BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Friends of Lake Norman State Park recently held its annual meeting, which was delayed from April, to elect officers and board members, reflect on the
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JoAnn Alderfer Holland, 85, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020. Born January 20, 1935 in Iredell County, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Hattie
Ms. Ozell Strickland, beloved daughter of the late Caper and Maggie Tuck Strickland, was born in Rowan County, N.C., on May 28, 1940, and raised by her late grandmother, Lorine
BY JEFF JAMES September is designated as Suicide Prevention Month. I think all of us can agree that one suicide is one too many. Suicide is the second-leading cause of
Special to Iredell Free News EnergyUnited is encouraging all members to submit nominations for Touchstone Energy’s 2020 #WhoPowersYou Contest. The contest highlights the joint efforts of EnergyUnited and Touchstone Energy’s
Special to Iredell Free News Caroline Goodson, a speech-language pathologist with Iredell Health System’s Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, recently became certified in the individual speech therapy program that helps Parkinson’s disease
Special to Iredell Free News The Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve a new learning plan for students when the second quarter of
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a COVID-19 Exposure Notification app called “SlowCOVIDNC.” The app will help North Carolinians
Virginia Riddle Pierce, 88, passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her family, on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. She was born in the mountains of North Carolina (Burnsville) on
Keith Aderhold went home to be with our Lord on September 20, 2020, in Huntersville, N.C., following his brief but courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools Assistant Superintendent Richard Armstrong was honored on Wednesday for his contributions to middle and high school sports by the North Carolina High School Athletic
FROM STAFF REPORTS One woman was fatally injured and a second hurt when they were struck by a pickup truck while standing outside the DMV Office in Statesville on Wednesday
Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among children Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — In recognition of Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week, September 20-26, Insurance Commissioner Mike
FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville police have apprehended a Charlotte man wanted on murder charges. Officers responded to the 300 block of Talbert Road about 1:14 a.m. on September 19 in
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell announced Tuesday that Gina Cranford has been promoted to lieutenant and will now supervise the ICSO’s School Resource Officer Division.
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Some North Carolina small businesses that have experienced extraordinary disruption to their operations due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic may benefit from
BY STACIE LETT CAIN The Statesville City Council began discussions Monday night on a feasibility study about the possibility of converting the Jane Sowers Road/ Interstate 77 overpass into an
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell and the Retirement Systems Division (RSD) announced Tuesday that almost $1 million has been sent to survivors of
Carole Elaine Gould Fairman, 81, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Monday, September 21, 2020, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Carole was born May 2, 1939 in Jackson, Mich., and was the
Thomas Alison Fanjoy, 89, of Statesville, N.C., died September 21, 2020, at home surrounded by family. Tom fought a long, difficult battle with dementia, but he did it true to
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two more people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died in Iredell County. The Iredell County Health Department reported the county’s 36th and 37th deaths attributed to
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is investigating a sinkhole collapse and release of sediment containing coal ash adjacent to Highway 150
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper today announced the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund has awarded nearly $5 million in grants to fund 16 local
Special to Iredell Free News Heather White, the diabetes program manager of Iredell Health System’s Wellness and Diabetes Center in Troutman, has achieved Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES)
Legacy of giving back to Rainbow Kidz honored Special to Iredell Free News In his 16 years of life, Timmy Belcher created many legacies. Family, friendship, faith … all of
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools will hold a public sale of surplus inventory throughout the month of October at the Facilities & Planning Warehouse at 350 Old Murdock
June Elaine Waddell Rogers, 98, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020, at her home. Mrs. Rogers was born November 26, 1921, in Girad, Ohio, and was
Norman Eugene Morrison, son of the late Robert and Catherine Morrison, was born in Iredell County, N.C., on July 18, 1940. He entered eternal rest on Saturday, September 19, 2020,
Loree Daye Keller Benge, 56, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020, at her home. She was born on Tuesday, September 24, 1963, in Caldwell County. She
Velma Lorene Snead Sherrill, 80, of Statesville, N.C., passed away September 19, 2020, at Gordon Hospice House. She was born August 9, 1940 in Iredell County, N.C., the daughter of
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Museums has received a $10,000 NC CARES: Humanities Relief Grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council. This emergency grant funding was provided to North
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August was 6.5 percent, decreasing 2.0 percentage points from July’s revised rate. The national rate decreased
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department is investigating the following crime reports: SEPTEMBER 1 ♦ An individual reported an assault and robbery in the 700 block of West Pine
FROM STAFF REPORTS Three suspects face drug charges following an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office investigation into information of illegal drug activity in the area of Bell Farm Road. The ICSO
Special to Iredell Free News What may have seemed like science fiction — surgery without an incision — is now a reality that is giving back patients suffering from chronic
Earl Theodore “Ted” Beam Jr., a proud descendant of the Banneker family of Ellicott City, Md., whose best known member was Benjamin Banneker, passed from this life on Saturday, September