Fund launched by United Way of Central Carolinas, United Way of Iredell County and the Iredell County Community Foundation has raised more than $350,000 Special to Iredell Free News In…
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Special to Iredell Free News District Attorney Sarah Kirkman and her staff support Child Abuse Prevention Month by wearing blue. “Although we can’t all be together as one office in…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: APRIL 9 ♦ Jacoby Gene Hodge, 34, of Pine Street, Mooresville, charged with two counts of felony probation…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools officials provided these photos of students throughout the district working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Roy Cooper announced this week that…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: APRIL 16 ♦ Jose Isabel Ortega Chavez, 21, of Fayetteville Avenue, Statesville, charged with three counts of…
Kenneth Wayne Hicks Jr., 51, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 23, 2020, due to an accident. He was born on February 19, 1969, in Tampa, Fla.,…
Mr. Dwight Franklin Marlowe, 85, of Harmony, N.C., passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Mr. Marlowe was born May 28, 1934, in…
Julius Cecil Speaks, 67, of Statesville, N.C., died Saturday, April 25, 2020, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Born in Iredell County on July 14, 1952, he was a son of the…
Special to Iredell Free News Drug-Alcohol Coalition of Iredell (DACI), in partnership with the Mooresville ABC Board, is requesting proposals for 2020-2021 funding to support substance use prevention, education,…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – State transportation officials have announced a public-private partnership that will use drones to deliver critical medical supplies and food during the COVID-19 response….
FROM STAFF REPORTS There have been at least 8,623 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in North Carolina and 289 deaths statewide attributed to the novel coronavirus. Saturday’s report from the N.C….
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department reported the following arrests: APRIL 8 ♦ Latoya Shantae Hester, 38, of Mt. Bethel Road, Harmony, charged with first-degree burglary, larceny of a…
Natalie Yvonne Parks Phillips, beloved daughter of the late Elder Charlie Parks Sr. and Beatrice Murdock Parks, was born in Iredell County on June 9, 1949. She entered into eternal…
Ernestine Owens Hoffner, 84, of Cleveland, N.C., passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020, at The Laurels of Salisbury. She was born on May 11, 1935, in Iredell County, N.C.,…
Shirley Ann King Martin, 82, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. She was born on March 27, 1938 in…
Patrick Lee Rowan, 66, of Mount Ulla, N.C., passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020, at his home. He was born on July 2, 1953, in Huntington, W.Va., to the…
Christopher Andrew Pace, 46, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. He was born on November 5, 1973, in Gastonia, N.C., to Linda Martin Pace and the…
Mrs. Doris Walker Lippard passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020, at the age of 84. She is preceded in death by husband, Earl S. Lippard Jr., and survived by…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County health officials reported the county’s fifth COVID-19 related death on Friday afternoon. “The individual had underlying health conditions and died from complications associated with the…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two suspects have been charged with stealing property from James River Equipment following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies. [caption id=”attachment_10315″ align=”alignright”…
Governor also proposes $1.4 billion COVID-19 relief package using federal funds Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Friday that North Carolina K-12 public schools…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools officials announced Friday that high school graduation ceremonies for district high schools will not be held next month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “2020 has…
[caption id="attachment_10305" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Jacob Wingate (on truck) and Sly Imes were busy Friday trying to catch up on the yard waste collection.[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News It’s business…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Responding to continuing challenges caused by the COVID-19 school closure, the State Board of Education has approved measures addressing student grading for the…
Tashonda Jean Ferriell, 38, of Statesville, N.C., went to be with the Lord on April 23, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Tashonda was born in Gaston County to Carson…
Mary “Susan” Ketchie, 73, of Mount Ulla, N.C., passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020, at The Citadel of Mooresville. She was born on September 26, 1946, in Salisbury, N.C.,…
Emma Enid Ybarra Robles, M.D., a resident of Mooresville, N.C., quietly passed away at her home at age 85 on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Originally from Puerto Rico, she completed…
[caption id="attachment_10291" align="aligncenter" width="392"] Evidence seized by the ICSO during a traffic stop on I-77.[/caption] FROM STAFF REPORTS A Tennessee man faces drug-trafficking charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies…
PUA helps independent contractors, self-employed out of work due to COVID-19 Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina independent contractors and self-employed workers out of work because of…
Special to Iredell Free News A Statesville man was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison on Thursday for a firearms offense. U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell…
Goldwyn “Toot” Parker II was a loving son, brother, uncle, friend, nephew, cousin, and foot soldier for Christ. God called him from labor to rest on Tuesday, April 7, 2020….
“Coach” Doyle Mintz, 82, of Statesville, N.C., died Wednesday, April 22, 2020. He was born in Hendersonville, N.C., on April 2, 1938, to the late Frasher Mintz and Bertie McCarson….
FROM STAFF REPORTS Health officials reported the fourth COVID-19 related death in Iredell County on Thursday afternoon as the overall count increased to 98. “The individual had underlying health…
Special to Iredell Free News Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday issued Executive Order No. 135 extending North Carolina’s Stay-At-Home order through May 8. The orders extending closure of restaurants for…
Khalid Dru Sharpe, beloved infant son of Darrius Gaither and Monyette Leatell Sharpe, was born on April 18, 2020, in Winston-Salem, N.C. He passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020,…
Special to Iredell Free News Over the past 36 years, Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County has been known for the quality of care and depth of compassion its…