John Carroll Patterson, 88, of Mooresville, N.C., and formerly of Fort Valley Ga., peacefully died November 9, 2021, at Northlake House with his loving wife Ellen and brother Earl at…
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Mr. Allen Franklin Morrison, 73 of Statesville, N.C., departed this life on Sunday, December 5, 2021. He was born in Iredell County on December 16, 1947, and was the birth…
Adrian Redman, 51, passed away on Saturday, November 27,2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, N.C.. He was born in Iredell County on December 13, 1969, and was the son…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County Fire Marshal David Souther has lifted the local burning ban that has been in place since November 30. “The rain forecasted for the next few…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Longtime resident Bert Connolly is officially a candidate for Iredell County commissioner after filing paperwork with the county elections offfice on Tuesday. [caption id="attachment_31211" align="alignright" width="175"] Bert…
BY JOHN A. FRALEY Throughout my career in the private sector as well as during my service as a member of the N.C. House of Representatives, I have witnessed firsthand…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Three suspects face multiple felony drug charges following a four-month investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Investigation Unit. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrests of…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Renee Holland is confident that the experience she has gained in the public and private sectors during the past 25 years will serve the citizens of Iredell…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Nearly two dozens candidates for local and state offices in Iredell County have thrown their hats into the ring for the March 2022 primary elections during the…
Quentin Lee Campbell, 81, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Monday, December 6, 2021, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville after a long courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was…
Donald Conrad Perry, 89, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at his home. Mr. Perry was born May 13, 1932, in Alleghany County, N.C., and was…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A southern Iredell County resident is free on an unsecured bond after he was arrested and charged with multiple charges related to child pornography. [caption id=”attachment_31174″ align=”alignright”…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Troutman Police Department is investigating several motor vehicle break-ins that occurred at South Iredell High School on Saturday, December 4. Three suspects entered the vehicles by…
Mr. Darris Anthony Knox, 42, of Statesville, N.C., departed this life on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. He was born in Iredell County on April,14, 1979, and was the son of…
Special to Iredell Free News A special session of Iredell County Criminal Superior Court was held during the week of November 29. The Office of District Attorney Sarah Kirkman announced…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System is pleased to welcome Gary Butler as the new surgical services director. [caption id="attachment_31162" align="alignright" width="176"] Gary Butler[/caption] Butler has more than…
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education got its first look at two proposed calendars for the 2022-2023 school year on Monday. During the Committee of the Whole…
[caption id="attachment_31156" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Mayor Costi Kutteh (left) shakes hands with Don Cline after presenting a proclamation to Cline and Bill Meadows (right) during Monday night’s Statesville City Council meeting.[/caption]…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville City Council on Monday approved a “premium pay program” for full- and part-time employees in recognition of their hard work and service to the community…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Town Commission on Monday awarded a $7.9 million contract to J.D. Goodrum Co. of Cornelius for the construction of phase II of Liberty Park. Commissioners…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com With a final vote expected at Thursday night’s Troutman Town Council meeting, Matt Prince of TPA Group and Austin Watts of Kimley-Horn participated in a forum…
[caption id="attachment_31141" align="aligncenter" width="724"] Pictured (from left) are NIHS students Mackenzie Puckett, Hayley King, Alleigh Johnson, Abby Martin, Codi Barker, Natalie Tucker, Andrew Ladd, and Dalton Jordan.[/caption] Special to Iredell…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Clerk of Superior Court Jim Mixson announced Monday that he running for another four-year term in 2022. He filed for re-election at the…
Margie McCune Overcash, 92, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021. She was born on April 1, 1929, in Lincolnton, N.C., to the late Frank and Daisy…
Dr. Robert Pressley Brawley, 68, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, December 4, 2021. He was born on August 13, 1953, to Bobby and…
Larry Dean Upright, 61, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2021. He was born on November 25, 1960, in Mooresville to the late Frank and Martha Greenhill…
James “Jim” Woodrow Dotson, 62, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2021. He was born in Lima, Ohio, to the late Claudeane Ceclia Wollet and Woodrow “Woody”…
Michael Dwayne Ward Sr., 59, of Statesville N.C., passed away December 4,2021, at his home after an extended illness. He was born in Iredell County on May 31,1962, to the…
Mr. Dennis Russell Clary, 75, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Clary was born on April 30, 1946, in Princeton, Maine, to…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com About 150 festively dressed runners, walkers, and canine companions wound through the streets of Troutman on Sunday afternoon in the final event of the weekend of…
Mr. Dennis Kale Turner, 59, of 914 Absher Road, Statesville, N.C., was born in Iredell County on March 15, 1962, and was the son of the late Clarence Burton Chambers…
Margaret Hearn Helms, 80, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, December 4, 2021. She was born on May 3, 1941 in Mecklenburg County, N.C.,…
DCC (SW) James E. Gandy, 74, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on December 3, 2021. James is the son of the late Charles Gandy and Catherine Baca. He is survived…
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education members will discuss a draft resolution Monday designed to “ensure dignity and nondiscrimination in schools.” The Committee of the Whole meeting, which…
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Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Imaging at Mooresville has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, and mammography from the American College of Radiology…