Mr. Nathaniel “Tookie” Connor, 84, of Statesville, N.C., transitioned into the eternal resting place on Monday, December 5, 2022, at the Kiser Hospice House in Salisbury, N.C. Tookie, as he…
Author: Mike Fuhrman
Joy Elaine Craig Beckley, 78, of Carrollton, Ohio, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022, at Iredell Memorial Hospital, in Statesville, N.C., which was her winter home. She was born July…
Mrs. Annette Redmond, 71, of Union Grove, N.C., passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C., surrounded by her children. She was…
Lola “Charlene” Watson Schneider, 90, of Union Grove, N.C., passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Charlene was born in Neodesha, Kan., on March 16, 1932…
Rev. George Mack Hall Sr., 85, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at his residence. Visitation for family and friends will be on Sunday, December 11,…
Stephanie Jane Arnold Schrock, 48, of Mooresville, N.C., and formerly of Lake in the Hills, Ill., passed away on November 22, 2022, after battling a protracted illness. She was born…
BY AMY FUHRMAN In December, my thoughts turn to death. I know that sounds morbid — and it is — but it’s impossible for me not to think about as…
BY MIKE FUHRMAN A Union Grove man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the willful, premeditated and deliberate killing of Harmony resident Tommy Cass. [caption id=”attachment_15972″…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Older adults and people with disabilities can now apply for the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ Low Income Energy Assistance Program….
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Iredell Health System, raised more than $11,000 for cancer support during its inaugural Lights of Love celebrations on…
BY MIKE FUHRMAN A jury began deliberating in Iredell County Superior Court on Thursday afternoon after hearing closing arguments in the murder trial of Blaine “Dale” Hague. [caption id=”attachment_15972″ align=”alignright”…
David Allen Driskill, 61, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022. Mr. Driskill was born in Mooresville, N.C., on August 21, 1961. He was the son of the…
Joyce Louise Sharpe Rhyne, 85, of Statesville passed away on December 7, 2022, at Valley Nursing Center in Taylorsville. She was born July 22, 1937, in Iredell County to the…
Willa Colleen Cronin’s mother died on a cold winter day in 1935 when Colleen was five. The casket was taken to the cemetery by a mule-drawn wagon up a steep,…
Mr. Earnest Carter Sharpe Jr., 70, was born in Iredell County, N.C., on February 29, 1952, to the late Earnest Carter Sharpe Sr. and Mattie Parker Sharpe. He departed this…
Special to Iredell Free News The United Way of Iredell County announced Thursday that five organizations had been selected to receive 2022 Endowment for the Future Grants. Twenty-one organizations who…
[caption id="attachment_48269" align="aligncenter" width="602"] Dozens of EMS employees received awards on Wednesday night for pediatric trauma, lifesaving, trauma, acute pediatric and other categories. Paramedics, EMTs, telecommunicators, firefighters and law enforcement…
[caption id="attachment_48264" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Pictured (from left) are Mayor Costi Kutteh, Airport Manager John Ferguson, Airport Commissioner David Bullins, John Gorman and Joseph Wilbourne.[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News Statesville…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Statesville man faces a felony assault charge in connection with a stabbing that occurred in western Iredell County on Wednesday following an investigation by the Iredell…
[caption id="attachment_48254" align="aligncenter" width="732"] Pictured (from left) are Sunshine Cafe owners Walt, Hazel and Victor Pulliam and Wendy Pulliam Czerkie.[/caption] Local eatery to close after nearly four decades BY AMY…
[caption id="attachment_48249" align="alignnone" width="1000"] A rendering of the planned at Emergency Department expansion at Iredell Memorial Hospital.[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System on Thursday announced plans to…
BY MIKE FUHRMAN A man charged with killing Harmony resident Tommy Cass told an Iredell County Superior Court jury on Wednesday that he shot Cass because he feared for his…
BY MIKE FUHRMAN Despite the concerns raised by nearby residents about traffic congestion and a possible negative impact on their property values, Mooresville town commissioners on Monday cleared the way…
[caption id="attachment_48238" align="aligncenter" width="510"] Flanked by commissioners Melissa Neader and Brad Stroud, Iredell County Board of Commissioners Chairman James Mallory salutes the public and board during his final meeting.[/caption] BY…
Grant Charles Williams Sr., 87, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. He was born on August 6, 1935, in Vienna, Ohio, to the late Robert and…
Sam Allen Upright Sr., 84, of Cleveland, N.C., passed away on Monday, December 5, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. He was born on April 4, 1938, to…
Shari Elaine Brawley, 78, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2022. She was born on December 16, 1943, in Iredell County, N.C., to the late Thomas and…
Edner Seme, 74, of Statesville, N.C., died Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at his residence. Mr. Seme was born in Haiti to the late Julice and Marie Andremise Seme. He was…
Thomas Edwin Gish, 83, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Tom was born on March 25, 1939, in Jackson, Mich. He was the son of the late…
John Loma “JL” Johnson Jr., 89, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Monday, December 5, 2022. Mr. Johnson was born in Wilkes County, N.C., on August 14, 1933, the son of…
Special to Iredell Free News Loose leaf curbside collection continues for Statesville residents on the new schedule and routes released earlier in the fall. The new schedule consists of five…
BY MIKE SMITH ProPublica and The New Yorker recently published an article entitled “How Hospice Became a For-Profit Hustle,” outlining multiple instances of fraud and malfeasance targeting the Medicare hospice…
Special to Iredell Free News Giving and receiving gifts with friends and family is fun during the holidays, but you may come home from your holiday party with more than…
Special to Iredell Free News Dr. Andrea Iyekepolo has joined the practice at Piedmont HealthCare Pediatrics in Statesville. [caption id="attachment_48211" align="alignright" width="175"] Dr. Andrea Iyekepolo[/caption] Iyekepolo said she always knew…
BY MIKE FUHRMAN Before leaving home in the early morning hours of September 7, 2020, to hunt with three friends and his son, Tommy Cass woke his wife and told…
Jimmy Donald “Jim” Abshire, 89, of Statesville, N.C., died December 3, 2022, and has joined his beloved Audrey. Jim was born in Morganton, N.C., on June 13, 1933, to the…