To the Editor: Everyone likes to be included in holiday festivities when the airwaves are full of songs and stories celebrating family and togetherness. The staff at Home Instead in…
Author: Mike Fuhrman
[caption id="attachment_67402" align="aligncenter" width="539"] Pictured (from left) are Harris Patterson, 2023 Carolina Basketball Camp scholarship recipient; UNC Men’s Basketball Coach Hubert Davis; Mary Bill, 2023 Wolfpack Women’s Basketball Camp scholarship…
BY DEBBIE PAGE The Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast and Day of Service in Troutman begins at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, January 12. There is still time to register. Participants…
BY MIKE FUHRMAN The transformation of the Larkin Golf Club into what the new owners predict will become a popular regional entertainment destination began with a single e-mail. After Todd…
[caption id="attachment_67375" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Mooresville resident Taylor Loyd is crowned Miss North Carolina.[/caption] Reigning Miss Statesville set to compete for Miss America title in Orlando BY MIKE FUHRMAN Taylor Loyd…
Ned Spurgeon Gaither, 88, of Harmony, N.C., passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at his home. Born on December 24, 1935, in Iredell County, he was the son of…
Guy Edwin Haddix, 86, died on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, N.C., following a short illness. He was born on February 22, 1937, in Philippi,…
William Clarence Moose, 75, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at home after battling cancer for several years. Born September 29, 1948, he was the son of the…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: DECEMBER 29 ♦ Jeremy Randall Beaver, 45, of Poor Boy Drive, Cleveland, charged with larceny of a…
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education delayed a vote on the school calendar last month because members could not decide whether to implement a calendar that violates…
The policy of the Town of Mooresville is to foster, maintain, and promote equal employment opportunities. We recruit, hire, train, and promote employees without discrimination because of race, religion,…
Special to Iredell Free News As the temperatures drop and the daylight hours shorten, it’s common to feel a touch of the winter blues. However, for some, this seasonal shift…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Any registered and eligible North Carolina voter may now request an absentee ballot for the the 2024 primary election online through the N.C….
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Davidson man has been arrested in connection with an incident in which an elementary school student was almost struck by a motorcycle at his bus top…
Special to Iredell Free News The 29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast will be held on Monday, January 15, at the Statesville Civic Center. The event is…
BY JAIME GATTON From the origins of its name to the happenings within its four walls, Fred & June’s Books is more than a bookstore. It’s a relationship. There’s something…
These positions are subject to pre-employment screenings. Iredell County does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, political affiliation, genetic information, or handicapping…
Pastor Oliver Louis Wilder Jr. was born on July 11, 1956 in Eustis, Fla. He was born to the proud parents, Oliver Louis Wilder Sr. and Mildred Wilder. He passed…
Mr. Arthur Junior Turner, 88, was born in Iredell County, N.C., on December 2, 1935, and was the son of the late Fred Holmes Jr. and James Onslow Reid and…
Francis “Frank” William Loncar, 70, of Cleveland, N.C., passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville, N.C. He was born February 6, 1953,…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is providing 5,000 free residential radon test kits during Radon Action Month. Gov. Roy Cooper has…
Special to Iredell Free News Do you know an Iredell County resident who volunteers their time and efforts consistently? Someone who gives tirelessly of themselves to help others in our…
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: DECEMBER 18 ♦ A boy, Luke Ira Heffner, born to John and Cindy Heffner…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced that the North Carolina Rate Bureau filed a rate filing with the North Carolina Department of Insurance on Wednesday…
Chester Edwin Stanley Jr., 87, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away January 1, 2024, at Lake Norman Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born February 24, 1936, in Monroe, Pa.,…
Mary Louise Siegenthal Bautisita, 81, of Mooresville, N.C., died Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at Autumn Care of Statesville. She was born in Flushing, N.Y., on November 27, 1942, to the…
James “Larry” Adams of Stony Point, N.C., was called to meet Jesus and get his wings on Friday, January 5, 2024. We are all sure his wife Ginger was there…
James Gordon Smiley Jr., 88, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away, Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at his residence. James was born July 12, 1935, in Hinesville, Ga., and was the son…
Stephanie Brown Edwards, 54, of Troutman, N.C., passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023. She was the wife of Jim Edwards II and the daughter of the late Richard Steve…
Special to Iredell Free News The following cases were disposed of during recent terms of Iredell County Superior Court and H & I Felony District Court: ♦ Charles Gilmore pleaded…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools officials are urging motorists to be on the lookout for students and follow all traffic laws after an elementary school student was nearly…
The City of Statesville offers a dynamic and collaborative work environment. You’ll have the chance to work alongside talented individuals who share a common goal of improving the lives of…
[caption id="attachment_67254" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Melissa and Larry pose for a photo with their new pig Franklin.[/caption] BY JABRIA WILLIAMS A small but enthusiastic crowd attended an auction hosted by Iredell…
Special to Iredell Free News EnergyUnited is now accepting applications for its college scholarship program, Empowering the Future. The cooperative will award two $5,000 college scholarships this year. [caption id=”attachment_67249″ align=”alignright”…
Mark Edward Brotherton, 48, of Cleveland, N.C., passed away on December 29, 2023. He was born June 21, 1975, in Iredell County to Eddie Brotherton and the late Fran Jessup…
Lucy Marie (Daniels) Timmermann peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 2, 2024, at her home in Davidson, N.C. Lucy was born on May 20, 1928,…