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…
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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…
[caption id="attachment_4200" align="alignright" width="353"] Melissa Neader (right) poses for a photo with her husband Mike during her campaign kick-off on November 15.[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News Local businesswoman Melissa…
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…
[caption id="attachment_4109" align="alignright" width="170"] MGSD Superintendent Stephen Mauney[/caption] FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education voted unanimously this week to extend Superintendent Stephen Mauney’s contract by…
Special to Iredell Free News The Troutman Elementary School cafeteria celebrated World Kindness Day on November 13 by giving our customers a yummy frozen yogurt bar. Each stick is printed…
MacDowell Music Club recently honored Emily Ervin, Rachel Spencer and Josephine Bunch Sande. Pictured (from right) are Rachel Spencer, Josephine Bunch Sande and John Ervin, who represented his mother, Emily…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Mooresville man has been sentenced to 87 to 145 months in prison for his role in the overdose death of a 22-year-old woman, according to a…
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education has approved a $211.7 million budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, which includes a one-time bonus for classified employees like teacher…
Special to Iredell Free News The holiday season is the season of giving and a time to share smiles with those around you. As you gather to drink hot cocoa…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies have apprehended one of the county’s “most wanted” persons following a surveillance operation. [caption id="attachment_4071" align="alignright" width="150"] Donald Lee Beaver[/caption] Donald Lee…
Richard William Ennis, 81, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C., after a courageous battle with cancer. He was…
James Michael Bartlett, 48, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at Levine and Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville. He was born on February 26, 1971, in…
Faye Elizabeth Wellnitz Blohm, 77, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at Gordon Hospice House. Born in Adrian, Mich., on July 12, 1942, she was the daughter…
Christmas Extravaganza When: Friday, November 15, 10 a.m. Where: Special Treasures, 214 North Center Street, Statesville Details: Do you enjoy holiday displays and shopping? If so, you don’t want to…
Statesville Fire Department Lt. Jacob Lail, Captain Aaron Kennedy and firefighter Tanner Goodin pose for a photo with Ladder 1. Special to Iredell Free News The Statesville Fire Department has…
Representatives of the agencies that received funding from the Iredell County Community Foundation pose for a photo Wednesday night during a reception at Mitchell Community College. BY BRANDY TEMPLETON The…
Mrs. Margaret Alexander Feimster, 102, of 186 Feimster Place Lane, Statesville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019, at her residence. She was born in Iredell County on January…
Paul Norman Baker Sr., 87, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. He was born on July 14, 1932, in…
[caption id="attachment_4032" align="alignright" width="150"] Victoria Lee McGhee[/caption] FROM STAFF REPORTS A 41-year-old woman faces multiple charges in connection with the theft of a vehicle and multiple larcenies in the Statesville…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Theatre Department at Statesville High School was honored for its performance at the 2019 NCTC High School Play Festival held at Shelby High School on…