FROM STAFF REPORTS Two Charlotte men face felony charges after being stopped in a stolen U-Haul truck by a Troutman police officer early Friday morning. About 4:15 a.m. Friday, Sgt….
Author: Mike Fuhrman
Special to Iredell Free News District Attorney Sarah Kirkman’s Office announced that the following cases were disposed during the May 2 term of Iredell County Criminal Superior Court: ♦ Assistant…
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell County commissioners reviewed the $258.7 million budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year during a half-day work session at the Iredell County Cooperative Extension office on Thursday….
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com About 30 preschoolers raced around the Town of Troutman’s town simulation on Thursday morning, practicing their bike safety skills while raising money for the Rainbow Kidz…
BY MIKE FUHRMAN Two years ago, while browsing in an antique shop, Statesville resident Kim Siegrist came across a cheap display case containing something very precious. [caption id="attachment_38176" align="alignright" width="189"]…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department announced Friday morning that a suspect has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of Breyon De’Andre Tucker. [caption id="attachment_38229" align="alignright" width="149"]…
Samuel Richard Cummo passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at his home after a long illness. He was born on April 9, 1962, in Camillus, N.Y., to Charles and Donna…
Mr. Stuart Rodney Campbell, 66, of Statesville, N.C., entered his heavenly home on May 18, 2022. Stuart was born on December 9, 1955, in Iredell County. He was the son…
Lester Lambert, 74, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. Born on September 15, 1947, in Iredell County, he was…
Laura Lou Henkel Byers, 91, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at Rosewood Assisted Living in Harmony, N.C., following a stroke. Known for an infectious smile that lit up every…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Five suspects face drug charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office narcotics investigators and deputies assigned to the ICSO SERT Team executed a narcotics search warrant at 155…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com During this National Police Week observance, the Iredell County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 10 held its fifth annual Police Memorial Ceremony on Thursday morning to…
[caption id="attachment_38182" align="aligncenter" width="430"] Artist DeNeer Davis will lead a community effort to paint a basketball court in Statesville on Saturday morning.[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News Graffiti and mural…
Special to Iredell Free News Keeping town-owned streets in good working order is a top priority for Mooresville staff and elected officials, but the increasing prices of asphalt pavement means…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Emergency Communications is proud to announce that Iredell County ECOM Training Coordinator Jody Sherrill was awarded the 2022 N.C. Chapter of the Association…
Marie Stevenson Stevenson, 88, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at her home under the care of Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County. Mrs. Stevenson…
Lisa Campbell Yountz, 57, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at her home. Lisa was born on December 27, 1964, in Iredell County and was the…
Special to Iredell Free News Three suspects face charges after a pursuit by Mooresville police officers ended with a suspect vehicle crashing into three other vehicles. On Tuesday, May 17,…
Steven Joseph Dewey, 59, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on May 6, 2022, at his home in Iredell County. Steve, as he was known by his friends and family, was…
Wilma Lucille Weatherman Lippard, 93, of Iredell County N.C., died peacefully at her home on May 15, 2022. She was born October 29th, 1928, to Charlie and Lanil Weatherman. Wilma…
Dr. Junius Brutus Stroud III was born on June 9, 1929, in Greensboro, N.C., but his family moved to the small town of Faison, N.C. (population 800) when he was…
Joseph “Joey” Ewing Jenkins, 42, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C. He was born March 12, 1980, to the…
Richard Steven Sinclair Jr., 45, affectionately called “True” of Bronx, New York, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2022. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, on March 2, 1977,…
Elizabeth “Libby” Hall Brown, 83, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2022, at 104 Meadow Oak Drive, Statesville, N.C. The daughter of the late John Hall and Leona Speaks Hall,…
Breyon De’Andre Tucker, 40, of 804 Salisbury Avenue, Statesville, N.C., was born in Iredell County on September 1, 1981, and was the son of Mary Helen Tucker Parks. He departed…
Special to Iredell Free News After an extensive national search in partnership with the Altman Initiative Group, the hiring committee assigned by the Downtown Statesville Development Corporation Board of Directors…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A coach at Lake Norman High School was arrested Wednesday and charged with a felony sex offense following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. [caption…
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell County Manager Beth Mull is proposing a $258.7 million budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The spending plan maintains the current county tax rate of 53.75…
[caption id="attachment_38115" align="aligncenter" width="469" class="popover-hover"] Ameia Blair-Morrison was named the 2022 Youth of the Year for the Boys & Girls Club of the Piedmont. She attends Statesville High School is…
[caption id="attachment_38111" align="aligncenter" width="320"] National Alliance on Mental Illness-Lake Norman/Iredell President Crystal Hobbs delivers mental health presentation on Monday.[/caption] BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Lake Norman High School Principal Bill Shapcott…
Veldon Grant Carrigan, 93, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Monday, May 16, 2022, at his residence. Mr. Carrigan was born in Alexander County on March 16, 1929, the son of…
FROM STAFF REPORTS All the votes haven’t been counted, but the unofficial results in the Iredell County primary and municipal elections are in. Two races in the City of Statesville…
Mr. Freddie Donald Teasley passed away at Accordius Health at Statesville on Friday, May 13, 2022, following an extended illness. He was born in Hartwell, Ga., on September 6, 1950,…
Justin Lee Plyler, 36, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022. He was born on February 7, 1986, in Winston-Salem, N.C., to Norman and Karen Bell Plyler….
Raymond Douglas Waddell, 84, of Foy Lane, Statesville, N.C., passed away at his home on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Raymond was born in Spartanburg, S.C., on July 9, 1937, to…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Despite concerns that the developer has not lived up to his end of the development agreement, the Statesville City Council voted Monday night to finalize the sale…