BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Forty young men spent Tuesday afternoon working on fundamentals at the first official practice of the South Iredell High School Volleyball Club, practicing various blocking and…
Author: Mike Fuhrman
BY MIKE FUHRMAN During interviews with Statesville Police Department officers who were investigating the January 2020 death of Shana Nichole Harmon, Qawiesha Toliver boasted that she “beat bitches up” during…
Shirley Leola Neighbors, 72, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. A Memorial Service to Celebrate her Life will be held in the…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Mooresville man faces child pornography charges following an investigation by the Mooresville Police Department. [caption id="attachment_34547" align="alignright" width="150"] Magnus Trimbach[/caption] The MPD announced the arrest of…
Rev. Kenneth Floyd Sechler, 76, of Harmony, N.C., died Sunday, February 20, 2022, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. Born in Buncombe County, N.C., on August 3, 1945,…
Mr. Vernon Keaton, 94, of 534 Broadway Court, Statesville, N.C., passed away at his residence on Thursday, February 24, 2022. He was born in Iredell County on February 25, 1927,…
James Edward Smith, 65, of 374 Euclid Avenue, Statesville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. He was born in Jamaica, Queens,…
Randall “Randy” Shawn Smith, 55, of Mooresville, N.C., and formerly of DeLand, Fla., passed away suddenly Sunday, February 20, 2022, at home. He was born November 10, 1965, in Omaha, Neb.,…
Jeffery Wren Staley, 70, of Olin, N.C., passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. He was born on September 20, 1951, in Mooresville,…
Zachary Garner Bowes, 27, of Wilmington, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Zack was born on September 12, 1994, in Iredell County, N.C., and was the son of…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred early Friday morning on Fifth Street. Officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of Fifth Street at…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Grads of the ‘80s and ‘90s can relive the glorious fun of their high school prom days for a good cause at the “Last Chance Prom”…
[caption id="attachment_34519" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Pictured (from left) are Joshua McCrary, executive director of Iredell COAST; Susan Fail, Scotts Elementary principal; and Joyce Bowlin, Iredell COAST volunteer.[/caption] Special to Iredell Free…
Special to Iredell Free News Each year Mitchell Community College recognizes individuals in the community and at the College who exemplify the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Filing for local, state and federal elections resumed Thursday across the State of North Carolina after being delayed by a court case challenging new state and federal…
Joann Canipe Hastings, 76, passed away on February 22, 2022, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, in Forsyth County, N.C. She was born January 3, 1946, to Horace Wilford Canipe…
Debora Detter Lynch, 64, passed away February 22, 2022, at Frye Regional Medical Center in Catawba County, N.C. She was born on March 23, 1957, to David C. and Alene Stikeleather…
Brandon Shawn Terry, 29, of Clemmons, N.C., passed away on February 22, 2022. He was born on July 9, 1992, in Iredell County, N.C., to Mendee Ball McCrary and Gregory…
Virginia Ann McLelland, daughter of the late VeAnn McLelland, was born in Iredell County, N.C., on May 22, 1939. She departed this life on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Iredell…
BY MIKE FUHRMAN After spending a year in jail following her arrest on murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges, Qaweisha Toliver decided to talk to Statesville Police Department investigators…
[caption id="attachment_34496" align="aligncenter" width="624"] Pictured (from left) are Sheriff Darren Campbell, Deputy Atwood and ICSO K9 Rip, and I-SS Superintendent Jeff James.[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News Rip, a 15-month-old…
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: FEBRUARY 3 ♦ A boy, Kane Elijah Joyner, born to Cameron Wanya Miller and…
Special to Iredell Free News The Charles Mack Citizen Center’s recent make-over has earned the facility the “Top New or Renovated Meeting Site Award” by Convention South. The hospitality organization…
Special to Iredell Free News EnergyUnited has selected four high school students to participate in unique leadership opportunities this June. Madeline Hiteshue of Mooresville and Patrick Oglesby of Huntersville will…
Carolyn Hager Byers, 79, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at Gordon Hospice House. Ms. Byers was born April 24, 1942, to the late James E. and Henrietta…
Alisha May Renegar, 72, of Statesville, N.C., died Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Accordius Health Care. Born January 23, 1950, in Iredell County, she was a daughter of the late…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt is launching a new Parent Advisory Commission to elevate the voice of parents in students’…
James Edgar Johnson, 81, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Monday, February 21, 2022, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. James was born January 18, 1941, in Wilkes County, N.C., and was the…
Cheryl Taylor Rogerson, 63, of Olin, N.C., passed away on February 19, 2022, at CMC in Mecklenburg County, N.C. Chickie, as she was so lovingly known as, was born on…
William “Billy” Sylvester Sigmon Jr., 70, of Mount Ulla, N.C., passed away on February 22, 2022. He was born on February 12, 1952, in Salisbury, N.C., to the late William…
Timothy Daniel Cothron Jr., known to most at TJ, Tim, or Timmy, was born on April 23, 2003, to Timothy Daniel Cothron and Stefanie Trista Duck. He was born in…
BY MIKE FUHRMAN The testimony of a key prosecution witness in the murder trial of Jhammar Vernon Bowen was suspended Wednesday after the judge determined that witness was “cognitively impaired.”…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a person of interest in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred near Mooresville over the weekend. On Saturday,…
[caption id="attachment_34431" align="aligncenter" width="400"] ICSO personnel executed a search warrant at 534 Logan Street in Statesville on Friday, February 18.[/caption] FROM STAFF REPORTS A Statesville man face drug and gun…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System, in partnership with the Iredell Physician Network, is pleased to welcome Dr. Nadia Nasser to Family Care Center of Mooresville. [caption id=”attachment_34435″…
[caption id="attachment_34446" align="aligncenter" width="737"] “Love the Bus” Week is celebrated each February and recognizes bus drivers, bus mechanics and others who work in school transportation for their efforts to get…