Special to Iredell Free News The Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center will host a celebration of Scots heritage in our region with a Scottish Feaste celebrating Robert Burns on Thursday,
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Special to Iredell Free News The theme for the 25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration in Statesville is “Beyond the Walls of Division.” The following activities are
FROM STAFF REPORTS Twenty-nine offenders, including three sex offenders, returned to Iredell County after being release by the N.C. Department of Corrections. Only seven of the felons completed their sentences,
FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville town commissioners appear likely to implement recommendations by Centralina Council of Governments aimed at bolstering the town’s employee recruitment and retention efforts. During Friday’s agenda briefing,
Pattie Tysinger Linton went home to be in the presence of God in the early morning of Friday, January 3, 2020. Pattie was born on September 7, 1934, in Marion,
Merita Elaine Fox Lanier, 89, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on January 3, 2020, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. A native of Iredell County, she was the daughter
Lucille Grant Jenkins, 77, of Statesville, N.C., died Friday, January 3, 2020, at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born in Iredell County on February 6, 1942, to the late
Charlotte Stillwell Mills, 95, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020, at Serenity House in Mooresville. She was born December 30, 1924, in Iredell County to the
Susan Seery Robertson, 75, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on January 4, 2020, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. She was born June 1, 1944, in Waterbury, Conn., to the
Samantha Lee Beaver, 20, of Sherrills Ford, N.C., passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020. She was born June 14, 1999, in Warren, Pa., to Ryan E. Beaver and Crystal
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Charlotte developer is scheduled to present his ideas for redeveloping the Vance Hotel during Monday evening’s Statesville City Council meeting. Stephen Barker, the CEO of Catellus
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Surrounded by his wife Tracey and extended family, friends, church members, and colleagues from throughout his career, Major Todd Carver officially retired from the Iredell County
Luis Alberto Gamez-Martinez, 27, of Statesville, N.C, died January 1, 2020, as the result of an automobile accident. He was born in Iredell County on May 22, 1992, to Juan
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: DECEMBER 26 ♦ John Allen Karis, 52, of Jessica Lane, Statesville, charged with breaking or entering, and larceny
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell Senior Center has something for seniors of all ages in January. Located at 344 East Front Street in Statesville, the Iredell Senior Center
Freddie Martin Wall, 68, a loving husband, the best Daddy, and the coolest PaPaw, stepped into the wind on Sunday, December 29, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center. The son of
Ruth Ann Alexander Carroll, 83, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020, at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis, N.C. She was born November 16, 1936. She was
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Chief Tina Fleming is settling into her new role at the Troutman Police Department after 17 years as a part-time officer with the department. Fleming, who
Lindell Joseph Blevins, 86, of Statesville, N.C., left this life and entered into eternal life on January 1, 2020. A native of Gillespie, Illinois, he was born the sevnth of
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System is pleased to announce its first baby born in 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital, born at 2:17 a.m. on Thursday, January 2.
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education would like to formally invite the community to complete the Superintendent Search Survey as input in this process is
Special to Iredell Free News The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Statesville invites the community to help kick off the Relay For Life season on Thursday, January 9,
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 92 of North Carolina’s counties in November, increased in four, and remained the same in four.
Hugh Coles Barker, 78, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Gordon Hospice House after an extended illness. He was born on Friday, May 16, 1941,
Billie T. “Billie Gray” Lassiter, 80, of Statesville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly and peacefully at her home on Sunday, December 29, 2019. Billie Gray was born to the late Grayson
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Memorial announces changes to Endoscopy, Radiation Therapy parking lots during upcoming renovation Patients receiving treatment at Iredell Memorial Hospital’s Endoscopy Department or the J.
Special to Iredell Free News The Special Delivery Department at Davis Regional Medical Center welcomed Iredell County’s first baby of the New Year. Haile Trinity Page entered the world at
Lancine Moore Thompson, 53, of Mooresville, N.C., went to be with her Lord on January 1, 2020, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center after a long struggle with Multiple Sclerosis
Music with John E Hall When: Friday, January 3, 7 to 10 p.m. Where: Daveste Vineyards, 155 Lytton Farm Road, Troutman Details: Known by man as a “One Man
Timmy “TJ” Roberts Jr., 29, of Hiddenite, N.C., went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, December 30, 2019. He was born Saturday, February 24, 1990, in Statesville,
Laverne T. Benefiel, better known as “Verne,” was taken to her eternal home in Heaven on December 29, 2019. We praise our Lord, Jesus Christ, because someday we too will
Special to Iredell Free News State regulators, community groups and Duke Energy have agreed to a plan to permanently close the company’s remaining nine coal ash basins in the state,
Danny “Ray” Mason Sr., 78, of Statesville, N.C., died Sunday, December 29, 2019, at the Gordon Hospice House. He was born in Alexander County on January 18, 1941, to the
Mrs. Annie Lee Parker Kinney, 71, of 137 Carriage Road, Statesville, N.C., passed away on Monday, December 30, 2019, at her home surrounded by family following an extended illness. She
Special to Iredell Free News The City of Statesville Recreation & Parks Department will hold an interest meeting for an Adult Co-Ed Volleyball League on Wednesday, January 8, at 7:30
Ron Campurciani has led MPD through difficult period after murder of Officer Sheldon BY MIKE FUHRMAN Ron Campurciani faced a daunting task when he was appointed interim chief at the