FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education voted unanimously on Monday to grant the superintendent emergency powers to help manage the district’s response to the COVID-19…
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Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Health Department was made aware of two presumptive positive cases of novel coronavirus in Iredell County on Monday, increasing the county’s current…
Special to Iredell Free News Davis Medical Group is now offering an easy-to-use screening option specific to COVID-19. Individuals with concerns or mild to moderate symptoms specific to COVID-19 can…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Solid Waste is taking steps to reduce the potential for spread of the COVID-19 virus by making operational changes. The intent of these…
[caption id="attachment_9148" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Shadrach Martin, a former U.S. Marine who teaches at Statesville High School, founded A Few Good Men, a leadership club based on the Marine Corps principles…
Michelle Leigh Lloyd, 45, of Hiddenite, N.C., passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020, at Frye Regional Medical Center. She was born Thursday, November 7, 1974, in Buchanan County, Va., the…
Tonya Lanee Allen, 47, of Hiddenite, N.C., passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020, at her residence. She was born Saturday, July 15, 1972, in Iredell County, the daughter of the…
Deborah Stikeleather Lasher, 56 of Catawba, N.C., went home to be with the Lord Saturday, March 21, 2020. She was born October 16, 1963, to the late William and Geraldine…
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Health Department received notification from the N.C. Department of Health & Human Services on Sunday that there are now six presumptive positive…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has waived restrictions to increase access to caregivers to provide flexible child care and elder care during the coronavirus emergency….
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: MARCH 12 ♦ Tawana Delores Williams, 48, of Elm Cove Lane, Charlotte, charged with larceny by employee….
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announces the following births: MARCH 1 ♦ A boy, Waylon Douglas English, born to Doug English and Chelsey Hott…
Special to Iredell Free News WINSTON-SALEM — The YMCA of Northwest North Carolina will transition five branches into emergency childcare sites and work with community partners for food distribution in…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A third person in Iredell County has been diagnosed with a presumptive case of novel coronavirus. Public health officials were notified late Saturday afternoon of the positive…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Piedmont HealthCare’s COVID-19 screening center at Western Avenue Baptist Church in Statesville will resume operations on Monday morning. The screening operation, and a second site at the…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Town of Troutman officials are taking numerous steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The town issued a public notice signed by Mayor Teross Young Jr. outlining…
David Deselem, 71, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2020, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. He was born on August 20, 1948 in Springfield, Ohio, to…
BY KARISSA MILLER Forty-five percent of the students in Iredell County live in “food insecure” homes with limited or uncertain access to adequate food, according to Iredell-Statesville Schools Nutrition Director…
Special to Iredell Free News The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) has opened the public comment period on an air quality conformity determination and amendments to the 2045 Metropolitan…
Special to Iredell Free News [caption id="attachment_4836" align="alignright" width="123"] Rep. Jeff McNeely[/caption] As concerns begin to rise regarding employment disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak, N.C. Rep. Jeffrey McNeely is offering…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department reported the following arrests: MARCH 1 ♦ Latecha Rochelle Bush, 45, of Haynesville, charged with obtaining property by false pretenses and access government…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Statesville man faces drug and weapons charges following an undercover investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. [caption id="attachment_9087" align="alignright" width="147"] Christopher Smith[/caption] Christopher Dwayne Smith,…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Worried about how the COVID-19 outbreak was affecting the local community, attorney Ashley Cannon decided to take action to help those who are homeless and those…
BY JOHN GREEN, STEPHEN MIDKIFF, JOSH SNOW & JEFFREY SMITH As the CEOs of Iredell County’s health systems, we want to thank all healthcare professionals who are working nonstop on…
Special to Iredell Free News WINSTON-SALEM – March 20, 2020 – In order to help protect patients, family members and health care workers from the spread of COVID-19, no visitors…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville officials have decided to close Town Hall and the Public Services Operation Center to the public in response to the state’s first reported case of community…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Revenue (NCDOR) announced Friday that the department will extend the April 15 tax filing deadline to July 15 for…
BY DEBBIE PAGE Troutman town officials are seeking nominations for the 2020 Citizen of the Year and Organization of the Year recognitions. The deadline for nominations is March 31. CITIZEN…
Mrs. Ann Pleasant Caldwell Cowan, 84, of Troutman, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. A celebration of Life will be held…
Ms. Brittany Yamis Stevenson, beloved daughter of Deanna Lynn Stevenson Bryant and Donald Chambers, was born in Iredell County on March 31, 1994. She peacefully entered into eternal rest on…
Lois Fulbright Waugh, 92, of Statesville, N.C., died Thursday, March 19, 2020, at The Gardens. She was born in Iredell County om July 4, 1927, to the late Walter and…
Robert Lee Morrison Jr., 81, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020, at his residence. He was born on February 27, 1939, in Mooresville to the late…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System and Piedmont HealthCare officials have decided they will cease elective surgeries and procedures that are not time sensitive at Iredell Memorial Hospital…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools officials are preparing to close all of the district’s campuses to everyone except for essential staff members to prevent the spread of COVID-19….
Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College administration continues to work with local and state health officials to monitor the COVID-19 situation. Starting Monday, March 23, most Mitchell classes…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools has opened emergency K-5 childcare sites in an effort to provide childcare for the children of individuals in Iredell County who are considered…