Marshall Lyndon Knight, 94, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Monday, April 29, 2024, at his home. He was born on September 24, 1929, in Iredell County to the late…
Author: Mike Fuhrman
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell Arts Council will present an evening of original music at the historic Old Jail listening room on Thursday, May 2, when Wilson Springs…
Special to Iredell Free News EnergyUnited on Tuesday announced changes to the cooperative’s Board of Directors. Long-time board member Ann Eller is retiring after more than 35 years of service…
Special to Iredell Free News A juvenile has been charged after the Mooresville Fire Marshal’s Office and Mooresville Police Department investigated a dumpster fire. Mooresville Fire-Rescue was dispatched at 6:34…
Special to Iredell Free News Carolina BalloonFest announced Tuesday that Statesville native Sam Parks has been hired as executive director. Gary Cook, president of the Carolina BalloonFest Board, said the…
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education member Abby Trent testified for more than an hour on Monday, detailing several incidents that led her to seek a No-Contact Order…
Special to Iredell Free News The Lake Norman Lions Club recently raised more than $35,000 at its annual banquet, raffle and silent auction fundraiser, and it’s already using that money…
Michael Barry Lewis Sr., 83, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at home. Known affectionately as “MB,” he was born on February 23, 1941, in Gaston…
John “Jack” Harris Quarterman, 59, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024. He was born on October 6, 1964, in Norfolk, Va., to the late John Maye…
Tamara Carol Church, 57, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Tamara was born in Iredell County, N.C., to the late Marcus Fulbright and Carol Kuhn on September 30, 1966….
Special to Iredell Free News A Troutman woman faces drug trafficking charges after a vehicle she was traveling in was stopped for a traffic violation. [caption id="attachment_74248" align="alignright" width="150"] Madison…
Special to Iredell Free News South Iredell High School junior Nachammai Annamalai was recently awarded the Aspirations in Computing National Award from the National Center for Women in Informatics and Technology….
[caption id="attachment_74232" align="aligncenter" width="595"] Pictured (from left) are Russell Pennell, Skylar White, Oliver Gatton, Alan Moctezuma-Ibarra, Sophie Sarvak, Mooresville Rescue Squad Board Chairman Frank Owens, Ella Williams, Whitney Fitzpatrick and…
BY ERIC HANSON Excitement was is the air Sunday afternoon as hundreds of people arrived to West Iredell High School for the AML Wrestling “Wanted Man” event. An enthusiastic crowd…
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,…
[caption id="attachment_74177" align="aligncenter" width="704"] Pictured are Iredell-Statesville School Superintendent Jeff James (far left); Crosby Scholars Board Member Beth Kendall (far right); and award winners Cooper Hall, Piper Lewis, and Peyton…
Special to Iredell Free News Food Lion is proud to announce more than 350 associates are celebrating more than 30 years of service this year. Among them are three long-term associates…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: APRIL 18 ♦ Jahri Rasheed Hairston, 24, of Ramseur Road, Harmony, charged with alter or destroy serial…
These positions are subject to pre-employment screenings. Iredell County does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, political affiliation, genetic information, or handicapping…
Roy William Brannon, 74, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Friday, April 26, 2024, at S. Mitchell Mack Hospice House. He was born December 20, 1949, in Mooresville, to the…
Virginia “Kay” Woodell Stogner, 71, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Friday, April 26, 2024, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. She was born on August 7, 1952, in Raleigh,…
Dalton Pierce Campbell Sr., 88, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Friday, April 26, 2024. He was born on December 16, 1935, in Iredell County to the late William Francis…
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON The Mooresville Day street festival attracted a huge crowd to the downtown district on Saturday afternoon. Several blocks were packed with food and craft vendors, street performers,…
[caption id="attachment_74106" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Pictured (from left) are Statesville Woman’s Club Historian Linda Lavinder and Club President Dana White.[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News Statesville Woman’s Club President Dana White…
BY DEBBIE PAGE Hundreds of bouncy 5-year-olds descended on the Iredell County Fairgrounds on Thursday and Friday to experience hands-on learning about the county’s agriculture industry and its important role…
[caption id="attachment_74036" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Mitchell Community College alumni pose for a photo with President Tim Brewer during Spring Fest.[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College welcomed the community…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolinians convicted of felonies who have not completed their sentences – including any jail or prison term, as well as any periods of…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: APRIL 9 ♦ Joshua Adam Lane, 39, of Clegg Street, Statesville, charged with third-degree sexual exploitation of a…
Carol Jean Kuhn, 76, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2024. She was born to the late John Gibson Hager and Hilda Pauline Johnson Hager. Carol was a loving mother and…
Hirohide Yunome was born in Tokyo, Japan on March 6, 1957, to the late Hideo Sato and Yosahiko Takahashi. He passed away on April 23, 2024. Those left to cherish…
Sarah S. Cooper, 78, died on April 24, 2024, in Lexington, S.C. Born in in Statesville, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Roscoe and Christine Stilwell and the…
Margaret Virginia Cloer Sharpe, 95, of Statesville, N.C., passed away April 25, 2024, at her home after an extended illness. Margaret was born October 23, 1928 in Iredell County to…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Mooresville man was jailed without bond on an attempted murder charge on Friday. [caption id="attachment_73993" align="alignright" width="151"] Tymir Lowe[/caption] The Mooresville Police Department announced the arrest…
[caption id="attachment_73979" align="aligncenter" width="659"] N.B. Mills Elementary School held a balloon release ceremony on Friday in honor of teacher assistant Taccarra Bailey.[/caption] BY MIKE FUHRMAN & BRANDY TEMPLETON Students and…
[caption id="attachment_73971" align="aligncenter" width="653"] Evidence seized by the ICSO.[/caption] FROM STAFF REPORTS A New Jersey man faces drug trafficking charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies found five pounds of…
BY MIKE FUHRMAN Mooresville town officials are finalizing plans to purchase property along Highway 150 where the formation of a sinkhole forced a long-time auto repair shop to close. A…