BY BECKY WAGNER What profession provides world-class care and is considered the most honest and ethical profession? Individuals working in this career field can walk an average of 4 to…
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[caption id="attachment_54804" align="aligncenter" width="700" class="popover-hover"] Northview Academy students are learning screen printing, embroidery and other specialty jobs and math skills in their apparel shop. N.C. State Superintendent Catherine Truitt (above)…
Special to Iredell Free News Paula Roberts-Ratcliff has been hired as the new director of Graduate Medical Education for Iredell Health System. [caption id="attachment_54801" align="alignright" width="241"] Paula Roberts-Ratcliff[/caption] Roberts-Ratcliff has…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A suspect in two break-ins faces felony charges after an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office canine tracked her scent for more than a quarter mile, enabling deputies to…
Special to Iredell Free News Carolina Caring and Rising Hope Farms in Claremont have teamed up to offer Brighter Days Children’s Camp for youth ages 5 through 14 who have…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Mocksville man faces drug and gun charges after being stopped for riding a dirt bike on West Memorial Highway by Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies. [caption…
Mr. Eddie Marshall Johnson, 71, was born in Rowan County on May 28, 1951, to the late Henry Johnson and Minnie Rivers Johnson. He departed this life on May 7,…
Larry Steve Blevins, 61, of Taylorsville, N.C., passed away May 8, 2023, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C., after an extended illness. Larry was born March 30, 1962, in…
Maria Luisa Hernandez-Baza, 53, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Friday, May 5, 2023. She is survived by her sons, Pedro Serrano Hernandez, Luis Serrano Hernandez, Juan Serrano Hernandez, and…
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the unexpected passing of Ernest W. Kidwell Jr. of Statesville, N.C., on May 2, 2023, at the age of 65. Ernest was…
Amanda Kay Payne, 50, formerly of Statesville, N.C., died Wednesday, May 3, 2023. She was born in Iredell County on November 10, 1972, to Joseph Charles Payne Jr. and Kay…
[caption id="attachment_54770" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Sunshine Volunteers pose for a group photo.[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News The Sunshine Volunteers have generously donated $20,000 to Mitchell Community College to support students…
BY SHELLIE TAYLOR The study at the Green Street Cemetery in Statesville has been one of the most important and rewarding projects I have ever been involved with. Last year,…
BY DEBBIE PAGE David Saleeby urged the Troutman Town Council to allow installation of some type of speed calming measures near the J. Hoyt Haynes Memorial Troutman Library at the…
PHOTOS BY AMANDA CALDWELL Special to Iredell Free News Impact Futbol Club hosted Charlotte FC’s coaching staff at the Statesville Soccer Complex on Monday evening. The MLS coaches conducted training…
BY KARISSA MILLER Ruby Payne’s “A Framework for Understanding Poverty” offers insight into the challenges that students who grow up in poverty face in their everyday lives. More than 150…
[caption id="attachment_54698" align="aligncenter" width="700" class="popover-hover"] Pictured (from left) are Debbie Williamson, SCVB community engagement manager; Cindy Charlton Sutton, SCVB executive director; Jay “Jimmy’ Patel,” SCVB Board chair; Michelle Hepler, SCVB…
John Willie Campbell, 68, of Union Grove, N.C., passed away May 4, 2023, at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, N.C. John was born July 9, 1954, in Iredell County to…
Angela Isabell Ortiz Gonzalez, 78, of Olin, N.C., departed this world on April 30, 2023, from Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. Angela was born on March 22, 1945, in…
Billy Ray Lipe, 75, of Troutman, N.C., passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. Billy was born on August 18, 1947, in Iredell County,…
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON South River Baptist Church held its third annual barbecue fundraiser Thursday. Pastor Scott Townsell and church members grilled the chicken and prepared the 3,000 meals for the…
[caption id="attachment_54680" align="aligncenter" width="864"] Chef Nate Turner poses for a photos with CATS culinary students.[/caption] BY KARISSA MILLER When State Superintendent Catherine Truitt and senior staff from the N.C. Department…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System and the Iredell Health Foundation will host a Cancer Survivor event on June 3 at 7 p.m. during the Statesville Owls’ season…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Organizers of the 2023 Iredell County Longest Table event have made arrangements to serve up barbecue chicken, side dishes and desserts for the upcoming gathering at Statesville…
Patricia Ann Cain, 84, entered into Heaven on May 6, 2023. She was born December 31, 1938, to Myrtle and Lewis Kemmerlin. Pat stood out in a crowd with her…
Calvin Tilden Shinn Jr., 98, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away peacefully while surrounded by family on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Born August 13, 1924, he was the son of the…
Martha Ann Blevins, 88, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Visitation for Mrs Blevins will be held on Monday, May 8, 2023, from 2 until 3…
BY JOHN GREEN It seems like just a few days ago I wrote an editorial regarding National Hospital Week and National Nurses Week. Obviously, time flies, as it has been…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: APRIL 28 ♦ Michael Andrew King, 19, of Arrowbrook Road, Harmony, charged with burning churches or other…
The policy of the Town of Mooresville is to foster, maintain, and promote equal employment opportunities. We recruit, hire, train, and promote employees without discrimination because of race, religion, color,…
Special to Iredell Free News The Gemstone District Cub Scouts recently held the county-level Pinewood Derby Race at the Rocky Mount Church in Mooresville. The race included the top three…
PHOTOS BY AMANDA CALDWELL The 13th Annual Timmy Belcher Memorial Rainbow Kidz Ride & Run was held Saturday morning in Statesville. The event raises money to support the Rainbow Kidz,…
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…
Nelson Arroyave, 67, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Born on February 7, 1956, in Colombia,…
Cleo Johnson McCoy died May 5, 2023, after a brief illness. She was born on March 2, 1932, in Iredell County to the late James Lewis and Naomi Goforth Johnson….
A little over 12½ years ago, on September 2, 2010, our world was blessed to have Caitlyn Ann Yoder become a part of us. She changed and inspired our family…