[caption id="attachment_37793" align="aligncenter" width="834"] Photo courtesy Mitchell Community College[/caption] BY MIKE FUHRMAN The Class of 2022 at the Collaborative College for Leadership and Technology has amassed an impressive list of…
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BY KARISSA MILLER Parents, family and friends cheered as 49 Crossroads Arts and Science Early College seniors made the short walk across the stage in Mac Gray Auditorium on Friday…
Joseph David Reff, age 68, of Cleveland, N.C., passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. Born on April 9, 1954, he was raised…
Scott Robert Goyer, 52, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022. He was born on January 9, 1970, in Troy, N.Y., to the late Carl and Claudette…
John Joseph Petz, 69, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at the S. Mitchell Mack Hospice House. He was born on September 10, 1952, in New…
Special to Iredell Free News Mooresville Police Department officers recently arrested two subjects on drug and weapons charges after conducting traffic stops. Both arrests resulted in the seizure of illegal…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Troutman Town Council dispatched a light agenda on Thursday night, presenting fundraiser proceeds, approving an annexation request, choosing an auditing firm, accepting grant funds,…
Special to Iredell Free News In an effort to keep up with the latest advances in healthcare, the Piedmont HealthCare Imaging Center has installed the first First Fuji Film Scenaria…
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON More than two dozen students and their families celebrated Thursday during Mitchell Community College’s 37th annual high school equivalency graduation ceremony. The students, many of whom faced…
[caption id="attachment_37639" align="aligncenter" width="727"] Pictured (from left) are Statesville Woman’s Club Scholarship Co-Chair Chair Stephanie Gill, Club President Dana White, West Iredell High School senior Natalie Bridgman, her mother Cathy…
[caption id="attachment_37593" align="aligncenter" width="715"] Mitchell Community College hosted its annual nurse pinning ceremony and nurse pledge for nearly 50 graduates on Wednesday evening.[/caption] BY KARISSA MILLER Mitchell Community College’s nursing…
Donald Lee England, 83, of Statesville, N.C., passed away May 10, 2022, in Charlotte, NC. He was born March 5, 1939, to Earl and Bessie England of Steeles, W.Va. Donald was…
Cindy Combs Hall, 62, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022. She was born November 19, 1959, in Tampa, Fla. She was suddenly called home by the…
Benny Mack Kerley, 85, of Hiddenite, N.C., passed away May 10, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. Benny was born March 24, 1937, in Alexander County to the…
[caption id="attachment_37622" align="aligncenter" width="612"] Evidence seized during three-day operation on I-40 and I-77.[/caption] FROM STAFF REPORTS A three-day criminal interdiction operation on Interstate 40 and Interstate 77 in Iredell County…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper released his recommended budget for FY 2022-2023, Building on Success, earlier this week. The plan presents a budget that builds…
Special to Iredell Free News You probably know that your brain, like all areas of your body, needs a constant supply of blood to keep it going. Delivering necessary nutrients…
Special to Iredell Free News The Rev. Robert W. Lee, local pastor and activist, will be inaugurated into the Morehouse College Board of Preachers in the Martin Luther King Jr….
SPECIAL MEETINGS (REVISED) OF THE IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS The Iredell County Board of Commissioners will meet for budget work sessions on the following dates, times, and venues: ♦…
BY MIKE FUHRMAN The Town of Mooresville’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2022-2023 maintains the property tax rate for the 15th consecutive year and also continues the current water and…
Megan Taylor Shutler, 27, of Mooresville, N.C., went peacefully to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 8, 2022, surrounded by her family. She was born June 14, 1994, in…
BY KARISSA MILLER The Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education asked for public input amid their search for the district’s next superintendent. On Tuesday night, during a special public…
[caption id="attachment_37580" align="aligncenter" width="540"] Pictured (from left) are Brett Eckerman, United Way of Iredell County executive director; Dr. Angela Williams, president of United Way Worldwide; and Laura Marx, president of…
Special to Iredell Free News Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County (HPCIC) has been named a 2022 Hospice Honors Elite recipient by HEALTHCAREfirst. This marks the seventh consecutive year…
Special to Iredell Free News On Saturday, May 7, all 16 teams in the Iredell County Sheriff’s Youth Athletic League competed in the end-of-the-year tournament at Statesville High School. This…
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON More than 200 seniors from throughout Iredell-Statesville Schools were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society on Tuesday during a ceremony at Statesville High School’s Mac Gray…
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: APRIL 25 ♦ A girl, Chloe Desiree Ferguson; a boy, Cendal Dominique Ferguson; and…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Town of Troutman’s proposed 2022-2023 budget includes increased fees for non-state mandated town services, water and sewer rate increases, salary increases for town employees, and…
Thomas “Tom” Louis Oddo, 77, of Statesville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 8, 2022, at his home. Tom was born in Manhattan, N.Y., on February 4, 1945, to…
Robert “Robbie” Sharpe Brown Jr., 65, of Statesville, N.C., passed away at his home on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Born on May 18, 1956, in Iredell County, he was the…
Pamela Jane Bright, 71, of Statesville N.C., passed away on May 10, 2022, in Gordon Hospice House. She was born on January 13th, 1951, to Ralph Webster and Margaret Sharpe in…
Michael “Mike” C. Danaher passed away on May 1, 2022, at the age of 83, surrounded by his loved ones in Statesville, N.C. Mike was a true family man, always…
Timothy “Scott” Nantz, 55, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away suddenly on Sunday, May 8, 2022, at Novant Health Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, N.C. He was born on September 9, 1966…
Leszek Teofil Wlodarczyk, 68, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on May 7, 2022, at his home. He was born on December 20, 1953, in Lowich, Poland. He was preceded in…
Mr. Keith Bernard Norman, 64, of Statesville, N.C., passed away at Gordon Hospice House on Wednesday May 4, 2022. He was born in Iredell County on June 14, 1957, and…
Special to Iredell Free News Piedmont HealthCare Lake Norman Neurology, a leading provider of care for people living with multiple sclerosis in the Greater Charlotte area, has been recognized as…