BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com ESC Park in Troutman was hopping on Saturday morning with hundreds of kids and their families joining in the annual Troutman Parks and Recreation Easter Egg…
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FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: APRIL 7 ♦ Linda Marie Dannheim, 44, of Shotgun Lane, Statesville, charged with conspiracy, possession with intent…
[caption id="attachment_36277" align="aligncenter" width="612"] Pictured (from left) are Eric VanVliet, West Iredell High JROTC instructor; Jacob Stewart, Park scholarship recipient; Ellyn Gaither, West Iredell High Principal;…
$200 million available as categories of eligible businesses expand Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Revenue (NCDOR) plans to launch the application for Phase 2…
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON For the past three weeks Tri-Rahn Pictures has been filming scenes for their new film, “A Knight to Remember,” in Statesville and the surrounding area. The Statesville…
Mrs. Carrie Mae Johnson Eckles, 99, of 446 Mt. Bethel Road, Harmony, N.C., passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022, at her residence. She was born on May 29, 1922,…
Donna Rae Aldi, 75, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, with her loving family by her side. She was born on June 14, 1946, in Amsterdam,…
Terri Harwell, 41, of Taylorsville, N.C., passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Terri is survived by her husband, Scott Foster; daughter, Katelan Daugherty; grandsons, Allen Saxton Jr. and Anthony Daugherty;…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Town of Troutman’s much-delayed 2020-2021 audit report, caused by the auditing firm’s staff turnover and illness, revealed an “unmodified audit opinion,” the best report auditors…
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital reported the following births: MARCH 24 ♦ A girl, Liliana Carolyn Lechak, born to Donovan and Veronica Lechak…
Kenneth Alden Flagg Jr., 63, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, N.C. Ken was born on February 10, 1959, in…
On Monday, April 11, 2022, Brian Patrick Campbell, loving husband and father of two beautiful girls, passed away at the age of 46. He was born in Lubbock, Texas, on…
Jonathan Darrell Morgan, 41, of Statesville, N.C., passed away, Monday, April 11, 2022, at his residence. Mr. Morgan was born January 10, 1981, the son of Robert “Darrell” Morgan and…
BY MIKE FUHRMAN For most of the two dozen people participants in the Community Walk for Peace on Friday morning, the event provided an unsettling account of the decades-long struggle…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The N.C. State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of a 19-year-old woman who died at the Iredell County Detention Center in Statesville earlier this week….
Special to Iredell Free News The Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education has contracted with the N.C. School Boards Association (NCSBA) to help facilitate its search for the next…
[caption id="attachment_36224" align="aligncenter" width="706"] Pictured (from left) are ECOM Director Candy Miller, Telecommunicator Kaitlyn McPeak, Sen. Vickie Sawyer and Telecommunicator Lashareca Harrison.[/caption] BY MIKE FUHRMAN N.C. Sen. Vickie Sawyer stopped…
Ms. Carolyn Rebecca Brown was born in Iredell County on November 30, 1935. She was the daughter of the late Perman Brown and Esther Annie Allison Brown. She departed this…
Daphne Lynn Barnes, 60, of 627 Cherry Street, Statesville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. She was born in Catawba County…
Special to Iredell Free News More than vendors will be offering a large variety of plants for sale, garden equipment and accessories, lawn and garden supplies, yard art and more…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Rocky Mount Church continued its commemoration of the Easter season with a family friendly “RIse Up” festival on Saturday afternoon featuring games, inflatables, art, music, and…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Troutman Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Wednesday evening in the 100 block of Stillwater Road. According to a TPD news release, officers were…
BY TODD CARVER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education has experienced a great deal of scrutiny lately due to certain books in our schools’ libraries. I would like to take…
Alice Jacqueline Tracy Weicht, 80, of Statesville, N.C., died Thursday, April 7, 2022, at her home after an extended illness. She was born in Washington County, Md., on June 7,…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Blake Palmer announced Wednesday that he is ending his campaign for one of three seats on the Iredell County Board of Commissioners. [caption id="attachment_32490" align="alignright" width="162"] Blake…
Charles “Charlie” Andrew Ammons, 88, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022, at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, N.C., surrounded by loved ones. Charlie was born on…
Teressa Bruce Meador, 68, of Troutman, N.C., passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at her home. Mrs. Meador was born March 18, 1954, the daughter of W.B. Bruce and Aline…
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education approved a $1.6 million purchase agreement with Two Way Radio System of Carolinas for Motorola radios for all district schools and…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Troutman Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of two rezoning requests in the Exit 42 area and, in a narrow vote, endorsed rezoning of town-owned…
Special to Iredell Free News The City of Statesville Electric Utilities has received the prestigious Public Power Awards of Excellence in all five key areas of service, recognizing Statesville as…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The Judicial Voter Guide for the 2022 Primary Election is now available online at the State Board of Elections’ website. The guide contains…
Carolyn Qualls McNeely, 84, of Statesville, N.C., passed away April 13, 2022, at her home. Carolyn is survived by her husband Rodney and her daughter, Gwen Locke. She was preceded…
Frank Carl Fischer, 84, of Mooresville, N.C., went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 8, 2022, at the S. Mitchell Mack Hospice House in Mooresville. Born December 7,…
Virgil Lee Duncan, 81, of Statesville, N.C., passed away April 11, 2022, at Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after a brief illness. Virgil was born November 3, 1940, in…
BY KARISSA MILLER Nearly a dozen individuals who want Iredell-Statesville Schools officials to remove what they contend are inappropriate books from the district’s media centers continued to press the issue…
Special to Iredell Free News Statesville Mayor Pro Tem William Morgan has been elected to the Board of Directors of the N.C. League of Municipalities as the District 10 representative….