FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: NOVEMBER 24 ♦ Michael Shane Christy, 36, of Mallard Head Lane, Mooresville, charged with breaking or entering,…
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Special to Iredell Free News The Mooresville Police Department is scheduled for a virtual onsite assessment as part of a program to maintain national accreditation by verifying that the department…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The filing period for candidates for more than 20 elected positions in Iredell County begins at 12 noon on Monday, December 6, and runs through 12 noon…
Kathryn “Pat” Killian Hunter passed away on December 1, 2021. She was born January 25, 1932. Pat and her younger sister, Gail, were born to Kathryn “Kat” Killian and James…
Mary Helen Yost Smith, 90, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Friday, December 3, 2021, at the S. Mitchell Mack Hospice House in Mooresville. She was born on March 8,…
Ronnie Little Fox, 82, of Statesville, N.C., passed away December 2, 2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Ronnie was born in Iredell County on April 28,1939, to…
Deborah Anne Rusczak, 65, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Friday, December 3, 2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born on January 20, 1956, in Elmira, N.Y., she was the daughter…
Paul Buenos Warren, 92, went to his heavenly home on December 2, 2021. He was born February 3, 1929, the son of the late Ed D. Warren and Eva Warren…
Donald Fields Ervin, 78, of Statesville, N.C., died Wednesday, December 1, 2021. He was born in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 1943, to the late Osborn Ervin and Cora Lee…
Gerry Lou Duncan Scott, 86, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021, at Autumn Care of Statesville. Mrs. Scott was born May 21, 1935, in Statesville and was…
[caption id="attachment_31004" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] BLET student and scholarship recipient Whiteny Craven and Iredell County Sheriff Daren Campbell pose for a photo on Mitchell Communtiy College’s historic Statesville campus.[/caption] Special to…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — NCDOT Division 12 Engineer Mark Stafford and NCDOT staff members will host a meeting on Thursday, December 16, in Mooresville to discuss the…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Troutman’s annual Christmas parade returned Saturday after a year’s hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions, and hundreds of people, decked out in their holiday apparel, cheered the…
Raymond Lee Cornett Jr. of Statesville, N.C., passed peacefully in his home on December 1, 2021. He is the son of the late Raymond Sr. and Marcia Norma James Cornett….
Mary Catherine Safriet Hayes, 94, of Statesville, N.C., was welcomed into her heavenly home by her savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, December 1, 2021. She was born on July 18,…
Jeremy Shane Britt, 42, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. He was born on December 19, 1978, in Fort Payne, Ala., to Barry and Veretta McElhaney…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County’s unemployment rate dipped slightly in October from 3.6 to 3.5 percent. According to the N.C. Commerce Department, Iredell has a workforce of 90,637…
Prohibited burning includes fire pits, campfires, burn barrels and other ember-producing fires Special to Iredell Free News Mooresville Fire Marshal Geoff Woolard has joined other local municipalities by issuing a…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Throngs of revelers happily gathered at Troutman Town Hall on Thursday night to officially begin the Christmas season with special musical performances, sweet treats, and special…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Commissioner Gene Houpe has announced his plan to file for re-election for a fourth term on the Iredell County Board of Commissioners on…
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Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — In North Carolina, a 6-year-old can no longer be seen in juvenile court for grabbing a candy bar from a checkout aisle or for…
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Brown Daniels was born in Iredell County, N.C., on August 24, 1939, to the late Ed Brown and Birdie Baitey Brown. She departed this life unexpectedly on…
Charles “Mike” McDaniels, 60, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on November 30, 2021. He was born on June 10, 1961, in Iredell County, N.C., to Betty Campbell McDaniels and the…
Donald Lee Head, 86, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2021, at Accordius Healthcare after a long extended illness. He was born November 19, 1935, in Iredell…
Sandra “Sandy” Maxine Fleming McRacken of Statesville, N.C., passed away on December 1, 2021. She came into this world with a “rather rowdy” arrival in the front bedroom of her…
Phyllis Lambert Lowe, 73, of Olin, N.C., died Monday, November 29, 2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Surry County, N.C., on January 25, 1948, she was a daughter of…
Lee Correll Godbey, 86, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Godbey was born September 2, 1935, in Davie County, N.C., and was…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is now accepting applications through county social services departments for the state’s Low Income Energy…
[caption id="attachment_30775" align="aligncenter" width="500"] ‘Costumed re-enactors representing colonial soldiers and settlers will bring Fort Dobbs to life on December 11.[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News By December of 1756, Fort…
[caption id="attachment_30772" align="aligncenter" width="189"] Susan Tolle talks with parents and other community members during a meeting about suicide prevention on Wednesday evening.[/caption] BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Mooresville Graded School…
BY KARISSA MILLER Dozens of emergency responders were recognized for outstanding service to their community at the 2021 Iredell County EMS Awards Banquet at the Statesville Civic Center on Wednesday…
Victor Lejuan Wilkes, 43, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021, in Statesville. Born in Catawba County, N.C., on September 17, 1978, he was the son of Adeline…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy K. Cohen are encouraging North Carolinians who have not…
Hedwig “Heddy” Agnes Cousoulis, 84, recently of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021, following a brave battle with cancer. She was born on August 22, 1937, in…
James “Grover” Hicks, 62, of Harmony, N.C., passed away on November 29, 2021, at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, N.C. Grover, as he was so lovingly known, was born on…