Mary Nell Pruitt, 78, passed away January 7, 2026. Mary was born in Iredell County, N.C., on July 27, 1947, to the late Gothard Teaster and Francies Nell Benfield. Mary…
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Joan Wood Coombe, 83, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2026. She was born on December 8, 1942, in Potsdam, N.Y., to the late Harold and Catherine…
Eileen Stevenson Bader of Statesville, N.C., passed away on January 13, 2026, at the age of 70. She was born on May 23, 1955, in Bergen County, N.J., to the late…
Special to IFN The Iredell Arts Council continues its commitment to bringing original, high-quality music to downtown Statesville with a live performance by Charly Lowry on Thursday, January 22. The…
Special to IFN Iredell County Partnership for Young Children (ICPYC) has been awarded additional NC Pre-K slots through North Carolina’s statewide reallocation process. This award will allow ICPYC to serve…
BY KARISSA MILLER The Statesville Civic Center was filled with more than 1,500 Iredell-Statesville Schools eighth-graders on Tuesday and Wednesday for the annual Eighth Grade on the Move event. The…
Sealed bid for furnishing a Valve Maintenance Skid System will be sent out on January 19, 2026, and will be received by the City of Statesville at 301 S. Center…
Wilma Wiggins Mangum of Mooresville, N.C., peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at the S. Mitchell Mack Hospice House in Mooresville. She was…
Philip Charles Coleman of the Shepherds Community in Mooresville, N.C., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He inspired many people with…
[caption id="attachment_121838" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Pictured (from left) are some participants in Mitchell Community College’s 2026 MLK Celebration: Roy Davidson, Vermel Moore, Bilal Rasul, John Turner, Magistrate Reba Parker Imes, Mitchell…
[caption id="attachment_121823" align="aligncenter" width="696"] William Morgan is the owner and CEO of Capital Management Group of the Carolinas Inc.[/caption] BY MIKE FUHRMAN Throughout his career, William Morgan has helped his…
[caption id="attachment_121803" align="aligncenter" width="441"] Tegan Seely won recently won the Pine Lake Spelling Bee.[/caption] Special to IFN Tegan Seely, a Pine Lake Preparatory sixth-grader, recently won the school’s Spelling Bee…
IFN Staff The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: JANUARY 9 ♦ Brandon Scott Campbell, 40, of Antietam Road, Statesville, charged with larceny and misdemeanor larceny. ♦…
These positions are subject to pre-employment screenings. Iredell County does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, political affiliation, genetic information, or handicapping…
[caption id="attachment_121792" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Mooresville-South Iredell Chamber of Commerce President Kirk Ballard and Alyse Breger, co-founder of Foster Love Adopt Repeat, are joined by volunteers for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at…
Margaret “Peggy” Alice Shields Braden Tune, 92, of Charlotte, N.C., passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at the S. Mitchell Mack Hospice House in Mooresville, N.C. Peggy was born…
Geneva Mae Bryant Handy, 97, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Friday, January 16, 2026, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. She was born on January 18, 1928,…
Linwood Barrie Moore, 81, of Taylorsville, N.C., passed away on Friday, January 16, 2026, at his home. He was born September 7, 1944, in Wake County, the son of the late…
Michael Jackson Carrigan, 74, of Taylorsville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born January 18, 1951, the son of the late Roy Jackson…
Missing teen located near home in eastern Iredell County IFN Staff Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell announced Saturday afternoon that a missing teen had been located. “This is the answer…
Special to IFN City of Statesville offices will be closed on Monday, January 19, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Garbage Collection There will be no garbage collection…
The City of Statesville is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment practices based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, non-disqualifying disability or…
Special to IFN RALEIGH — Nominations are now open for the 2026 Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards. Established in 1979, the Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards acknowledge the efforts of North Carolinians and…
Harry “Bud” Brown, 79, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on January 15, 2026. He was born July 20, 1946, in Utica, N.Y. The son of Harry and Marge Brown, he…
Steven Clay Hager, 75, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at his residence. He was born on May 30, 1950, at Lawrence Hospital in Mooresville to…
Randy Lynn Lambert, 61, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at the Gordon Hospice House. Randy was born on February 23, 1964, to the late Donald…
Karen Nicole Church Mayhew, 40, of Advance, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. Karen was born March 29, 1985, to Mac Austin Church and Debora Steele Church. She…
Sylvia Mayanna White was born on September 18, 1951, in Newton, N.C. She was the middle child of five children born to the late Deacon John C. and Deaconess Vivian Graham…
Bridget Lynn Gilbert Evans, 71, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on January 15, 2026, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. A native of Mecklenburg County, N.C., she was the daughter of the…
Special to IFN Girl Scout cookie booths are officially open for business across 40 counties in central and western North Carolina at small businesses, supermarkets, shopping centers and more. Thousands…
BY JOE HUDSON I was on the front porch when you drove by and I waved, having earlier poured some coffee an inch to the right of my cup, which…
IFN Staff As the massive search for Gideon Ferguson continued Friday in eastern Iredell County, multiple law enforcement agencies were working together to locate the missing Iredell County teenager. In…
[caption id="attachment_121695" align="aligncenter" width="756"] Statesville Branch NAACP President Todd Scott speaks to the crowd at the annual MLK community breakfast in Troutman on Friday.[/caption] BY DEBBIE PAGE Troutman residents and…
Today, almost anyone with the resources and determination can run a crypto exchange under their own brand. This is due to white-label cryptocurrency exchange platforms, which offer a business-in-a-box solution…
Hospitality businesses operate in environments where design choices influence guest perception and daily performance. Facilities shape how guests move, interact, and remember their experience. At the same time, design decisions…
[caption id="attachment_121668" align="aligncenter" width="778"] Freepik photo[/caption] Mobile gaming is winning because it matches modern habits, not because consoles suddenly got worse. To be perfectly clear, the mobile games market is…