BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education reviewed plans for renovations to the old wing at Harmony Elementary School Monday during their Committee of the Whole meeting. The…
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Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — As part of Hurricane Preparedness Week, Governor Roy Cooper is urging North Carolinians to prepare for the dangers of severe tropical weather in…
James “Jimmy” Carlin Fallon, husband, father, brother, son, grandfather and great grandfather, born January 13, 1962, in Rochester, N.Y., passed away on April 14, 2023. He graduated in 1980 from…
Virginia “Ginny” Rowley Suitts, 77, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023. She was born on September 22, 1945, in Ohio, to the late Richard and Sarah…
Betty Lou Walters Foster, 85, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023, at the Gordon Hospice House. Betty was born on August 25, 1937, in Iredell County….
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two Harmony men face multiple charges, including arson, in connection with a suspicious house fire. [caption id="attachment_54419" align="alignright" width="150"] Hayden Poore[/caption] [caption id="attachment_54420" align="alignright" width="147"] Michael King[/caption]…
BY STACIE LETT CAIN Despite some lingering concerns, the Statesville City Council voted 5-2 Monday to approve a plan to borrow money to pay for part of the cost of…
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Sports Hall of Fame announced its sixth class of inductees on Tuesday. The class encompasses over 90 years of athletics in Iredell…
Special to to Iredell Free News Laura Kerzwick has been hired as the new director of radiation therapy for Iredell Health System. [caption id="attachment_54408" align="alignright" width="160"] Laura Kerzwick[/caption] She has…
Special to Iredell Free News Cub Scout Pack #173 held its annual Pinewood Derby Race recently at Coddle Creek Elementary School. The Scouts raced the car they had hand built…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — As temperatures begin rising, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Aging and Adult Services is partnering with the N.C….
[caption id="attachment_54394" align="aligncenter" width="800"] The Kivett family gathers around the newly unveiled signage in memory of Steve Kivett. Pictured (from left) are Wesley Kivett (son), Julie Daniel (Daughter) with baby…
Ella Louise Bratcher Morrison, 90, of Statesville, N.C., passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 30, 2023, in Clemmons, N.C. She was born on June 7, 1932 in Statesville to Andison (Anderson…
Special to Iredell Free News Do you have a rising fifth- through ninth-grader interested in animals or plants? Consider registering your students in the South Iredell High School FFA’s Mini…
BY KARISSA MILLER Troutman Elementary School students got to work on their golf swings recently with the help of local golf instructors. Students in kindergarten through fifth grade were given…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. State Capitol will close to the public beginning Wednesday, May 3, for construction and repair work, and will remain closed until further…
Special to Iredell Free News The 2023 Piedmont HealthCare Friday After 5 Summer Concert Series will kick off Friday, May 5, in Downtown Statesville with a performance by Wood Family…
Shirley Smith Jones peacefully passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023. She was born May 16, 1937, in Iredell County to her beloved late parents, Clara Ruby Smith (Renegar) and…
Deaven Mitchell Holder, 18, of Mooresville, N.C., left this world for heaven on April 27, 2023. His passing has deeply saddened his family and loved ones, as we have lost…
Rev. Cecil Everett Foster Jr., 92, of Mooresville, N.C., who enjoyed residing at Terra Bella of Lake Norman, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, April 30, 2023,…
Ms. Wilma Mae Lackey Blackston, 80, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Friday, April 28, 2023, at the Gordon Hospice House. Born on October 30, 1942, in Iredell County, she was…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: APRIL 21 ♦ Dwayne Pernell Allgood Jr., 20, of Grafman Circle, Huntersville, charged with larceny of a…
BY JAMES B. MALLORY III Iredell County Manager Beth Mull is putting the finishing touches on her budget message and recommendations to the Iredell County Board of Commissioners for the…
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 Iredell Crosby Scholars celebrated the Class of 2023 on Tuesday, April 25. More than 300 people gathered at the Statesville Civic Center to honor the…
[caption id="attachment_54329" align="aligncenter" width="790" class="popover-hover"] N.C. State Superintendent Catherine Truitt and staff from the Department of Public Instruction toured several Iredell-Statesville Schools programs on Friday.[/caption] BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville School…
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…
[caption id="attachment_54295" align="aligncenter" width="523"] East Iredell Elementary third-grade students memorized a speech to bring history to life as they dressed up as their favorite historical figure on April 21.[/caption] BY…
Jack Amos Hittle, 79, passed away Thursday, April, 27, 2023. Jack was born in Buchanan, Mich., to the late Amos Hittle and Donna May Hittle on October 27, 1943. He…
Dr. George Vernon Irons Jr., 91, passed away on April 27, 2023, at his home. He was born on October 21, 1931, in Randolph County, Ala., to the late George…
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell-Statesville Schools Elementary Honors Chorus featured fifth-grade students from all over the county. Music teachers at all of the participating schools prepared their students…
Special to Iredell Free News The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), a leading gastrointestinal medical society, has recently granted a three-year recognition for quality and safety to Piedmont HealthCare…
Special to Iredell Free News WASHINGTON — Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) voted earlier this week in support of the “Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023.” This bill would raise the…
Special to Iredell Free News Infinite Space will present “A Walk in the Woods” on May 26-27 and June 2-3 at the Old Jail in Statesville. [caption id="attachment_51441" align="alignright" width="176"]…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The State Board of Elections has updated the state’s voter registration applications to comply with Friday’s N.C. Supreme Court ruling regarding the voting…
Pauline Jeannette Poole Comings, 99, died peacefully in her sleep Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Coventryville, N.Y., at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Deborah C. and Timothy Vroman,…