FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: MARCH 9 ♦ David Ray Morgan, 49, of Log Cabin Drive, Statesville, charged with possession with intent
Author: Mike Fuhrman
Special to Iredell Free News March 14-20 is National Patient Safety Awareness Week, a national education campaign for promoting patient safety practices. Iredell Health System strives to make quality
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has launched statewide open enrollment for N.C. Medicaid Managed Care. Beneficiaries can enroll online ,
Ruby Eloise Waugh Shoemaker, 99, of Statesville, N.C., died Sunday, March 14, 2021, at Universal Healthcare of Concord, N.C. Ruby was born in Statesville on February 2, 1922, to the
Fay Nell Archie Ratledge, 94, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, March 14, 2021, at Summit Place of Mooresville. One of nine children, Fay Nell was born on August
Lynda Susan Meadows, 49, passed in peace on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. Susan was born on September 9, 1971, in Warner Robins, Ga.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department reported the following arrests: FEBRUARY 12 ♦ Miranda Stevens, 36, of Salisbury charged with removing or destroying a security device. FEBRUARY 17 ♦
BY KARISSA MILLER Hundreds of students participate in the Iredell-Statesville Schools elementary, middle and high school science fair each year. Winning projects from the I-SS science fair advanced to the
These positions are subject to pre-employment screenings. Iredell County does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, political affiliation, genetic information, or handicapping
To the Editor: The Iredell Clergy For Healing and Justice, an interfaith and interracial organization of local faith leaders, wishes to express our support for the vote of the Iredell
Special to Iredell Free News Partners Health Management (Partners) wants citizens to share their thoughts about behavioral health, intellectual/developmental disability (I/DD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) services offered in Burke,
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has updated its visitation guidance for long-term care facilities to allow for in-person, indoor or
Jackie Scott Atwell, 69, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Friday, March 12, 2021, after a brief non-Covid respiratory illness and a long battle with dementia. She was born in Mecklenburg
BY MIKE FUHRMAN The Statesville City Council will consider a request by Martin Marietta Inc. to expand its 278-acre mining operation during Monday’s council meeting. The company is planning to
James “Jim” Richard Bell, 86, of Taylorsville, N.C., passed away at his home on Thursday, March 11, 2021. He was born Thursday, December 27, 1934, in Cleveland County to the
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina Food and Nutrition Services participants can purchase groceries online using their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards at an additional authorized online EBT retailer,
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — When schools across North Carolina sent children home a year ago Sunday due to COVID-19, educators were uncertain what lay ahead. They had
BY KARISSA MILLER Gary Sherrill has helped influence the lives of thousands of students through continuous teaching, coaching and driver’s education instruction to Iredell-Statesville Schools students. Sherrill, who worked his
Special to Iredell Free News Beginning Monday, March 15, Piedmont HealthCare’s Urgent Care Center in Statesville and Express Care in Mooresville will be open extended hours. The following information is
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools and National Amateur Sports have announced an enhanced renewal of a three-year partnership with Randy Marion Automotive Group as a lead partner for
Kimberly Michelle Parks, 48, of 506 Grove Road, Statesville, N.C., passed away at Catawba Valley Hospice House on Saturday, March 6, 2021, following a brief illness. She was born in
Deborah Jean Noel, 53, of Harmony, N.C., passed away peacefully at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C., on March 11, 2021. Debbie was born February 10, 1968, in Tazewell,
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — With daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 14, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is reminding everyone to change the batteries in your household
Special to Iredell Free News On March 14, 2020, the United Way of Iredell County partnered with the Foundation for the Carolinas and the United Way of Central Carolinas to
Mrs. Mary Julia Thompson Nantz, 98, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Autumn Care of Statesville. Mary Julia was born January 15, 1923, to the late
Bruce Tomlin, legally named Harry but known by most as “Possum,” passed away on March 7, 2021. To his surprise more than any other, he made it 69 years on
EDITOR’S NOTE: In honor of National Colorectal Awareness Month in March, Piedmont HealthCare is proud to recognize the four PHC gastroenterologists who have made Iredell County home. Throughout the month PHC
BY KARISSA MILLER With 86 luminaries lining the walkway to the front entrance of Iredell Memorial Hospital, Iredell staff, doctors and nurses gathered Thursday outside to honor survivors and remember
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen announced Thursday that people in Group 4 who have
Special to Iredell Free News Starting Saturday, the N.C. Department of Transportation will close a city road in Statesville for one year as part of the Interstate 40 and Interstate
Kathy Arey Mayer, 71, of Salisbury, N.C., died Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Brookdale Assisted Living in Salisbury. She was born in Iredell County on November 28, 1949, to the
David Bruce Buckner died peacefully with his wife by his side at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C., on March 10, 2021, at the age of 60. David is survived
Keysha Gale Hobbs, 39, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. She was born on December 7, 1981, in Statesville, N,C., to Gale Jones Eggert and the
Special to Iredell Free News During a virtual North Carolina Main Street Conference on Thursday, Downtown Statesville Development Corporation recognized Cindy Sutton as DSDC’s 2020 Main Street Champion. Sutton, who
FROM STAFF REPORTS A woman has been charged with abducting her children following an investigation by the Iredell County after she was apprehended in Georgia. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two New York men, including one who recently completed a 20-year prison sentence on drug charges, face cocaine trafficking charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies seized