Brenda Kaye Shephard, age 71, loving mother of two and adoring wife to husband Garry Shephard, passed away peacefully in the early morning on the 19th of April, 2022, with…
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John Anthony Scunziano Jr., 90, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Novant Health in Huntersville, N.C. Mr. Scunziano was born April 7, 1932, in Brooklyn, N.Y.,…
Mr. Edward Roy Fonseca, 84, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 1016 Bent Pine Court, Lenoir, N.C. He was the son of the late Manuel Joseph Fonseca and…
Betty Little Hartman Beaulieu, 91, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022, at the Summit Place at Mooresville. She was born on October 19, 1930, in Catawba…
Donald Lewis Scott, 87, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022, at Autumn Care of Statesville. Donald was born on March 25, 1935, in Iredell County and…
Patrick “Pat” Anthony Fuhr, 78, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Pat was born on January 21, 1944, in Milwaukee, Wis., and…
Special to Iredell Free News The Statesville Police Department will be participating in the 22nd DEA sponsored National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday April 30, from 10 a.m. to…
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON For the first time in three years, Scotts Elementary School students got to enjoy the A+ Arts Celebration on Friday. They had a little help from their…
BY KARISSA MILLER Nineteen children died in Iredell County in 2020. The Iredell County Child Fatality Prevention Team (CFPT) is working to ensure that everything possible is being done to…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A day after his fitness to serve in public office was questioned in the Iredell Free News, Statesville mayoral candidate Brian Summers told his Facebook friends that…
Public Notice THE IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2022, AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE COMMISSIONERS MEETING ROOM OF THE IREDELL COUNTY…
[caption id="attachment_36612" align="aligncenter" width="853"] PHOTOS COURTESY OF STATESVILLE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU[/caption] BY MIKE FUHRMAN About 2,500 people descended on Moto40 MX Park in western Iredell County on Saturday morning…
Peggy Ann Kirkman Chamberlain, 89, of Statesville, N.C., went home to be with her Lord on Friday, April 22, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House. Peggy was born June 17, 1932,…
Mary McCulloch Templeton Brown died at home on Friday, April 15, 2022, at age 102. She was known by many as Mrs. Brown, Mary McCulloch, Mary Mac, Mac, Culloch, as…
Kathleen Parker, 64, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on April 19, 2022. She was born on August 9, 1957, in Mount Vernon, N.Y., to the late Peter and Gertrude Wagner…
David Michael Stewart, 78, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on April 18, 2022, at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, N.C. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. on April 30,…
Carmen Viola Allen Smith, who was known as “Dee” (Our Jamaican Queen), was a Legend. She left a legacy. She was the loving mother of LaToya Mone’t Smith, Robertino Mickel…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County Sheriff’s Office investigators solved multiple crimes and recovered stolen property after receiving a tip from a concerned citizen in northern Iredell County. Sheriff Darren Campbell,…
[caption id="attachment_36569" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Agriculture and Science Early College students spread out across the northern Iredell community and Statesville area during Community Day. Each student volunteered at different locations to…
BY SARAH KIRKMAN National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is scheduled for April 24-30, 2022. This year’s theme is “Rights, Access, Equity for All Victims.” The theme relates to helping crime…
BY MIKE FUHRMAN The stakes are incredibly high as Statesville voters prepare to go to the polls to select the city’s next mayor. [caption id="attachment_36563" align="alignright" width="207"] Brian Summers[/caption] It…
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce and Iredell Free News have collaborated on a series of interviews with candidates in the May 17 primary and municipal elections. All…
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce and Iredell Free News have collaborated on a series of interviews with candidates in the May 17 primary and municipal elections. All…
Special to Iredell Free News Pharos Parenting will host its second annual Rockin’ for a Reason benefit concert at Davesté Vineyards on Friday, April 29 from 6 to 9 p.m….
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com About 25 volunteers joined forces at Troutman Town Hall on Thursday afternoon to get their Earth Day assignments before fanning out to pick up debris in…
BY MIKE FUHRMAN A crowd of about 50 people watched a surveillance video in Iredell County Superior Court on Thursday that showed the fatal shooting of a Statesville man three…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Manager Ron Wyatt and Finance Director Justin Mundy presented the draft of the proposed 2022-2023 Town of Troutman budget to the Town Council on Tuesday during…
Dr. William Thomas Poston, 100, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House. Tom was born May 5, 1921, to the late Henry Alexander Poston…
[caption id="attachment_36519" align="aligncenter" width="622"] Pictured (from left) are ICSO Canine Deputy Nathaniel Hodges, Canine “Levi” and Harmony firefighter Chris Holmes.[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News Chris Holmes, a resident of…
The world lost a loving and dedicated mother, woman of God, teacher, friend, daughter, sister, aunt, mentor, and motivator. Ms. Janice Myers, 58, was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, on January…
Leonard Ricardo Parker was born on December 27, 1954, in Mooresville, N.C., to Phillip Parker Sr. and Alda Mae Parker. He was a band member for Middleton High, Chamberlain High,…
Michael “Mike” Lynn Goodman, 65, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at home. He was born September 29, 1956, in Mooresville, son of Vance and…
Arlene Maynard Burgess, 76, of Statesville, N.C., passed away peacefully on Monday, April 18, 2022, at her home. Born on March 27, 1946, in Charleston, W.Va., she was the daughter…
Cristian Ariel Alvarado Chacon, 31, of Statesville, N.C., died Monday, April 18, 2022, at the Gordon Hospice House following a lengthy illness. He was born in Honduras on January 27,…
Event returns to Downtown Statesville September 8-10 Special to Iredell Free News Now in its seventh year, the Full Bloom Film Festival has earned a reputation for providing a global…
Books that deal with controversial topics often reflect teens’ real-life situations BY COOPER HALL All around the world books are being banned in schools. This means a lot of students…