Special to Iredell Free News Fort Dobbs State Historic Site will honor North Carolina’s military history with a “Military Timeline” event on November 12-13. Visitors will learn about the experiences…
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Raymond Wayne Gill Jr., 80, of Mooresville, N.C., left this physical realm on November 3, 2022. Raymond worked 30 years for the FDA in Washington, D.C., as a Deputy Director….
Leroy Bevins Sr., 64, a minister of Jesus Christ, went to meet his Lord and Savior on November 3, 2022. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gradie Kirk…
Richard Lynn Carver, 74, of Maiden, N.C., passed away on November 3, 2022. He was born on December 10, 1947, in Iredell County, N.C., to the late William and Lillian…
Robert Eugene “Bob” Blankenship, 87, of Mooresville, N.C., died Thursday, November 3, 2022. Bob and his wife Vernell celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary in October. Born in Charleston, W.Va., he…
Dennis John McGee, 81, died Thursday, November 3, 2022 at Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center. He leaves behind his wife of 45 years, Rosalie McGee; his daughter Phyllis Lomangino and…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. State Board of Elections offers the following tips for voters who choose to go to the polls on Election Day, Tuesday,…
BY COOPER HALL Intermittent rain showers didn’t stop a large crowd from enjoying the 19th Annual Flow Automotive Statesville Pumpkin Festival in Downtown Statesville on Saturday. Photos [gallery size=”medium” link=”file”…
[caption id="attachment_46364" align="aligncenter" width="552" alt="" height="309"]Micah Phelps (right) discusses his views on a YouTube video.[/caption] BY MIKE FUHRMAN A Statesville man who calls himself the “Puppet Master” is dangerously close…
[caption id="attachment_46347" align="aligncenter" width="709"] Tracy Skeens, a 2022 Bright Ideas grant recipient, is a teacher at Crossroads Arts and Science Early College in Statesville. She plans to use her grant…
Special to Iredell Free News Dr. Amanda Bailey’s daughter, WylieRae, was diagnosed with cancer three years ago when she was six months old and has been fighting ever since. [caption…
BY SUSAN TOLLE It all started five years ago. 2018 brought us our first Central Piedmont Out of the Darkness Walk for Suicide Prevention right here in Iredell County. Our…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County’s Safe Kids Coalition’s third annual holiday winter weather drive to collect new children’s hats, gloves, socks and other winter weather wear is now…
[embed]https://youtu.be/ymXmcDXHgL4[/embed] The Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce and Iredell Free News invited all candidates in the November 8 election for the District 1, 3 and 5 seats on the Iredell-Statesville…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — As the end of daylight saving time approaches on Sunday, November 6, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey reminds North Carolinians: As we set our clocks…
Special to Iredell Free News A Taylorsville woman was sentenced to eight years in prison on Thursday for embezzling more than $15 million from her former employer, announced Dena J….
Mary Carolyn Drum Beaver, 84, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House. Carolyn was born on October 11, 1938, in Iredell County to…
Lawrence Eugene Parmer, 80, of Gastonia, N.C., passed away October 28th, 2022, at Alexandria Place. He was born August 25th, 1942, to Edward Harrison Parmer Sr and Betty Ann Trowbridge…
Edward Jackson Lackey Jr., 80, of Stony Point, N.C., passed away November 3, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House in Iredell County. He was born on March 25, 1942, in Stony…
Linda Faye Strickland Wilder, 66, was born on September 20,1956, in Fair Bluff, N.C., to Ms. Juanita Strickland. She was immediately adopted by loving parents, Julius and Daisy Mae Jones….
BY DEBBIE PAGE Iredell Homeless Coalition members are collaborating to ensure homeless and housing insecure community members have food and warmth as temperatures fall and that all children have gifts…
Kaneycha “Ney Ney” DeLaine Turner, 19, was taken from her mother and family on Wednesday, October 26, 2022. She was very excited about being an Aggie, but she is now…
Applications are being accepted online only. Apply for open positions online by clicking HERE. Current Openings Assistant Director of Planning Planning Assistant Facility Supervisor- Marketing/Programs Recreation/Parks Athletic Supervisors (Part-Time) Recreation/Parks Automotive…
To the Editor: Four years ago I had the pleasure of running as an unaffiliated candidate for the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education in District 7. I strongly believe that…
Special to Iredell Free News Every year Girl Scouts around the world honor the memory of the founder, Juliette Gordon Low, on her birthday, October 31. Some troops choose to…
Special to Iredell Free News To support those fighting, remember lives lost, and celebrate battles won, the Iredell Health Foundation is hosting its first annual Lights of Love, benefitting the Cancer…
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Rep. Patrick McHenry visited the Iredell County Courthouse on Wednesday to congratulate Purple Heart Homes, judicial system officials and community partners for receiving a grant to create…
[caption id="attachment_46294" align="aligncenter" width="733"] Pictured (from left) are Lake Norman High School Principal Bill Shapcott, I-SS Superintendent Jeff James, North Iredell Principal Diana Jones, West Iredell Principal Ellyn Gaither, Iredell…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A 35-year-old man faces numerous charges in connection with residential break-ins in western Iredell County. [caption id="attachment_46289" align="alignright" width="150"] Mauricio Christian[/caption] Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest…
Celeste Belk Neel, 82, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at the S. Mitchell Mack Hospice House. She was born April 7, 1940, in Mooresville to…
Tony Ray Little, 46, of Olin, N.C., died Tuesday, November 1, 2022. He was born in Iredell County on September 24, 1976, to Tommy Little and Shirley Campbell Little. Tony…
Bobby “Bo” Dean Cash, 56, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House. Bo was born on August 9, 1966, in Durham County, N.C.,…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two suspects face criminal charges in connection with a breaking or entering investigation in Mooresville that led to a multi-county pursuit that ended in a crash early…
[embed]https://youtu.be/HVMnRA_74O8[/embed] The Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce and Iredell Free News invited all candidates in the November 8 election for the District 1, 3 and 5 seats on the Iredell-Statesville…
David Alexander Brooks, 80, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2022, following a valiant battle. Mr. Brooks was born March 18, 1942, in Charlotte, N.C. He was the…
Special to Iredell Free News District Attorney Sarah Kirkman announced dispositions in the following cases during recent terms of H & I Felony District Court in Iredell County: ♦ Anthony…