BY KARISSA MILLER Family and friends filled the stadium at Statesville High School to watch 185 Greyhounds graduate on Friday morning. Senior class president Emma Theriot welcomed the crowd and…
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BY BRANDY TEMPLETON During Friday morning’s commencement ceremony at South Iredell High School, senior Ashley Crowley spoke of the many challenges the 315 members of the Class of 2022 faced…
Ray Carlton Tilley of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on June 9, 2022, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. He was born on August 1, 1942, in Cabarrus County. He was…
Johnnie Richard Wilhelm, 85, of Troutman, N.C., passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House. Johnnie was born on February 19, 1937, in Iredell County, N.C., and…
Rodney Norman Howard, 39, of Statesville, N.C., went to be with the Lord and to join his mother on Friday, June 10, 2022. He was born in Iredell County on…
Special to Iredell Free News EnergyUnited donated $10,000 to United Way of Iredell County this week. The donation was made possible thanks to a grant from CoBank, a cooperative banking…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Lake Norman High School honored its 2022 graduates on Friday morning, praising them for their perseverance and resilience in earning diplomas despite the unprecedented pandemic challenges…
FROM STAFF REPORTS “Way to go, Raider Class of 2022! We did it!” Those words Friday morning from North Iredell High School Senior Class President William Cockerham had special significance…
Special to Iredell Free News The Statesville Fire Department recently announced the promotion of two firefighters to lieutenant. Firefighters Justin Yox and Zach Hinson were promoted after successfully completing the…
[caption id="attachment_39395" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Pictured in the front row (from left) are Camille Desimone, Marietta Nilsson, Becky McCall, and James Tyson; second row: Steve Johnson, Mike Bush, Toni Clarke, Linda…
Thomas Duke Williams Jr., 97, died on June 8, 2022. Williams was born May 14, 1925, in Louisville, Ky., to Rev. T. Duke Williams and Gladys Cotton Williams. As the…
Betty Jane Monet Stone, 81, of Harmony, N.C., passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. Born on March 1, 1941, in Yadkin…
Kathy Loretta Woods Bostic, 68, of Statesville, N.C., passed away June 3, 2022, in Iredell Memorial Hospital. Kathy was born on August 1st, 1953, to Robert O. Woods and Mary S….
Mr. James Edward Rankin Shakir was born in Iredell County on November 25, 1945, to the late Albert Lee Rankin and Sadie Lee Hamilton. He departed this life on Saturday,…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System is pleased to welcome Damon Hays as the new assistant vice president of the Iredell Physician Network. [caption id="attachment_39406" align="alignright" width="178"] Damon…
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a $258.7 million budget for fiscal year 2022-2023 that includes raises for county employees and no…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The N.C. Department of Health & Human Services on Wednesday reported nine additional deaths “related to COVID-19 infection” in Iredell County. The deaths occurred between May 1…
[caption id="attachment_39371" align="aligncenter" width="714"] Pressly Alternative School held its graduation ceremony Wednesday afternoon at Mac Gray Auditorium. The ceremony featured the National Anthem by Tennille Sherrill and the presentation of…
Special to Iredell Free News The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to close two ramps at the Interstate 77/40 interchange in Iredell County this week for a construction project. Starting…
Delores Payne Gullick, 74, of Mt Ulla, N.C., passed away peacefully at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C., on Friday, June 3, 2022. Dee was born on April 25, 1948,…
Irene Regina Bryant Sharpe, daughter of the late Theodore and Imerdene Bryant, was born on July 11, 1940, in Baltimore, Md. She peacefully departed this life on May 31, 2022,…
Rachel “Millie” Carpenter Orbison, 80, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at her residence. She was born on November 12, 1941, in Iredell County to the…
Linda Speaks, 79, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Monday, June 6, 2022, after several years of declining health. She was born in 1942 to Mr. Quincy Whittington and Mrs….
Susan McCrea Galyon moved from her temporary residence in Greensboro, N.C., on June 4, 2022, laying hold of the promises of her Savior Jesus Christ. In John 11:25-26 and 14:2,…
On Saturday June 4, 2022, Victoria Lynn (née Budko) Broening, 63, of Lutherville, Md., Stephens City, Va., and Mooresville, N.C., passed away at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville…
Roy Ray Sherrill, 82, of Statesville, passed away Monday, June 6, 2022 at his home. Ray was born July 16, 1939 in Iredell County, the son of the late William…
Dianne Walker Arrington, 76, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Arrington was born in Iredell County on December 24,…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com After President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday last year, states and municipalities started exploring how to best commemorate the observance. Troutman…
Reggie Eugene Hope, 65, of Statesville, N.C., passed away at his home on Monday, June 6, 2022. Mr. Hope was born in Iredell County, February 22, 1957, the son of…
Cecil Ray Drake Jr., 62, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Monday, June 6, 2022, at Novant Health in Huntersville, N.C. Ray was born August 20, 1959, the son of the…
Special to Iredell Free News Statesville City Manager Ron Smith has announced the appointment of David Onley as the city’s next police chief effective, June 13. [caption id="attachment_39329" align="alignright" width="182"]…
Notice of Public Hearing The Troutman ABC Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, to consider its budget for FY 2022-2023 at 511 N. Main Street,…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Congresswoman Virginia Foxx on Wednesday honored the service of Statesville Mayor Pro Tem William Morgan on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. [caption id=”attachment_36151″ align=”alignright”…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — N.C. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is calling attention to rising vehicle fatality rates by addressing the key factors causing the deadly crashes and…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System is pleased to announce that Lisa Wood has been appointed assistant vice president of Nursing and Patient Care Services. [caption id=”attachment_39312″ align=”alignright”…
[caption id="attachment_39307" align="aligncenter" width="479"] Chase Smith with the Stormwater Department is raised out of the confined space by firefighter recruit William Lagle.[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News The City of…