FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville town officials have turned down a request by the Meadows at Reed Creek HOA to make major improvements to Reed Creek Park. During Monday afternoon’s board
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Special to Iredell Free News Statesville Fire Chief Spencer Lee has tendered his resignation, effective next month. The city announced his departure Tuesday in a news release. Lee is stepping
Members of the Iredell Home Health staff play a critical role in helping patients with healthcare needs in their own living environment. Special to Iredell Free News During National Home
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Statesville man faces numerous drug charges after an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputy found cocaine and marijuana in his vehicle after finding him asleep in a
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a Charlotte man who faces felony charges in connection with a scheme used to fraudulently purchase a 2017 Cadillac
FROM STAFF REPORTS An independent auditor gave the Town of Mooresville high marks in his annual review Monday night and said the town ended fiscal year 2018-2019 in a strong
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell County commissioners are considering increasing the salaries of the register of deeds and sheriff. The N.C. General Assembly does not set salaries for elected officials, and
BY STACIE LETT CAIN Two-year-old Sawyer Barnette was the youngest person in attendance at Monday afternoon’s push-in ceremony for the Statesville Fire Department’s new ladder truck. “He absolutely loves fire
Carlo Augustine Racano Sr., 94, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Friday, November 15, 2019, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. Born November 24, 1924, in Waterbury, Ct., he
Josephine Horn Rives, 99, passed away on November 15, 2019. Jo was also known as Jo Ann by many friends and customers. She was owner of Jo Ann’s Hat Shop
Lois Fahey Doty passed away peacefully on November 15, 2019. Born October 22, 1924, to Peter and Amie Fahey in Queens N.Y., Lois was preceded in death by her husband
EDITOR’S NOTE: This report has been updated following the arrest of the suspect. FROM STAFF REPORTS A suspect was arrested Monday afternoon in connection with the death of a man
Dorothy Lowe Thompson, 92, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2019, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. She was born on January 3, 1927, in Kannapolis,
Helen Harris Mayfield, 90, of Troutman, N.C., passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019, at her residence surrounded by her family. Helen was born May 30, 1929, in Statesville, N.C.,
Special to Iredell Free News CHAPEL HILL – Jamie Buzze, Solid Waste Fiscal & Administrative Services Supervisor for Iredell County recently completed the Leading for Results program at the UNC
Special to Iredell Free News The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) has opened a 30-day public comment period to obtain public input on the 2020-2029 Draft Transportation Improvement Program
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools officials will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, November 20, to review boundary maps, answer questions, and hear concerns about redistricting that will
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville City Council has scheduled a public hearing for Monday to consider a plan to finance construction of a new municipal services building in the vicinity
Special to Iredell Free News Local businesswoman Melissa Neader announced her candidacy for Iredell County commissioner during a kick-off event Friday night at Trump National Golf Club in Mooresville. About
FROM STAFF REPORTS A truck driver who killed a 52-year-old Statesville woman in a drunken driving crash has been paroled after serving almost 10 years in prison. Eduardo Lugo, 64,
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: NOVEMBER 7 ♦ Kasey Raye Kerley, 28, of Johnny Martin Lane, Alexander, charged with obtaining property by
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Applications for the State of North Carolina Internship Program are now available. Students are encouraged to apply for summer 2020 internships online until
BY KARISSA MILLER The majority of Iredell County residents would not see a tax increase if a proposed countywide fire service district plan is approved by county commissioners. Commissioners spent
District Court Judge Christine Underwood “swears in” Oakley on Wednesday as the newest member of the District Attorney’s Office staff. Pictured (from left) are District Attorney Sarah Kirkman, Assistant District
FROM STAFF REPORTS The candidate filing period for the 2020 elections begins two weeks from Monday on December 2. There will be seven local judicial races, including the district attorney’s
The undefeated Mooresville Middle School Red Imps football team poses for a photo at Tuesday’s Mooresville Graded Schools Board of Education meeting. BY MIKE FUHRMAN Scott Van Pelt often leads
Special to Iredell Free News Elementary iAcademy students and parents recently prepared sweet potato pies with Career Academy & Technical School culinary students as an enrichment activity. The best part
Carolyn Julienne “Judy” Whitaker Miles, 76, of Mooresville, N.C., went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, November 16, 2019. Born June 2, 1943, in Laurinburg, N.C.,
FROM STAFF REPORTS Statesville throttled visiting North Buncombe 49-7 in the first round of the NCHSAA Class 3A football playoffs on Friday night. A week after needing overtime to beat
Seth Overcash, 56, of Mount Ulla, N.C., passed away on Friday, November 15, 2019, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. He was born on June 29, 1963, in Iredell County,
Mr. Sammy Ferguson Jr. was born on January 9, 1945, in Sumter, S.C., the son of the late Tom and Mary Stewart Ferguson. He passed away on Wednesday, November 13,
Mr. Michael Eugene Grider was born on June 27, 1959, in Big Springs, Texas, to the union of Freddie Lee Crutchfield and Edith Mae Grider Crutchfield. He was the eldest
Mother Ruby Moore Gray was born on April 20, 1931, to the late Elder Rufus Moore and Overseer Henrietta Ross More. Mother Ruby is the elder sister of Lily Chapel’s
Margie A. Cooper Caldwell, 80, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019, at her residence. She was born on February 11, 1939 in Spartanburg, S.C., to the
Haydee Maria Barrantes Alvarado, 73, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019, at her residence. She was born on May 8, 1946 in Costa Rica to the
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education voted unanimously this week to extend Superintendent Stephen Mauney’s contract by an additional year, keeping him under contract with