Special to Iredell Free News The Statesville Convention & Visitors Bureau in partnership with Southern Distilling Co will host the. Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina/Visit North Carolina team for…
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[caption id="attachment_53253" align="aligncenter" width="719"] The Iredell County Board of Commissioners pose with Emergency Communications staff after proclaiming April as 9-1-1 Month and April 9-15 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week…
Special to Iredell Free News CHARLOTTE – A Statesville business owner was sentenced to three years in federal prison Tuesday in connection with a scheme to transport fraudulently obtained and…
Cothelia Odessa Overcash, 93, of Mooresville, N.C., passed through the pearly gates and joined her Lord and Savior on Monday, April 3, 2023. Odessa was born in Lowell, N.C., on…
Stephen Christopher Williams, 57, passed away on Monday morning, March 27, 2023, thirteen days after he had been hospitalized in Charlotte, N.C., following a massive stroke. For many years before…
Ruth Payne Hefner, 80, of Statesville, N.C., passed away April 4, 2023, at her home after a brief illness. She was born October 21, 1942, in Iredell County to the…
Susan Pharr Sherrill, 72, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Monday, April 3, 2023. Susan was born February 23, 1951, in Iredell County, the daughter of the late Douglas Marshall Pharr…
Mary Emma Schoonover Duncan, 71, of Stony Point, N.C., died Saturday, April 1, 2023, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. She was born in Clay County, W.Va.,…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Students in early elementary grades in North Carolina public schools continue to show gains in literacy skills, according to results of a key assessment…
Mr. Robert “June” Stevenson was born in Iredell County on February 11, 1942, and was the son of the late Robert and Hattie Stevenson Howard. He departed this life on…
Special to Iredell Free News With the arrival of spring, your child may be wanting to spend more time outside. But, with the arrival of spring comes budding leaves, blooming…
[caption id="attachment_53221" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Troutman Middle School’s “Bobcats Become Gentlemen” class poses with instructors CTE teacher Kensley Dalton and SRO Wayne Elmore.[/caption] BY DEBBIE PAGE Stylish and dapper young men…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department has completed its investigation of a complaint that a juvenile was inappropriately touched at American Renaissance School by a contractor and determined there…
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Local organizations dedicated to protecting children gathered at locations throughout Iredell County on Monday to kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month. In Statesville, two trees at the…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Town of Mooresville Board of Commissioners on Monday narrowly approved a request to rezone 96.8 acres off Transco Road, clearing the way for a large multi-family…
Patrick Charles Petti, 82 of Mooresville, N.C. passed away peacefully with his family by his side on April 2, 2023. He was born on October 18, 1940, in Newark, N.J., to…
William “Capt. Gus” Frank Gustafson, 80, of Sherrills Ford, N.C., passed away on April 2, 2023. He was born on March 14, 1943, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to the late Harold…
Sharon Darlene Prevette Stikeleather, 67, of Stony Point, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on April 1, 2023, at her home. Darlene was born December 10, 1955, in Caldwell County to the…
Diane Lynn Pagliaro, 74, of Troutman, N.C., fell into her deep sleep in peace at her home in the company of her family on the early morning of April 3,…
Brenda Holder Gardner, 79 of Troutman, passed away Monday, April 3, 2023 at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. Mrs. Gardner was born June 21, 1943, in Iredell County,…
Johnathan Lee “John” Mahler, 52, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Sunday, April 2, 2023, at his home. Mr. Mahler was born June 23, 1970, in Allentown, Pa., the son of…
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: MARCH 7 ♦ A girl, Journee Monae Barnes, born to Kiayanna Harrison of Statesville….
Rachel Miller Dishman, 73 of Troutman, N.C., passed away Sunday, April 2, 2023. Mrs. Dishman was born February 25, 1950, in Wilkes County, N.C., the daughter of the late Troy…
Special to Iredell Free News District Attorney Sarah Kirkman’s office reported dispositions in the following cases during recent terms of Iredell County Superior Court: ♦ Axion Caliu pleaded guilty to…
BY KARISSA MILLER In the wake of the recent school shooting in Tennessee, Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell expressed confidence Monday in the work that has been done to protect…
FROM STAFF REPORTS City of Statesvllle staff has been actively seeking grant funding that would help spark investment in the South Statesville area. City Manager Ron Smith told the City…
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday will consider a request to provide an $8.4 million economic incentive to Sherwin-Williams, which is planning to spend more…
Mrs. Flora Gail Patterson Griffin was born in Iredell County on July 22, 1944, to the late Albert Gaither and Lorene Patterson Houston. She passed away on Friday, March 31,…
Special to Iredell Free News The Downtown Statesville Development Corporation and the Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce are preparing to celebrate 15 years of one of the community’s most successful…
BY JANE HINSON April 3-9, 2023, is National Public Health Week. The last three years have been difficult ones for our public health team at the Iredell County Health Department….
Janine Cashion Lentz, 92, of Troutman, N.C., passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Citadel of Mooresville, N.C. She was born March 30, 1931, in Alexander County, N.C.,…
FROM STAFF REPORTS An Iredell County man faces a second-degree murder charge in connection with an overdose death following an investigation by the Statesville Police Department. [caption id="attachment_53155" align="alignright" width="152"]…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: MARCH 23 ♦ Devin Shaughn Gaither, 35, of Tabor Road, Olin, charged with sex offender/fail to notify…
[caption id="attachment_53147" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Pictured are Vietnam veteran Benny Wilhelm and his wife of 56 years, Linda.[/caption] BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Benny Wilhelm has spent decades giving his time, service and…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County EMS personnel Dawn Toohey, Avery Stone and Pat Lowe recently shared information about their work with Webelos from Cub Scout Pack 173. They…
John Lee “Jack” Salmonsen, 80, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2023. He was the husband of Shirley Hough Salmonsen. He was born in Fulton, N.Y., and…