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Special to Iredell Free News Organizers of the recent NC MedAssist Free Mobile Pharmacy Event in Iredell County are excited about the turnout and encouraged by the participation of local…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County Detention Center administrators have determined that the detention staff followed all policies related to the medical care of of a female inmate who died earlier…
Fred Thomas Wright, 59, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. He was born on December 16, 1963, in Cornelius, N.C., to the late Fred and Lorine…
Special to Iredell Free News N.C. Sen. Vickie Sawyer was recently honored as the 2023 Legislator of the Year during the N.C. Travel Industry Association Leadership Conference in Raleigh. [caption…
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Health Department is partnering with several organizations to present “Empower Minds, Break Chains,” a summit focused on addressing the intersection of mental…
Special to Iredell Free News The Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education has approved the hiring of Jonathan Farmer as the district’s new director of transportation. [caption id=”attachment_65067″ align=”alignright”…
Special to Iredell Free News Black Friday, traditionally the single busiest shopping day of the year, arrives a little earlier this year, with many stores already advertising Black Friday prices….
Colen Lamar Sipes, 74, of Troutman, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. Born July 11, 1949, in Iredell County, N.C., he…
[caption id="attachment_65052" align="aligncenter" width="536"] Evidence seized by the ICSO and SBI.[/caption] FROM STAFF REPORTS Two suspects face felony drug trafficking charges following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. …
Leo Pope, 88, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at Gordon Hospice House. Born on June 10, 1935, in Iredell County, he was the son of…
Lou Boyd Wynne, 75, of Troutman, N.C., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. Born on November 23, 1947, in New Bern, N.C., she was the daughter of the…
Kenneth Herman Sells, 85, of Statesville, N.C., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at the Gordon Hospice House. Ken was born on June 8, 1938, in Iredell County…
Brittany Odessa Marie Peace (Thompson), 33, of Steubenville, Ohio, was called home on November 1, 2023. She was born on September 11, 1990, to her mother Angela Zimmerman (Thompson), and…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education member Mike Kubiniec was served with a criminal summons charging him with misdemeanor stalking on Wednesday. [caption id="attachment_55120" align="alignright" width="150"] Mike Kubiniec[/caption]…
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: NOVEMBER 8 ♦ A boy, Dominic Sixto Sosa-Barnette, born to Lisbeth Sosa and Antonio…
BY KARISSA MILLER More than a dozen trade schools, community colleges and other community resources met with Career Academy and Technical School students on Tuesday to provide information about the…
BY DEBBIE PAGE About 60 police officers and community members met at the Statesville Civic Center to brainstorm solutions to the youth violence plaguing Statesville in recent years, continuing a…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, who is also the State Fire Marshal, is reminding North Carolinians of the dangers associated with frying turkeys this holiday…
Special to Iredell Free News Three juveniles face a variety of charges after Statesville police officers found a firearm and marijuana in a vehicle during a traffic stop. Officers assigned…
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON The 2023 Mooresville Christmas Parade was held in downtown on Tuesday afternoon. Photo Gallery [gallery targetsize="full" link="file" size="medium" ids="64956,64957,64958,64959,64960,64961,64962,64963,64964,64965,64966,64967,64968,64969,64970,64971,64972,64973,64974,64975,64976,64977,64978,64979,64980,64981,64982,64983,64984,64985,64986,64987,64988,64989,64990,64991,64992,64993,64994,64995,64996,64997,64998,64999,65000,65001,65002,65003,65004,65005"]
Carolyn “Dawn” Lambert Stutts, 81, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Monday, November 20, 2023. She was born on January 7, 1942, in Wake County to the late Homer and…
Phyllis Loretta Conley Wyatt Deal, 80, was called home to heaven seeing her Lord Jesus and reuniting with her two little girls and husband on November 19, 2023. Her death…
Walter Charles Shepherd, 65, of Union Grove, N.C., passed away Monday, November 20, 2023, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. Walt was born October 25, 1958, in New…
Special to Iredell Free News The following cases were among those disposed of during recent terms of Iredell County Superior Court: ♦ Patrice Blackwood pleaded guilty to Attempted Malicious Conduct…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Nearly seven months after a fire ravaged buildings in the heart of the historic downtown, the Statesville City Council approved the demolition of three structures — with…
Request for Qualification The City of Statesville will be posting a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) on the City of Statesville website on November 17, 2023. The Request for Qualifications is…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville town commissioners on Monday approved a developer’s request to rezone a 13.43-acre site near the intersection of West Plaza Drive and Talbert Drive, clearing the way…
Willa Dean Beaver Morrow, 90, of Statesville, N.C., walked into Heaven with both legs on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at Gordon Hospice House after fighting the good fight. Willa Dean…
Sharon “Sherry” Karriker Brown born on August 14, 1966, in Iredell County, N.C. She peacefully passed away at the age of 57 on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at Iredell Memorial…
Robert Louis Lambert, 83, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, N.C. Robert was born on January 2, 1940, in Iredell County to the…
Corrado Anthony DeRobertis, 90, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C. He was born on September 5, 1933,…
Christopher Lee Loar, 51, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023. He was born on February 24, 1972, in Maryland to Hilda “Jane” Shroyer Loar and the…
Special to Iredell Free News Mooresville resident Richard Coleman has announced his candidacy for a seat on the Iredell County Board of Commissioners. [caption id="attachment_64908" align="alignright" width="175"] Richard Coleman[/caption] Coleman…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Rowan County man has been charged with a felony in connection with a fatal drug overdose following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. [caption…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred over the weekend in the southern end of the county. ICSO patrol deputies were dispatched…