Special to Iredell Free News The City of Statesville currently has 2,100 residential utility accounts with deferred payments, totaling more than $640,000 past due. Statesville Utilities customers are urged to
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FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Health Department reported the 15th death in the county attributed to COVID-19 on Tuesday. Health officials also reported an outbreak of COVID-19 at a
Lucy Jane Williams Gentle, 83, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Monday, July 20, 2020, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Ms. Gentle was born March 28, 1937, in Rowan County, N.C.,
Mr. Thomas Holloway Boger Jr., 78, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Mr. Boger was born September 4, 1941, in Davie County and was the son
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Drug-Alcohol Coalition of Iredell has announced the awarding of $107,268 in grants to six local organizations that focus on substance use disorder prevention, treatment, or
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ work to increase COVID-19 testing access, including its innovative universal testing strategy within skilled nursing
Jennifer Diane Hill, 48, of Mocksville, N.C., passed away at Iredell Memorial Hospital on Sunday, July 19, 2020, and gained back the freedom to walk that had been taken away
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article incorrectly reported that students would return to Lake Norman and South Iredell high schools when the 2020-2021 school year begins in August. Some
Mayor feels ‘let down’ after developer chooses Duke Energy for utility services BY STACIE LETT CAIN Although Mayor Costi Kutteh welcomed the new Fairfield Inn & Suites to the City
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education will meet on Wednesday to discuss re-opening plans for the 2020-2021 school year. Gov. Roy Cooper announced last week
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – With the timeframe for resuming road tests remaining unknown because of the continued impact of COVID-19 cases, the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles
Special to Iredell Free News The Senior Executive Team of Davis Regional Medical Center recently announced the selection of Dianne Jackson as Clinical Leader of the Year, Amy Painter as
FROM STAFF REPORTS Fourteen deaths in Iredell County have now been attributed to COVID-19. The Iredell County Health Department reported the county’s 14th death on Monday as the total number
Espy Paul Gregory, 87, of Statesville, N.C., passed away, Sunday, July 19, 2020, at his home. Mr. Gregory was born August 15, 1932, in Iredell County and was the son
Mrs. Maria Ann Pabon Martinez, 56, of Statesville, N.C., died Saturday, July 18, 2020, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Born in New York on July 30, 1963, she
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two men face felony drug charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies found black tar heroin in their vehicle during a traffic stop. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced
Stephen “Steve” Howard Kivett, 67, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 17, 2020. A native of Statesville, N.C., Steve was born on December 18, 1952, to Howard Eugene and Patricia
FROM STAFF REPORTS As the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continues to rise in Iredell County and local schools prepare to reopen in August in some capacity, Iredell Free
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Board of Education has approved a partnership with DreamBuilders Communication as part of an effort to increase equity and inclusion in district schools. DreamBuilders Communication
Nancy Lynn Burns, 70, of Statesville, N.C., passed away July 12, 2020, at Wake Forest Baptist Memorial Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C. She was born May 4, 1950 in Hudson, N.Y.,
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: JULY 11 ♦ Eric Lee Davidson, 41, of Carl Fox Road, Taylorsville, charged with identity theft and obtaining
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Troutman ABC Board Chair Layton Getsinger reported a 32 percent increase over 2019-20 fiscal year projected sales during the board’s July meeting. The board predicted sales
Special to Iredell Free News Monday night’s Statesville City Council will be open to the public, but in an effort to keep everyone safe and healthy, occupancy in the council
To the Editor: We have all heard recently from the Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control, that we could stamp out COVID-19 in four to eight weeks
Amandio Vaz, 77, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2020, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville. Born August 6, 1942, in East Meadow, N.Y., he
Special to Iredell Free News ElderCenter has rebranded as Iredell Adult Day Services. The organization is legally registered as ElderCenter Inc. and will continue to use that name, as it
BY BRIAN SUMMERS Today, we learned of the passing late last evening of Congressman John Lewis, an icon and giant of the Civil Rights Movement and life-long advocate for voting
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com After a successful three-month trial of the cameras in the high-traffic Exit 42 area, the Troutman Town Council approved the purchase of 14 FLOCK license plate
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper sent a letter to the North Carolina Congressional Delegation asking for their continued support addressing the critical needs of the
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted rate dropped 5.2 points from May to 7.6 percent in June, according to the Department of Commerce. The national
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Board of Education will hold a special meeting Monday to discuss the back-to-school plan for high schools. The meeting, which is open to the public,
Surrounded by loved ones, Margaret Hoffner Kennerly, wife, mother, business woman, grandmother, great grandmother, dear lady, and child of God, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 17, 2020, at her
Mrs. Barbara Elizabeth Brown Vandervort, 77, of Statesville, N.C., died Friday, July 17, 2020, at Carolina Caring in Newton, N.C. Born in Long Island, N.Y., on January 31, 1943, she
Mildred “Millie” Jane Cothren Johnson, 84, of Statesville, N.C., went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, July 16, 2020, after a brave battle against cancer. She was born in
Dorothea “Dottie” Mills Stauber, 96, died peacefully in her home with her family on July 16, 2020. She was born March 21, 1924, in Statesville, N.C., to the late Dorothea
Doris Johnson Deane, 73, of Statesville, N.C., passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, July 17, 2020. Doris was born on March 25, 1947, in Wilkes County, N.C., to