Thomas Larry Swain, 86, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on April 6, 2022. Thomas was born on February 11, 1936, to the late Robert Floyd and Elanore Hobbs Swain. Thomas…
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James William Gibson, 80, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at his home surrounded by family with Grace holding his hand. James was born on July…
Cortney Michelle Brooks Hegler, 31, of Heath Springs, S.C., went to her heavenly home on Saturday, April 2, 2022. She was born in Iredell County, N.C., on May 9, 1990,…
Special to Iredell Free News The EnergyUnited Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to A Storehouse for Jesus of Mocksville to provide food for families and individuals in need. A…
Special to Iredell Free News Stakeholders from The Cove Church Inc., G&M Partners LLC, Langtree Development Co. LLC, and W.C. Bradley Real Estate Investments LLC gathered at Cove Church on…
Special to Iredell Free News Pharos Parenting is hosting “Removing Roadblocks,” a free workshop series open to the community that begins on April 11. Each workshop will address a different…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Economic Development Corp. (Iredell EDC) on Thursday announced the addition of Todd Black as its existing industry manager and Joan Day Duerr as marketing…
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON For five days, the Iredell County Fairgrounds was packed with people hoping for a positive change. “Return 2022” was held in a white tent filled with those…
John Joseph Hollenback, 90, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away peacefully holding hands with his wife Patricia and son John Jr. on April 4, 2022, due to complications of dementia. John…
Zachary Matthew Tharpe, 24, of Statesville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, with his parents, two brothers, and his grandparents by his side…
Jimmie Campbell Cagle, 82, of Troutman, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at her residence. She was born on June 11, 1939, in Mooresville, N.C., to the late…
Amelia Ann Hatcher Mason, 72, of Statesville, N.C., died Monday, April 4, 2022, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born in Iredell County on August 3, 1949, to the late…
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Health Department’s Mooresville location recently passed without deficiencies a three-hour laboratory inspection. This Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) audit, which was completed in March,…
Reed Paul Sprinkle, 13, of Statesville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Reed was born March 18, 2009, the son of Kelton Coles Sprinkle and Danielle Jordan Sprinkle….
Winbourne Consulting recommends staffing study, focus on training and quality assurance BY MIKE FUHRMAN Iredell County commissioners spent more than two hours Tuesday digging into a consultants’ operational assessment of…
Special to Iredell Free News Twenty-four suspects face felony drug charges as a result of ongoing undercover drug operations throughout Iredell County. “We are working seven days a week to…
Special to Iredell Free News It’s common to feel stressed. That overwhelming, chest tightening, burst of energy feeling is familiar to everyone. Whether you’re busy at work, managing your finances,…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Dr. Juliane Gross, Deputy Apollo Sample Curator at NASA Johnson Space Center, spoke with CTE teacher Charles Flay’s class on Monday afternoon as part of its…
[caption id="attachment_35865" align="aligncenter" width="600" class="popover-hover"] Pictured (from left) are Maureen Moore, communications manager, EnergyUnited; Jeff Harvey, president, Harvey Holdings; Sandy VanWormer, grant writer, G4G Ministries; and Debra Citta, administrator, EnergyUnited…
Vera Ilene Flinchum Lackey, 91, of Statesville, N.C., passed away April 5, 2022, at her home after a brief illness. Vera was born September 28, 1930, in Surry County to…
Amber Lynn Campbell, 43, of Catawba, N.C., passed away peacefully at her home on April 3, 2022. Amber was born in Canton, Ohio on September 15, 1978, and was the…
Donald “Dandy Don” Frank Parker, 86, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. He was born on October 15, 1935, in Mooresville to the late Fred and…
Mrs. Dollie Mae Faulkner Nealous was born May 21, 1938, in South Boston, Va., and was the daughter of the late William and Janie Greene Faulkner. She departed this life…
Bertram Randolph “Randy” Borders, 62, of 305 Deaton Street, Statesville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. He was the son of Blanche…
Commissioners say implementation of market pay study will help county recruit and retain employees BY MIKE FUHRMAN The Iredell County Board of Commissioners devoted several minutes at the beginning of…
Patricia Ann Douglas Knight, 71, of Liberty N.C., passed away peacefully at home on April 2, 2022. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and Nanny. Patricia was born June 2,…
Gena Lucille Upright Loper, 60, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022, at Carolina Caring – Hospice & Palliative Care in Newton, N.C. Born on March 19,…
Doris Campbell Rumple, 91, of Statesville, N.C., died Saturday, April 2, 2022, at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born in Iredell County on February 15, 1931, to the late…
Marvin Eber Hudson, 95, of Statesville, N.C., passed away peacefully Saturday, April 2, 2022, at the Gordon Hospice House. Eber was born March 10, 1927, in Iredell County and was…
Shanice Tamara Johnson, 33, a native of Boiling Springs, S.C., recently of Brockton, Mass., passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on March 31, 2022, after a courageous battle with…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The deadline for filing calendar year North Carolina individual income tax returns is Monday, April 18, unless you request an extension. Electronically filed…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Troutman man who boasted about plans to engage in a shootout with law enforcement officers was arrested by Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies who found him…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville City Council on Monday unanimously approved three economic incentive grants recommended by the Iredell County Economic Development Corporation. The incentives total more than $5.7 million…
[caption id="attachment_35800" align="aligncenter" width="823"] ALL PHOTOS COURTESY AMANDA CALDWELL PHOTOGRAPHY[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News Fifth Street Ministries held its first “Common Ground” event on March 31. At the event,…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System is excited to announce the return of volunteers to Iredell Memorial Hospital, two years after they were last in the facility due…
Special to Iredell Free News A Community Walk for Peace will be held Friday, April 15, focusing on the history of civil rights in Statesville. Sponsored by First Baptist Church,…