BY BRANDY TEMPLETON The Statesville Family YMCA had its annual Impact Banquet on Friday, December 15. Held at the Statesville Civic Center, the event included a silent auction, dinner, and…
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Special to Iredell Free News Pat Harrigan, a Hickory resident, former Green Beret and local business owner, has filed to run for Congress in North Carolina’s 10th District. [caption id=”attachment_66616″…
William Harry Jolly, 81, of Hiddenite, N.C., passed away December 16, 2023, at his home after an extended illness. He was born January 5, 1942, in Iredell County to the…
Louise “Weezie” Shoemaker, 77, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 16, 2023. Louise was born in Iredell County, N.C., on February 13, 1946, to the late Joe Johnson and Mildred Feimster….
LeRoy George Stamets, 84, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at the Gordon Hospice House. LeRoy was born September 11, 1939, in Milford, N.J., and was…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Statesville man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison in connection with the 2019 death of a 2-year-old boy. [caption id="attachment_66557" align="alignright" width="151"]…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper announced 14,114 new jobs in North Carolina in 2023, representing 134 business recruitment, expansion, or rural development projects that engaged…
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON The East Iredell Elementary School cafeteria was packed on Saturday night. Smiling children and grateful parents were treated to a spaghetti dinner, pictures with Santa Claus, a…
Special to Iredell Free News The United Way of Iredell County has announce the recipients of the 2023 Endowment for the Future Grants. The Endowment for the Future Committee received…
To the Editor: As a resident of the Town of Troutman, I find Town Manager Ron Wyatt’s comments toward our elected officials at the end of the December 14 meeting…
Grier Edward Brown, 94, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Friday, December 15, 2023. He was born on March 28, 1929, in Iredell County to the late James Walter Brown…
Joseph “Conrad” Crooks III, 82, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on December 14, 2023. He was born on February 21, 1941, in Iredell County, N.C., to the late Marguerite “Peg”…
Mrs. Brenda Harriett McClain Turner, 73, was born in Alexander County, N.C., on December 10, 1950, to the late Ernest Wade “Tom” Bailey and Ollie C. McClain. She departed this…
Bonnie Sue Sebastian, 70, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023. Bonnie was born in Iredell County on December 6, 1953, to the late Paul Moose and Reba Privett. Bonnie proudly…
Harry James Cogan, 81, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, N.C. Harry was born October 4, 1942. He was the son of Marion…
BY DEBBIE PAGE Troutman Town Council members deadlocked Thursday on a request by Butch Bouwens to rezone 43 acres to light industrial rezoning in an effort to expand the nearly…
PHOTOS BY KEVIN IMM Under harsh weather conditions, personnel from Shepherds Fire-Rescue and Mooresville Fire-Rescue and members of the community embarked on the 27-mile Ruck for Robinson Benefit on Sunday…
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, color,…
[caption id="attachment_66466" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Pictured (from left) are I-SS Board member Doug Knight, Bailey Clark, Catelyn Clark, Indu Gadiraju, STEM Coordinator Debra Lester and I-SS Superintendent Jeff James. [/caption] BY KARISSA…
Special to Iredell Free News City of Statesville offices will be closed Monday, December 25, and Tuesday, December 26, in observance of the Christmas holiday. The Statesville Fitness and Activity…
Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College Agribusiness Technology student Hope Ostane-Baucom is the recipient of the Food-Inspired Resilience and Equity Internship with the Center for Environmental Farming Systems,…
IREDELL COUNTY TAX OFFICE 2024 PROPERTY TAX LISTING NOTICE North Carolina General Statute 105-308 requires every person who owns any taxable property to list the property with the Assessor during…
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON The Iredell County Fraternal Order of Police (Lodge 10) helped bring Christmas cheer to 66 children Thursday night. Meeting at Walmart, the children and their families were…
Mr. Albert Ashe Adams, 72, was born in Iredell County, N.C., on June 6, 1951, to the late Pless Adams and Rosa Lee Stevenson Adams. He departed this life on…
Eric Albert Peterson of Mooresville, N.C., passed away peacefully on Friday, December 15, 2023. Mr. Peterson was born in Lynn, Mass., on March 26, 1938, to the late Doris Brydon…
Carla Blades Beaver, 71, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at her residence. She was born on June 11, 1952, in Charlotte to the late Carlton…
Brenda Danyels Brackett, 79, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. She was born August 21, 1944, in Chester, S.C., to the late Melvin Harlan Danyels and Myrtle…
Lewis Anthony Sherrill, 62, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away December 11, 2023, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. He was born January 31, 1961, in Mooresville to Carolyn Sherrill Hunter and the…
Mary Ellen Hughes was born on Wednesday, July 24, 1940, in Rowan County, N.C. She was the daughter of the late Virginia and the late John K. Neely. The family…
Edna Kathleen Robinette Coates, 96, formerly of Statesville, N.C., died Thursday, December 14, 2023, at The Greens of Hickory. She was born on December 30, 1926, to the late Lawson…
Gloria Jean Rupard Comer, 97, of Union Grove, N.C., went home to be with her Lord on Friday, December 15, 2023. She was the wife of the late Charles Mitchell…
John Marion Hurt was received into the arms of his heavenly Father on December 15, 2023. His blessed life of 92 years was highlighted by his experience of serving in…
Leroy Charles Plyler, 80, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023, at Autumn Care of Statesville. Leroy was born November 21, 1943, in Concord, N.C., and was the…
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…
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office held its Annual Employee Appreciation & Awards Dinner on Thursday, December 14. More than 450 deputies, detention officers, family members…
[caption id="attachment_66395" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Pictured (from left) are I-SS Superintendent Jeff James, art contests winners Manuel Reyes Mazzini (K-2), Owen Cockeran (3-5), Serah Ann Mobin (6-8), Sydney Cunningham (9-13) and…