FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: MAY 27 ♦ Christopher Mark Beeler, 47, of Cottonwood Park Drive, Charlotte, charged with larceny, conspire to…
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Special to Iredell Free News Raleigh — Two voter advocacy organizations have begun sending mailings to nearly 450,000 North Carolinians to encourage them to register to vote. The mailings from the…
Leah Jennifer Sisco of Kutztown, Pa., left this earth on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. She is survived by her husband, Dean Sisco of Charlotte, N.C.; her parents, Bob and Sue…
Michael Shane Marlowe, 39, of Statesville, N.C., died Monday, June 13, 2022. He was born in Iredell County, on May 5, 1983, to Ed Marlowe and the late Patsy Bost…
Bentley Michael Marlowe, 5, of Statesville, N.C., died Monday, June 13, 2022. He was born in Iredell County on November 25, 2016, to Amy Mills and the late Michael Shane…
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Mrs. Maggie “Pat” Priscilla Humes, 86, of Statesville, N.C., was born in Iredell County on August 22, 1935, to the late Theodore Waddell and Martha Patterson. She departed this life…
Bruce Corbett Paron died unexpectedly in Mooresville, N.C., on June 13, 2022, at the age of 69. He was born to Robert J. Paron and Dorothea (Athoe) Paron on October…
Abram Arthur Prevette, 87, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on June 17, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House. He was born September 10, 1934, on his father’s 50th birthday in Wilkes County,…
Ruth Brotherton Williams, 88, of Union Grove, N.C., died Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born in Iredell County on January 23, 1934, to the late…
[caption id="attachment_40089" align="aligncenter" width="576"] The guest bartenders at Thirsty Thursday’s takeover by Rescue Ranch were co-owner and president Krissie Newman and executive director Michelle Hepler. Pictured are Hepler, Red Buffalo…
Editor’s Note: This is the first of two columns about the Iredell County Public Library staff’s efforts to document information about lost cemeteries in Iredell County. BY SHELLIE TAYLOR One…
The policy of the Town of Mooresville is to foster, maintain, and promote equal employment opportunity. We recruit, hire, train, and promote employees without discrimination because of race, religion, color,…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Fallen Heroes Ministry of Hickory’s Sandy Ridge Baptist Church, in partnership with Bumgarner Oil Company, unveiled tanker wrap art honoring fallen Army infantry Private First…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — As the many communities across North Carolina battle record high temperatures this week, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey and Safe Kids North Carolina are reminding…
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Two recent high school graduates provided advice for academic success to a group of rising sixth-graders during Crosby Scholars of Iredell County’s Legacy Day Academy on Wednesday….
[caption id="attachment_40039" align="aligncenter" width="698"] Pictured with Mayor Kutteh are Russell Brown, assistant Sanitation Division superintendent, and Kevin Rankins, Sanitation Division superintendent.[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News National Waste & Recycling…
Special to Iredell Free News Your skin is the largest organ in your body and the first line of defense against disease-causing germs, bacteria, and viruses. When a cut, scrape,…
BY KARISSA MILLER Following last month’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, concerned community members spoke out Monday night at the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education meeting about school…
Special to Iredell Free News District Attorney Sarah Kirkman’s Office reported dispositions in the following cases in H&I Felony District Court on June 14: ♦ Brandy Able pleaded guilty to…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Partnership for Young Children (ICPYC) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday to celebrate the agency’s expansion to a second location in Mooresville. The…
It is with great sadness that the family of Robert Lacy Stone Jr. announces his passing on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at the age of 90 years. Bob was born…
Veda Mae McLeod Rogers, 83, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022, at the Gordon Hospice House. Born on August 11, 1938, in Cave City, Ark., she…
Kathryn Eddings Johnson, 94, formerly of Statesville, N.C., passed away peacefully on June 11, 2022, at Atrium Pineville Hospital in Charlotte, N.C. Born in Pickens, S.C., on September 13, 1927,…
It is with great sadness that the family of Novella Faye Haneline Brown announces her passing on Monday, June 13, 2022, at the age of 76. Novella was born on…
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell-Statesville Board of Education has approved the appointment of Jennifer Ribbeck as principal for East Iredell Elementary School. Ribbeck, who currently serves as an…
[caption id="attachment_40006" align="aligncenter" width="223"] Zach Foster was awarded the Sarah and Henry Young Scholarship.[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Crosby Scholars awarded the first Sarah and Henry…
Special to Iredell Free News In 1759, war suddenly broke out between British colonists and the indigenous Cherokee of western North Carolina. Fort Dobbs, in present-day Statesville, provided shelter to…
[caption id="attachment_40000" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Pictured front row (from left) are Brenda Mata-Osorio, Jadyn Moten, Stephanie Pena Zurita, and Lizett Valdez Garcia; back row: I-SS Superintendent Jeff James, Elijah Benavides, Te’kiah…
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: JUNE 1 ♦ A girl, London Jazmine-Rae Campbell, born to Kelly Campbell and Toni…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies who fled the scene of a house party after they questioned him after finding cocaine in his vehicle. Deputies responded to Bridlewood…
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON First Presbyterian Church in Statesville held a candlelight vigil for the seven people involved in Monday night’s devastating crash on Fort Dobbs Road. A father and his…
[caption id="attachment_39987" align="aligncenter" width="487"] Pictured (from left) are Anne Mautner, founder and chair of The Kindness Closet; Dana White, Statesville Woman’s Club president; and Maura Ciasulli, N.B. Mills Elementary School…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is preparing for COVID-19 vaccine distribution for children under 5 years old and to ensure families…
Mrs. Etta Summers Stevenson, affectionately known as “Ett,” was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She transitioned peacefully to her eternal home on Saturday, June 11, 2022, carried…
Helen Ostwalt Misenheimer, 97, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Cadence Assisted Living Mooresville. She was born on October 26, 1924, in Iredell County to…