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William “Ellis” Dagenhart was born on a bright spring day on May 18, 1928, the fourth child of Ollie Stikeleather Dagenhart and Clyde Sylvester Dagenhart Sr. He attended Celeste Henkel…
Matthew James Ward, 22, of Statesville, N.C., passed away January 26, 2022. He was born February 9, 1999, in Statesville and was the son of Matthew Franklin Ward and Amanda…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Five years in the making after a vision sketched on a coffee house napkin, The Foundry House transitional sober living facility is now a reality, despite…
Ms. Ruby Jean Watts was born in Iredell County on August 27, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Sam Gilbert Watts, and Lula Mae Watts. She departed this…
Susan Gudger Howard Sherrill, 76, of Sherrills Ford, N.C., passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022, at her home. She was born on May 15, 1945, in Mooresville, N.C., to…
Edward Francis Hendrickson, 59, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on January 27, 2022. He was born on May 14, 1962, in Queens, N.Y., to Frances Crudo Hendrickson and the late…
Hazel Cartin Blackmon left this earthly life on Thursday, January 27, 2022. She was born on June 15, 1936, in Mooresville, N.C., to the late Mary Moore Cartin and P. J. Cartin….
Carole Loomis Murphy Stewart, 81, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at her home after her lengthy battle with cancer. Carole was born on December 6,…
FROM STAFF REPORTS More than 100 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 are now hospitalized in Iredell County. According to the Iredell County Health Department, a total of 102…
Founder Sport Group is the home of Alleson Athletic, Badger Sportswear, Garb Athletics, and Teamwork Athletic Apparel. The team members at Founder Sport Group are the most passionate and…
[caption id="attachment_33398" align="aligncenter" width="369"] Sharon Elementary School adopted 16 homebound senior citizens this school year. [/caption] BY KARISSA MILLER Bethel United Methodist Church and Sharon Lutheran Church support Sharon Elementary School…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: JANUARY 21 ♦ Robert Lee Autry, 38, of S. Main Street, Mooresville, charged with breaking or entering…
Rev. Tony Lavonzy Bellamy, son of the late Lonnie Ray Wellman Sr. and Mildred Bellamy Hunter Heard, was born October 27, 1956, in Statesville, N.C. On the night of January…
James “Jack” Willard Curtis of Mooresville, N.C., passed from this life to be in the presence of Jesus in a glorious time, surrounded by his family on January 27, 2022….
On January 27, 2022, Betty “Arby” Arbutus Harmon Brannon died peacefully in her home, surrounded by her four children. She was 93 years old. She was born on September 9,…
Joseph Anthony Civitarese Jr., 65, of Mooresville, N.C., died Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Born in Hackensack, N.J., on February 26, 1956, he was a son…
Eugene Harold Mallacoccio Jr., 63, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at the Gordon Hospice House. Born on September 22, 1958, in Elmira, N.Y., he was…
Special to Iredell Free News Global K9 Solutions has donated a new K9 to the Mooresville Police Department. K9 Axle, who is valued at $15,000, will work with MPD Officer…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina households receiving Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) benefits will continue to receive the maximum amount for their household size for the…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County has been awarded federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter National…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Lake Norman High School student faces a misdemeanor weapons charge following a road rage incident on Highway 150. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Six more deaths in Iredell County have been attributed to COVID-19 since Monday afternoon. According to the Iredell County Health Department, the county’s COVID-19 death toll since…
Ray Hilton Keever, 88, of Statesville, N.C., passed away, Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Ray was born November 2, 1933, in Alexander County, N.C., and was the…
Carolyn Louise Lederer, 64, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on January 26, 2022. She was born on May 6, 1957, in Mooresville to the late Earnest and Marion Radford Harwell….
Dumitru “Mitru” Zdrentan was born in Ineu, Romania, on October 3, 1954. He passed away on January 24, 2022. Mitru was the second child of 12 children born to Dumitru…
James “Marvin” Shives, 89, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on January 26, 2022. Marvin was born and raised in Statesville. He was preceded in death by his loving parents, Horace…
Allen Keith Warren, 51, of Harmony, NC, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born on February 4, 1970, in Statesville, N.C., and was…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH—Struck-by incidents caused the largest number of non-COVID-19 work-related deaths last year in the Tar Heel State, based on preliminary information released Wednesday by the…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com A new tool rental section, one of the first in North Carolina, officially opened at the Lowe’s Home Improvement in Troutman on Thursday morning to serve…
[caption id="attachment_33305" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Pictured (from left) are Haley Hammer, director of Infusion Care Services; RN Lori Lundy; RN Amy Mchargue, RN Lynn Rosental; CNA Ruth Keene; and Brandy Collins,…
Grants are available to certain types of businesses impacted by the COVID-19 Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The deadline for businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to apply for…
I-SS staff and community band together to gift car to long-time district employee BY BRANDY TEMPLETON After her car broke down last fall, Iredell-Statesville Schools custodian Darlene Davis was forced…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — To address North Carolina’s growing need for a skilled and competent workforce, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt on Wednesday called for…
Nelda Jean Black Summers, 79, of Statesville, N.C., went home to be with Jesus on the morning of Wednesday, January 26, 2022. She passed away peacefully at Heritage Place following…
James Erskine “Butch” Beaver Jr., 67, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Monday, January 24, 2022, at the Gordon Hospice House. Butch was born November 22, 1954, in Iredell County,…