Margaret Elizabeth Herrman Murphy, 81, of Statesville, N.C., died Tuesday, March 3, 2020. She was born June 19, 1938 in Waverly, Va., to the late Raymond Herrman and Anne Coolidge
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Kathy Ruth Renwick, 65, of Statesville, N.C., died Tuesday, March 3, 2020. She was born November 11, 1954, in Statesville to the late Donald Renwick and Betty Ruth Gray Renwick.
Kimberly Ann Baynard Farris, 56, of Statesville, N.C., died Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born in Mecklenburg County on May 24, 1963, to Earl
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell County Health Department staff briefed county commissioners on local efforts to prepare for the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, during Tuesday’s board meeting. Gov. Roy Cooper announced
Special to Iredell Free News The City of Statesville Electric Utilities will be conducting residential and commercial telephone surveys in March as part of a long-term planning study. The purpose
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two Salisbury residents face multiple drug charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies found crack cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana in their vehicle following a traffic stop.
Special to Iredell Free News Parmalee, one of country music’s successful new groups, will take the stage at the Joe V. Knox Auditorium at the Charles Mack Citizen Center on
Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College’s Mechanical Engineering Technology Program is currently partnering with the City of Winston-Salem Fire Department (WSFD) to create a turnout gear drying system.
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell-Statesville Schools District Spelling Bee was held in February at Mac Gray Auditorium on the campus of Statesville High School. The competition lasted eight
Barbara Ann Christopher Honeycutt, 85, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Honeycutt was born October 5, 1934, in Statesville and was
Helen Geraldine Decker Williamson, 78, of Troutman, N.C., passed away on Monday, March 2, 2020, at her residence. Mrs. Williamson was born April 6, 1941, in Caldwell County, N.C., and
James Murray DeYoung Jr., 78, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at the Citadel of Mooresville. He was born on December 22, 1941, in Mecklenburg County,
Joan McJunkin Hopkins, 85, passed away on March 2, 2020. She was born in Statesville to Fred and Bernice McJunkin on November 14, 1934, and was a long -term resident
FROM STAFF REPORTS The N.C. Medical Examiner’s Office has determined that the bones found at the dead end area of Sain Road last month are the remains of Marty Dean
BY KARISSA MILLER School officials and community leaders breathed a sigh of relief and cheered Tuesday when they realized the school bond referendums would pass. Nearly 67 percent of voters
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County voters overwhelming supported a pair of bond referendums authorizing the Board of County Commissioners to finance construction of a new high school, new middle school
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — A North Carolina resident has tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The test, conducted by N.C. Laboratory of Public Health, is presumptively positive
BY STACIE LETT CAIN The Statesville City Council on Monday decided to revisit a pair of controversial decisions and again voted to change course on a matter that it —
Tracy Lee Gamble, 40, of Supply, N.C., formerly of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020. She was born on August 4, 1979, in Georgetown County, S.C., to
Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Cosmetic Arts students recently competed and placed in a Skills USA North Carolina Regional Rally. Mitchell manicuring technology students placed in the following: Nail
Paul Warren Payton, 74, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Monday, March 2, 2020, at his residence. He was born on January 31, 1946, in Akron, Ohio, to the late
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce officials Shannon Viera and Valerie Chambers were on hand to welcome new member Drug-Alcohol Coalition of Iredell at a ribbon cutting
Special to Iredell Free News Mooresville Town Manager Randy Hemann has announced the selection of Danny Wilson as the new planning & community development director for the Town of Mooresville.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools on Tuesday released the schedule for spring graduation ceremonies for all district high schools and early colleges. The ceremonies begin on May 15 at the
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Mooresville Graded School District board members, staff and parents met with N.C. Sen. Vickie Sawyer and Rep. John Fraley at the district’s annual Legislative Breakfast on
Special to Iredell Free News Two Iredell-Statesville School teachers have been recommended by Superintendent Brady Johnson to participate in the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Principal Fellows Program. Sara
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Board of Commissioners will consider endorsing the North-South Parkways sub-area study during Tuesday’s meeting. Commissioners will meet at 5 p.m. for their pre-agenda briefing
To the Editor: I am writing today as a parent of two children in Iredell-Statesville Schools, as the chairperson of the Iredell County Education Facilities Task Force, and a supporter
Mrs. Margaret Desolee Waugh Lindsey, 93, of Statesville, N.C., died Sunday, March 1, 2020, at the Gordon Hospice House. Desolee was born in Statesville on June 27, 1926, to the
Robin Eugene Loper, 59, died Sunday, March 1, 2020, at the Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House in Salisbury, N.C. He was born in Virginia to Peggy Joanne Thomas Loper and
James O. White, 87, of Union Grove, N.C., passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. Mr. White was born August 18, 1932,
Kelly Marie Hartline, 37, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. She was born on December 12, 1982, in Mooresville to
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Mooresville man faces four felony charges related to child pornography following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. On January 14, the ICSO Special Victims
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Health Department is working under the guidance of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health (NC
Special to Iredell Free News Significant damage was averted on Sunday when a grease fire ignited in the kitchen of Hilton Garden Inn in Mooresville. Although the hood suppression system
To the Editor: Here we go again! Another School Bond vote. So why are we here when we voted six years ago? Those projects are almost all completed from the