Statewide Tornado Drill scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 10 Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has declared March 7-13 Severe Weather Preparedness Week and urges
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FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: FEBRUARY 26 ♦ Tammy Charlene Kiser Lockamy, 49, of Porter Road, Statesville, charged with possession of methamphetamine
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services today updated the COVID-19 County Alert System, which shows six red counties — a decrease from
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The recent Troutman Town Council retreat covered a wide range of topics as officials looked to plan for future infrastructure and equipment needs as well as
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office introduced the agency’s three newest road patrol deputies ths week: Donald Austin Joyce, Gracyn Elizabeth Wyatt and Philip Henshaw. Deputy
Special to Iredell Free News Heather Oland has been promoted to general manager of the Home Instead serving Iredell and Alexander counties. Oland has been an employee of the business
Jimmy Samuel Feimster, 88, of Harmony, N.C., passed away Thursday evening, March 4, 2021, at his residence. Born in Iredell County on January 23, 1933, he was the son of the
Mr. Charlie Wendell Grinton, 62, 190 Redmon Road, Harmony, N.C., went to be with the Lord at Iredell Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. He was born in Yadkin
Mr. Milton Lee Mayfiled, son of the late Jesse and Sadie Bell Mayfield, was born in Iredell County, N.C., on September 15, 1938. He departed this life on March 4,
FROM STAFF REPORTS The local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans opposes a plan by the Iredell County Board of Commissioners to relocate the Confederate memorial on the grounds
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools Superintendent Jeff James thumbed through a copy of a Dr. Seuss classic while surrounded by nearly 20 second-graders in Toni Gentle’s classroom. “Green Eggs and
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — President Biden and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have approved Gov. Roy Cooper’s request for a major federal disaster declaration to help communities recover
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services will be expanding access to rapid testing in K-12 public schools to protect students, teachers
Special to Iredell Free News In keeping with the highest levels of training and professionalism at the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Darren Campbell recently presented four detectives and one
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell County staff members will not be requried to enforce the governor’s face masking mandate for youth sports following a unanimous vote by county commissioners earlier this
Martha Lorraine Johnson Kale, age 80, of Taylorsville, N.C., passed away peacefully on March 4, 2021. She was born March 4, 1941, in Iredell County, N.C., the daughter of the
On March 2, 2021, Clarence Leon Beckham passed away peacefully at his home in Dayton, Ohio. Leon was born on January 12, 1937, in Iredell County and attended Central High
William “Bill” Doane Barger Sr., husband, dad, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend, mentor, and “Pops” to his grandkids, passed in peace on February 28, 2021. He is survived by his best
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The long-awaited baseball/softball fields at ESC Park are coming online this week if weather permits the finishing touches to be completed, according Troutman Parks and Recreation
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — New COVID-19 cases in North Carolina long-term care facilities have declined rapidly in the last several weeks. Case rates are down over 15-fold
Wilford Victor “Vic” West III passed away quietly and peacefully at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C., on Monday, March 1, 2021. He was born March 2, 1939, in Greenville,
BY KARISSA MILLER When Jeff James began working as superintendent of Iredell-Statesville Schools on July 1, he provided the Board of Education and the community with a plan for the
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two men face drug trafficking charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies seized more than $60,000 worth of cocaine following a vehicle stop on Interstate 77. Sheriff
Special to Iredell Free News The Town of Mooresville’s Beautification Committee recently awarded TriStone Group Inc. with a Beautification Award for their property located at 604 East Iredell Avenue. The
Special to Iredell Free News The deadline to apply for a chance to represent EnergyUnited on the 2021 Electric Cooperative Virtual Youth Tour is March 15, 2021. Applications for this
v Special to Iredell Free News The City of Statesville and Iredell Arts Council are collaborating on an all-inclusive class taught by local artist Chrystal Ingersoll. The painting class will
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
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Mooresville man faces multiple felony charges, including statutory rape, following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest of
LaVern Lester Schulte, 82, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away Monday, March 1, 2021, at Levine & Dickson Hospice House. Born in Harbor Beach, Mich., he was the son of the
June Smith Brown, 77, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. She was born on July 20, 1943, in Rowan County,
On February 28, 2021, Jamie Scott Buchbinder passed away suddenly at the age of 37. Jamie was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and raised in Dix Hills, N.Y. Jamie attended Florida
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools officials are making plans for hundreds of district employees to receive their second COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, March 24. In anticipation that a
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell County commissioners voted Tuesday to relocate the Confederate memorial in front of the Iredell County Government Center to a public cemetery in the City of Statesville.
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy K. Cohen announced Tuesday that additional frontline essential workers