FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville City Council is selling off a slice of Collier Lake Park to the highest bidder. [caption id="attachment_53398" align="alignright" width="375"] The City of Statesville included this…
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[caption id="attachment_53394" align="aligncenter" width="550"] Pictured are Dr. Peter Miller and one of his patients, Johnie Watkins.[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News Johnie Watkins had dealt with leg pain for several…
BY KARISSA MILLER Members of the community packed the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education meeting Monday night at the Career Academy and Technical School in Troutman. The three-hour meeting, which…
[caption id="attachment_53389" align="aligncenter" width="602" class="popover-hover"] Pictured (from left) are Lt. Chase Little, Sgt. Kevin Hall, Sgt. David Souther and Lt. Marsha Wagoner.[/caption] FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell…
Helen “Pat” Rebecca Goodin King, 88, of Hiddenite, N.C., passed away April 9, 2023, at Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation in Taylorsville, N.C. Pat was born April 1, 1935, in Iredell…
Dorothy Reddings Taylor, 90, of Harmony, N.C., passed away on Saturday, April 8, 2023. She was the wife of the late Clyde Graham Taylor and the daughter of the late…
Special to Iredell Free News EmergeOrtho announced Monday that their orthopedic practice is expanding to Iredell County. Dr. Dale Rader will join EmergeOrtho at his current location on Fern Creek…
FROM STAFF REPORTS NASCAR driver Cody Ware faces a felony charge following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. Ware, 27, was arrested Monday and charged with felony assault…
[caption id="attachment_53360" align="aligncenter" width="413"] Students at South Iredell High School participated in the national walkout to protest gun violence in schools on April 5.[/caption] BY COOPER HALL Uniting a high…
[caption id="attachment_53357" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Pictured (from left) are Dr. Max Walser, EnergyUnited; LaQuisha Parks, EnergyUnited; Brett Alkins, EnergyUnited; Steve McCachern, EnergyUnited; Jim Granozio, FBI; Alec Natt, EnergyUnited; Sheriff Danny Rogers,…
Gary Lee Whorley Jr., 40, of North Wilkesboro, N.C., passed away Friday, April 7, 2023, at his home. Mr. Whorley was born on August 8, 1982, in Roanoke, Va., to…
Sharon Ann Lounsbury Martino, 76, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023, at the Gordon Hospice House. Sharon was born March 12, 1947 in Danbury, Conn., and was…
Melissa Lyles, 52, of Statesville, N.C., went home to be with her Lord on Friday, April 7, 2023. She was the wife of Mike Lyles and the daughter of the…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Salisbury man who crashed his motorcycle into the rear of a semi-truck in Mooresville earlier this week has succumbed to his injuries. Ruben Walker, 22, passed…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: MARCH 31 ♦ Dennis Lee Beck, 42, of Delight Loop, Statesville, charged with three counts of sell…
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,…
Sherry Ann Frye, 62, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Friday, April 7, 2023, at the Gordon Hospice House. Sherry was born February 24, 1961, in Iredell County and was raised…
Gary Edward Rost Henry, 53, of Mt. Ulla, N.C., passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023. Born October 12, 1969, in Havre-De-Grace, Md., he was a son of Carol Magee…
John “David” Keller, 66, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, N.C. He was born January 26, 1957, in Iredell County…
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[caption id="attachment_53323" align="aligncenter" width="720"] The Boys & Girls of the Piedmont will host its first Pancake Day at the Statesville Civic Center on Thursday, April 20.[/caption] BY KARISSA MILLER The…
Special to Iredell Free News EnergyUnited is partnering with outstanding educators to bring creative learning to life! Teachers can now apply for a Bright Ideas education grant of up to…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System will soon begin the first phase of its expansion at Iredell Memorial Hospital, increasing the size of both the Emergency Department and…
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BY REV. H. STEPHEN SHOEMAKER Today is the day we call Good Friday, and on this day we gathered by the old tree standing outside the Old Jail in Statesville….
Mrs. Shirley Ann “Mickey” Dowd Brantley, 88, of Statesville, N.C., passed away at her home on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Mrs. Brantley was born in Pittsburg, Pa., on May 19,…
Ila “Faye” Donaldson Ketchie, 82, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2023. She was born on July 18, 1940, in Mooresville, N.C., to the late Ervin “Quitman”…
Edith Elaine Darty Summers, 81, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Gordon Hospice House. Edith was born on April 9, 1941, to John and Ethel…
Walter “Eric” Pence, 69, of Cleveland, N.C., passed away April 3, 2023, after a long journey with Parkinson’s disease. The son of Roy Pence and Lelia Reavis Pence, Eric was…
Special to Iredell Free New District Attorney Sarah Kirkman’s office announced dispositions in the following cases during recent terms of H and I Felony District Court in Iredell County: ♦…
[caption id="attachment_53293" align="aligncenter" width="665"] Seventh-graders from various I-SS schools participated in the district’s first STEAM challenge event at Unity Center in Statesville. [/caption] BY KARISSA MILLER The buzzing sound of drones…
Dennis Joe Church Sr., 72, of Statesville, N.C., died Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Amorem Hospice in Valdese, N.C. He was born on September 28, 1950, to the late James…
Connelly Warren, 84, of Statesville, N.C., passed away at this home on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Mr. Warren was born September 4, 1938, the son of the late Crowson Warren…
[caption id="attachment_53279" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Miss Statesville Taylor Loyd[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News Taylor Loyd, the reigning Miss Statesville 2023, has been named to the 76th annual North Carolina Azalea…
[caption id="attachment_53267" align="aligncenter" width="338"] Athlete Tyler Bowie celebrates his Blue Ribbon first-place win, presented by Miss Iredell County Hannah Harvey, at the first Iredell County Special Olympics Swim Invitational at…
Clinical Meet & Greet set for April 12 in Statesville Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System recently announced pay raises for the majority of its 1,800 employees, to…