FROM STAFF REPORTS A Davidson man faces a felony charge in connection with the maltreatment of his wife. [caption id="attachment_67572" align="alignright" width="151"] Grover Meetze III[/caption] Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell…
Author: Mike Fuhrman
Special to Iredell Free News Statesville has been selected as the third overnight stop for the 2024 Cycle North Carolina Mountains to Coast Ride. This annual cycling event is set…
Special to Iredell Free News The Town of Mooresville had a discharge of untreated wastewater of an estimated 10,500 gallons at Northside Pump Station, located 130 Rockhopper Lane, due to…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System has announce the hiring of Eric Sullivan as the director of Environmental Services. [caption id="attachment_67560" align="alignright" width="175"] Eric Sullivan[/caption] Sullivan received his…
Special to Iredell Free News Local businessman Brad Howard has announced his candidacy for a Iredell County commissioner. [caption id="attachment_67557" align="alignright" width="175"] Brad Howard[/caption] “I’m running for county commissioner because…
BY DEBBIE PAGE & MIKE FUHRMAN A young woman who claims she was raped six years ago by another student on the campus of Mooresville High School took the witness…
Mr. Gordon McKay Dalton, also known as “Mack” and “Shorty,” was born in Iredell County, N.C., on October 12, 1935, to the late Clarence and Estie Mae Holmes Dalton. He…
Bhogilal Dahyabhai Patel, 73, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. He was born on May 30, 1950, in India to the late Dahyabhai Govindbhai Patel and…
Jesus loves you! God is good; God is faithful; and God loves you beyond what you can imagine. If you had the privilege of knowing Vera Ann Humphrey, loving Vera,…
Margaret Diane Lytton, 76, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2024. Margaret was born in Iredell County on March 10, 1947, to the late Daniel Hedrick and Ethel Mae Mitchell Hedrick….
Sandy Moose, 57, of Statesville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at her home. She was born January 17, 1966, to the late Dwight J. Moore and…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A couple faces more than a dozen felony charges in connections with a string of storage unit break-ins in southern Iredell County. [caption id="attachment_67520" align="alignright" width="150"] Robert…
BY DEBBIE PAGE The Troutman Town Council on Monday asked staff for an update on the Mad Monkey Garage building, where the tenant had a mural painted without the building…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools announced Wednesday that Sean Fitzgerald has been hired as the new head football coach at West Iredell High School. [caption id="attachment_67512" align="alignright" width="176"]…
Special to Iredell Free News The Town of Mooresville had a discharge of an estimated 10,800 gallons of untreated wastewater at Reed Creek Pump Station, located at 253 Golf Course…
[caption id="attachment_67490" align="aligncenter" width="576"] Pictured (from left) are Cool Springs VFD award winners Captain Brandon Shives, FF John Fletcher, FF Jen Gada, FF Brittany Loftin and FF Ryan Franklin.[/caption] BY…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Sheriffs’ Association recently presented Sen. Vickie Sawyer (R-Iredell, Mecklenburg) with the Defender of Public Safety Award in recognition of the work…
Special to Iredell Free News Power had been restored to more than 5,000 EnergyUnited members Tuesday afternoon as Winter Storm Finn moves across the Carolinas. Strong wind gusts and heavy…
Special to Iredell Free News Grace Baptist Church will join with the Iredell Arts Council to bring “Art & Soul” to the Old Jail Listening Room on Thursday, January 11….
Nancy Boger Clendenin, 77, of Cleveland, N.C., passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2024, at her home. She was born July 21, 1946, in Rowan County and was the daughter…
BY MIKE FUHRMAN A Mooresville man who is charged with raping a female classmate nearly six years ago on the campus of Mooresville High School — when he was 16…
Alicia Alvarez Perez, 87, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Monday, January 8, 2024 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville. She was born on July 10, 1936, in…
Sue Creedmore Stevenson, 82, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Monday, January 8, 2024. She was born August 15, 1941. She was the wife of the late Junius Thomas “Tom”…
Edward “Chip” Barry Durkin, 78, of Troutman, N.C., passed away in his home on Sunday, January 7, 2024. He was the husband of the late Sandra Durkin, and the son…
BYKARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education on Monday voted 4-2 to approve the 2024-2025 school calendar Option 1, which includes an August 12 start date. Board members Anita…
[caption id="attachment_67448" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education members recognized principals from the schools that experienced exemplary graduation rates and met or exceed growth on test results at the…
BY KEVIN IMM Shepherds Fire-Rescue held its annual awards dinner on Saturday, January 6, at Fire Station 1 on Charlotte Highway. Several men and women were honored for their outstanding…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System, in partnership with the Iredell Physician Network, has opened a new practice, Iredell Pediatrics, in Statesville. [caption id="attachment_67453" align="alignright" width="175"] Dr. Michael…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Jury selection began Monday afternoon in Iredell County Superior Court in the trial of a former Mooresville High School student accused of raping another student on campus…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville City Council on Monday accepted a $15.5 million grant from the state that will fund improvements at the Statesville Regional Airport. The grant from the…
Wendy Sue McCracken Wenger was born in Buffalo, N.Y., on June 1, 1959, to Dorothy Bailey McCracken and Walter Dean McCracken. She grew up in Tonawanda, N.Y., graduated from Tonawanda…
Gladys Marie “Billie” Alexander, 95, of Stony Point, N.C., passed away January 6, 2024, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C., after a brief illness. She was born January 4,…
Glen Wolford Gatz, 75, of Statesville, N.C., walked into the arms of the Lord on January 7, 2024, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was preceded in…
Elizabeth “Bettye” Jane Mathis, most recently of Maple Leaf in Statesville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2023, at the age of 97. Bettye was born in Miami, Fla.,…
Brenda Sue Gregory Hager, 80, of Harmony, N.C., passed away January 6, 2024, at Gordon Hospice House after an extended illness. Brenda was born December 19, 1943, in Yadkin County…
Betty Holland Bennett, 79, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2024. She was the wife of David Bennett and the daughter of the late R B and…