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Author: Mike Fuhrman

Rotary Club of Greater Statesville awards scholarships to CATS students

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News The Rotary Club of Greater Statesville is proud to announce five local students as recipients of the club’s 2020 CATS Scholarship Program. Recipients from Iredell-Statesville

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Iredell County Health Department partners with StarMed Healthcare to provide free drive-thru COVID-19 testing in Mooresville, Statesville

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Health Department and StarMed Healthcare of Charlotte have partnered to provide additional COVID-19 testing opportunities in Statesville and Mooresville locations every week

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Troutman Council selects Citizen of the Year, Organization of the Year

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Troutman Town Council members selected Danyel Miller as Citizen of the Year and Troutman Baptist Church as Organization of the Year during the council meeting on

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Carol Mardinia King Williams

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Mrs. Carol Mardinia King Williams, beloved daughter of the late Clyde and Helen Gilmore King, was born in Iredell County on December 20, 1943. She departed this life peacefully on

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Justin Scott Ogle

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Justin Scott Ogle, 32, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2020. He was born on September 8, 1987, and lived a life surrounded by love and family.

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Flake Junior Combs Sr.

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Flake Junior Combs Sr., 74, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020, at his residence. Services will be scheduled for a future date. Mr. Combs will be laid

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James Henry Hinton

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

James Henry Hinton, the son of late Charles Hinton and Grace Fairwhite Hinton, lived in Statesville, N.C., and was 77 years old when he passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020

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Kristi Kaye Wishon

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Kristi Kaye Wishon, 53, of Statesville, N.C., passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Friday, June 12, 2020, at her home. She was born December 4, 1966,

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Gloria Norma Welch Blanton

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Gloria Norma Welch Blanton, 94, of Denver, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. She was born on August 24, 1925, in

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Ira Washington Stultz

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Ira Washington Stultz, 88, of Mount Ulla, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at his residence. He was born on February 22, 1932, in Snow Creek, Va., to

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George David Swicegood Sr.

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

George David Swicegood Sr., 83, of Taylorsville, N.C., walked through Heaven’s gates on Thursday, June 11, 2020, at the Salisbury VA after a period of declining health. He was born

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Brian Edgar Martin

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Brian Edgar Martin, 61, of Statesville, N.C., passed away in his sleep from complications of COPD on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. He was born September 10, 1958, in Gila Bend,

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SPD investigating fatal accident on Garner Bagnal Boulevard

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department is investigating a head-on collision that claimed a woman’s life on Thursday evening. According to an SPD news release, Sharon Hunter was operating

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COVID-19 Update: 169 people now isolating at home in Iredell as number of confirmed cases hits 409

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

FROM STAFF REPORTS There are now 409 laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Iredell County. Local health officials have reported 40 new cases since Wednesday, including 27 new cases on

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Sprinkler system limits fire damage at WestRock facility in Mooresville

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News An early morning fire at the WestRock facility in Mooresville was controlled by the fire sprinkler system, limiting damage to a single piece of production

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Hester joins Davis Medical Group primary care practice

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News Family Nurse Practitioner Rachel Hester has joined the family medicine practice of Dr. Samuel Inkumsah. She is now accepting new patients at Davis Medical Group

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Statesville Planning Department conducting housing inventory

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News By the end of the summer, the City of Statesville will have its first ever housing inventory completed. This record of nearly 10,000 houses will

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Local health officials working with I-SS to prevent further spread of COVID-19 at North Iredell High School

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Health Department is working closely with Iredell-Statesville School administration to monitor the situation at North Iredell High School after a cluster of

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Iredell Health System establishes safety measures for cardiopulmonary rehab, elective surgeries

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News As the state continues to reopen, Iredell Health System’s Cardiopulmonary Rehab and Surgical Services departments have recently implemented specific safety measures to ensure the health

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Mitchell’s Huskins Library awarded $50,000 state grant

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

  Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College’s Huskins Library was recently awarded a $50,000 Library and Services Technology Act (LSTA) grant titled “Make It at Mitchell” from the

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Gov. Cooper establishes task force to address racial inequity in N.C. criminal justice system

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has signed Executive Order No. 145, forming the North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice. The task

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State Board of Education approves operational strategies to help public schools reopen for 2020-21

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The State Board of Education approved the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s Lighting Our Way Forward: North Carolina’s Guidebook for Reopening Public Schools

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James “Jimmy” Arthur Wilson

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

James “Jimmy” Arthur Wilson, 61, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on June 9, 2020. He was born on March 30, 1959 in Statesville, N.C., to the late Johnny and Jackie

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Joseph “Joe” Douglas Mayes

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Joseph “Joe” Douglas Mayes, 78, formerly of Glenridge Road, Charlotte, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. He was born on October 16, 1941 in Westmoreland, Tenn., son of the

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Sherry Ann Eccles Heaggans

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Mrs. Sherry Ann Eccles Heaggans, 59, was born in Iredell County on December 28, 1960. She was the daughter of the late James and Wilbur Hayden and her birth parents

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John Anthony Collet

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

John Anthony Collet, 87, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at Gordon Hospice House. Born August 27, 1932 in Detroit, Mich., he was the son of the

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Roy Doyle Nease

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Roy Doyle Nease, 89, of Mooresville, N.C., passed from this earth on June 9, 2020. He is survived by his wife of almost 70 years, Patricia Ann Roberts Nease; two

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Richard Dale Rogers

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Richard Dale Rogers, 76, of Troutman, N.C., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at the Gordon Hospice House following a brief illness. Dale was born August 25, 1943,

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Walter Lee St. John Jr.

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Walter Lee St. John Jr., 51, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on June 8, 2020, at Gordon Hospice House surrounded by his family. He was born March 13, 1969, in

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Susan Dorton Childers

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Susan Dorton Childers, 53, of Cleveland, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 7, 2020, at her residence along side her loving husband, Marty Franklin Childers. She was born on

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Marty Franklin Childers

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Marty Franklin Childers, 53, of Cleveland, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 7, 2020, at his residence. He was born on January 3, 1967, in Iredell County, to the

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Richard Henry “Hendog” Atkins

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Richard Henry “Hendog” Atkins, 57, of Statesville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at his home. Henry was born March 18, 1963, in Yadkinville, N.C., and was

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North Iredell High campus closed temporarily due to COVID-19 outbreak

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Voluntary workouts for NIHS athletics teams will be held off campus, starting June 15 Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools confirmed on Wednesday, June 10, that four North Iredell

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Dillon Mathew Fail

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Dillon Mathew Fail, 18, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 8, 2020. Dillon is the son of Mathew and Susan Fail. He was preceded in death by

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Advocacy group sends invalid absentee ballot request forms to 80,000 voters in N.C.

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – The State Board of Elections has learned that a voter advocacy group mailed about 80,000 absentee ballot request forms to North Carolina residents

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DPS secretary directs state law enforcement, community corrections agencies to review use-of-force policies

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Mike Fuhrman

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — As many across the nation and in North Carolina express horror at the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis

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