BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com About 500 community members flocked to ESC Park Tuesday night to play games, pet K9s, and learn more about their community and public safety agencies at…
Author: Mike Fuhrman
[caption id="attachment_42203" align="aligncenter" width="593"] Pictured (from left) are Chaplain Major Scott Ostrowski and FOP Lodge President Rodney James. (Photo by ImmsterFirephotos.com)[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News Statesville resident Scott Ostrowski…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Some minorities have a higher incidence of physical and mental illnesses because of poverty, substandard living conditions, racial disparities in quality of care, and access to…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — August is Preparedness Month in North Carolina, and Governor Roy Cooper is encouraging individuals, families, schools and businesses to review their emergency plans…
[caption id="attachment_42191" align="aligncenter" width="292"] Statesville Screenwriter Jason Keating is working on a new short film, “The Grief Counselor.” (Photo courtesy FBFF)[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News For Screenwriter Jason Keating…
Robert William Benell, better known as “Ted” or “Po”, 91, of Davidson, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born…
Lucile Sloan Shaver, 96, of Harmony, N.C., passed away Monday, August 1, 2022, at her home. Mrs. Shaver was born June 12, 1926, the daughter of the late Offie Coite…
Dennis Ray Hutchins, 65, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Hutchins was born December 4, 1956, in Winston-Salem, N.C., the son of…
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools needs more teachers, and Superintendent Jeff James said the district has two innovative plans to help close the gap. Like many other districts across the…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — More than 13,000 households and 582 businesses across North Carolina, including many in rural Iredell County, are set to receive access to high-speed…
Special to Iredell Free News After 37 years of serving the Mooresville community, Full Circle Family Medicine founder Dr. James W. McNabb is retiring. [caption id="attachment_42164" align="alignright" width="476"] Dr. James…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville City Council seemed receptive Monday to the idea of establishing a downtown social district where adults can purchase to-go alcoholic beverages from ABC-permitted businesses for…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department is investigating the deaths of two men at a local motel. Officers responded to the Motel 6 located at 1137 Morland Drive about…
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell County tax administrators will share details about the planned 2023 property revaluation with county commissioners on Tuesday. Commissioners will hear from Tax Assessor Fran Elliot and…
Franklin Dale Davis, 80, of Triplett Road, Mt. Ulla, N.C., passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at his residence, surrounded by his family. Born March 10, 1942, in Mooresville,…
Carol Ann Yocham Johnson, 72, of Mooresville, N.C., and formerly of Ventura, Calif., entered into rest on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at her residence. Born November 2, 1949, in Bakersfield,…
Robert “Gene” Eugene Harris, 88, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, July 30, 2022. He was born on June 22, 1934 in…
Thomas “Gary” Settlemyer, 85, went to his heavenly home on July 28, 2022, at S. Mitchell Mack Hospice House in Mooresville, N.C. He was the son of the late George…
Judith Duva Patti, 82, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022. She was born on July 17, 1940 to the late James and Angela Panico Duva. In…
James Peter Krupsky, 59, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House. Born on September 1, 1962, in Camp Lejeune, N.C., he was the…
FROM STAFF REPORTS An Iredell-Statesville Schools teacher faces three felony sex charges, including statutory rape, following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. [caption id="attachment_42133" align="alignright" width="151"] Elizabeth Bailey[/caption]…
BY DAN GITRO The summer of 2022 in Iredell County continues to be marred by fatal accidents and accidents with serious injury. We need to have a community conversation about…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted June 2022 unemployment rate was 3.4 percent, remaining unchanged from May’s revised rate. The national rate remained unchanged at…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System, in partnership with the Iredell Physician Network, is pleased to welcome Dr. Deepak Joshi to Statesville Cardiovascular Clinic. [caption id="attachment_42118" align="alignright" width="174"]…
[caption id="attachment_42113" align="aligncenter" width="399"] Kareen Stevenson Jr. was shot and killed on June 13.[/caption] BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Kareen Stevenson Jr.’s family wants answers. They want justice for those responsible for…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The results in the Statesville run-off races are unlikely to change when the Iredell County Board of Elections conducts the official canvass of the July 26 election…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: JULY 22 ♦ Ervin Dewayne Alexander, 37, of Ogburn Avenue, Winston-Salem, charged with possession of a stolen…
Mooresville Graded School District is both nationally and internationally recognized as a premier public school district ranking as one of the top 10 districts out of 115 local education agencies…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Members of the Iredell Reentry Council are channeling renewed enthusiasm, after two years of COVID-19 Zoom meetings, into resuming planning for a Sequential Intercept Model (SIM)…
[caption id="attachment_42101" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Bob Noble (center) was recently honored at a luncheon to celebrate his retirement. He is pictured here with Larry Pizzorni (left), assistant vice president of ancillary…
Marion Lynn Tyler, 65, of Love Valley, N.C., passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022. He was born on March 1, 1957, in Ponca City, Okla., to the late Zanuell…
Mary Katherine Cashion Woods, 98, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022, at her residence. “Kitty” was born March 29, 1924, in Iredell County. She was a…
[caption id="attachment_42093" align="aligncenter" width="633"] Pictured (from left) are Statesville Police Chief David Onley, retired Captain Tenita Huffman, retired Officer Bradley Hendren and Mayor Costi Kutteh.[/caption] BY MIKE FUHRMAN Along with…
Jean Hooper Propst, 84, founder of Bucko’s Restaurant on Plaza Drive in Mooresville, N.C., passed away at home with her family on July 29, 2022. Jean lived much of her…
Jesse James Canfield, 38, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on July 25, 2022. He was born on March 14, 1984, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., to Debbie Aldrich Canfield and the…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The community is invited to the Troutman Police Department’s National Night Out event on Tuesday, August 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Troutman’s ESC Park….