BY STACIE LETT CAIN The Statesville City Council on Monday decided to revisit a pair of controversial decisions and again voted to change course on a matter that it –…
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Tracy Lee Gamble, 40, of Supply, N.C., formerly of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020. She was born on August 4, 1979, in Georgetown County, S.C., to…
Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Cosmetic Arts students recently competed and placed in a Skills USA North Carolina Regional Rally. Mitchell manicuring technology students placed in the following: Nail…
Paul Warren Payton, 74, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Monday, March 2, 2020, at his residence. He was born on January 31, 1946, in Akron, Ohio, to the late…
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce officials Shannon Viera and Valerie Chambers were on hand to welcome new member Drug-Alcohol Coalition of Iredell at a ribbon cutting…
Special to Iredell Free News [caption id="attachment_8447" align="alignright" width="188"] Danny Wilson[/caption] Mooresville Town Manager Randy Hemann has announced the selection of Danny Wilson as the new planning & community development…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools on Tuesday released the schedule for spring graduation ceremonies for all district high schools and early colleges. The ceremonies begin on May 15 at the…
[caption id="attachment_8430" align="aligncenter" width="514"] N.C. Sen Vickie Sawyer discusses her work in Raleigh while County Commissioner Gene Houpe looks on during Monday’s MGSD Legislative Breakfast.[/caption] BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Mooresville…
[caption id="attachment_8423" align="aligncenter" width="637"] Pictured (from left) are I-SS board chairman Martin Page, board members Bill Howell and Charles Kelly, Lake Norman Elementary School Principal Nichole Tilley, board member Todd…
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Board of Commissioners will consider endorsing the North-South Parkways sub-area study during Tuesday’s meeting. Commissioners will meet at 5 p.m. for their pre-agenda briefing…
To the Editor: I am writing today as a parent of two children in Iredell-Statesville Schools, as the chairperson of the Iredell County Education Facilities Task Force, and a supporter…
Mrs. Margaret Desolee Waugh Lindsey, 93, of Statesville, N.C., died Sunday, March 1, 2020, at the Gordon Hospice House. Desolee was born in Statesville on June 27, 1926, to the…
Robin Eugene Loper, 59, died Sunday, March 1, 2020, at the Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House in Salisbury, N.C. He was born in Virginia to Peggy Joanne Thomas Loper and…
James O. White, 87, of Union Grove, N.C., passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. Mr. White was born August 18, 1932,…
Kelly Marie Hartline, 37, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. She was born on December 12, 1982, in Mooresville to…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Mooresville man faces four felony charges related to child pornography following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. On January 14, the ICSO Special Victims…
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Health Department is working under the guidance of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health (NC…
Special to Iredell Free News Significant damage was averted on Sunday when a grease fire ignited in the kitchen of Hilton Garden Inn in Mooresville. Although the hood suppression system…
To the Editor: Here we go again! Another School Bond vote. So why are we here when we voted six years ago? Those projects are almost all completed from the…
[caption id="attachment_8388" align="aligncenter" width="581"] Gary and Patti West have been serving the area’s homeless population for more than 30 years.[/caption] BY DEBBIE PAGE drpage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Patti and Gary West arrived in…
By KARISSA MILLER [caption id="attachment_8384" align="alignright" width="174"] Melanie Taylor[/caption] During her nearly 29-year career in public education, Melanie Taylor has made an impact children throughout the county. On Sunday, the…
[caption id="attachment_8365" align="aligncenter" width="360"] Iredell-Statesville Schools bus drivers were honored Tuesday night by school administrators. School board members were also in attendance to thank them for their work. Photos by…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: FEBRUARY 21 ♦ Sheena Lynnette Smith, 38, of Hodgemill Road, Dobson, charged with obtaining property by false pretenses….
Betty Frances Robinson Lowder, 88, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Summit Place. Born August 21, 1931, in Mecklenburg County, she was the daughter of…
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Public Library announces the following programs and events: Statesville Library Kids – For more information, call (704) 878-3090 x3097. Homework Help Tuesdays…
Results Tuesday, February 18 ♦ Game 1: Attack Pack defeated The Volley Misfits 25-12, 25-7 ♦ Game 2: Backyard All-Stars defeated Team Ibuprofen 25-22, 25-22 ♦ Game 3: Spring Chicks…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department reported the following arrests: FEBRUARY 16 ♦ Tammie Terrell Heller, 34, of Woodlawn Drive, Statesville, charged with assault on a law enforcement officer,…
Iredell County Commissioners, Iredell-Statesville school board members and members of Our Schools First received a tour of the newly constructed Third Creek Middle School on Friday morning. The school is…
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Larry Lee Bolinger, 84, of Statesville, N.C., passed away at his home surrounded by family, following a period of declining health. He was born July 19, 1935 in Pulaski County,…
Jacqueline Fleming, 90, of Raleigh, N.C., passed away on February 27, 2020. She is survived by her children, Elizabeth “Libby” Scott Fleming, David Scott (Peggy) Fleming Jr., Suzanne (Matt) Schultes…
To the Editor: Primary election day will be here on Tuesday, March 3, and I would like to urge you to vote for my friend and legislative colleague, Craig Horn,…
Special to Iredell Free News WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC-13) announced Thursday that a $4.4 million U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Consolidated…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Eric Boyette was sworn in on Friday as Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Tracy Doaks took the oath as Secretary of…
BY JAMES MALLORY Iredell County citizens have an opportunity on Tuesday, March 3, to posture us for continued strong economic development by attracting new and expanding current businesses. Being in…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools reported on Friday that a data breach has affected participants in its flexible spending account plan. To administer those plans, the school district…