontown, Pa.,
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Statesville man will face a murder charged after a Statesville man died three days after being assaulted in the area of Wilson Lee Boulevard and W.
FROM STAFF REPORTS An Iredell County grand jury has determined there is sufficient evidence for a suspect in the shooting death of a Harmony man to be charged with murder.
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools will resume five days of in-person learning for elementary students starting on Monday, October 5, after the school board heard the plan from district leaders
Special to Iredell Free News Rotary’s Paul Harris Fellow recognition honors outstanding service to the community. On Thursday, Rotary Club of Greater Statesville inducted Rainbow Kidz Director Leigh Ann Darty
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — With 33 days until the November 3 election, county boards of elections have approved the absentee ballots of about 300,000 voters. This means
Sheely Durward Emery Jr., 73, of Harmony, N.C., passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, N.C. Born in Iredell County on May 19, 1947, he
With a heavy heart, we announce the passing of Lucy Boyd Thomas, 90, of Statesville, N.C., and formerly of Bradshaw, W.Va., on September 29, 2020, at 11:22 a.m. Lucy was
Kenneth Wayne Jordan, also known as “Red,” of Mooresville, N.C., was welcomed into the loving of arms of Christ on September 30, 2020. He was born December 19, 1946, to
Glenn Shew, 90, of Statesville, N.C., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. He was born August 5, 1930, in Iredell County, to the late Mancyfeld
Mr. Jody Fairbanks Cook, 71, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at Autumn Care of Statesville. Mr. Cook was born May 2, 1949, in Iredell County
On a typical spring day in his not-too-much younger years, you could usually find Bob Tolle on the cool mountain streams of North Carolina, his beloved Gracie or Khaki poised
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell County Commissioner Gene Houpe recently attend an event in which President Donald Trump signed an executive order implementing his America First Healthcare Plan. “”I was honored
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell Community Outreach Association (COAST) will open its highly anticipated food bank to the public on Thursday, October 1, from 12 to 2 p.m.
Special to Iredell Free News The Mooresville Public Library is currently hosting “Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence,” a poster exhibition from the Smithsonian in the library’s main hall.
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com At the organization’s bimonthly September meeting, Drug-Alcohol Coalition of Iredell (DACI) Director Jill McLelland announced an upcoming outreach event about the dangers of vaping. On November
Safety precautions set for large outdoor and some indoor venues Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The State of North Carolina will ease some restrictions while continuing safety measures
FROM STAFF REPORTS Forty-one people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Iredell County have lost their lives. The Iredell County Health Department has reported three deaths this week, including
Richard “Rick” Elton Harrington, 72, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, N.C. He was born on March 31,
McKenzie Brooke Sherrill, 28, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Monday, September 28, 2020. She was born on January 14, 1992, in Mooresville, to Gary Wayne Sherrill and Lisa Wilson
Mrs. Mary Magdalene “Maggie” Mash, 74, of Statesville, N.C., went to be with the Father on Saturday, September 26, 2020, peacefully with her family. Mrs. Mash was born in Tazewell