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,…
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FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: SEPTEMBER 1 ♦ Danielle Nicole Allen, 26, of Hobbs Lane, Mooresville, charged with two counts of trafficking…
[caption id="attachment_60892" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Headstone of a Spanish-American War (1889) veteran at Green Street Cemetery.[/caption] To the Editor: On Tuesday, September 12, at 6 p.m. a pseudo town hall meeting…
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: AUGUST 22 ♦ A boy, Brandon Samir Adams Jr., born to Brandon Adams and…
BY MIKE FUHRMAN If Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education Vice Chairman Mike Kubiniec has any ideas for improving educational outcomes for students, he’s yet to share them with his fellow…
Sarah Brown Belk Jones, 100, of Mount Ulla, N.C., passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at her home. She was born on July 8, 1923, in Rowan County to…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — As part of National Food Safety Education Month, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is raising awareness about common foodborne illnesses…
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…
[caption id="attachment_60865" align="aligncenter" width="930"] Troop Leaders, Daisies, Brownies and Juniors from Troop 13179 pose for a group photo at Pit Weld U while wearing welding gear.[/caption] BY ERICA CRANE Girl…
Special to Iredell Free News Safe Kids Iredell County is participating in Child Passenger Safety Week, which runs from September 17-23. The annual safety week allows parents and caregivers to…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Charlotte man who avoided being apprehended following a pursuit by Troutman police officers was arrested on Friday. [caption id="attachment_60859" align="alignright" width="151"] Taylen Barbour[/caption] The Troutman Police…
Janie Barnes Seaford Summers, 90, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2023, in Statesville, N.C. She was born on August 30, 1933, in Taylorsville, N.C., to the late Howard and…
Henry Arthur Turner received his Heavenly Wings in the early morning on September 2, 2023. Henry was born and raised in Statesville, N.C. He was the fifth child of eight…
Phillip Cameron “Buddy” Mathis, 60, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023. Born December 21, 1962, in Hollywood, Fla., Buddy was the youngest child of Elizabeth Jane…
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…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Voter registration deadlines are approaching for eligible individuals who wish to vote on Election Day in October and November municipal elections in North Carolina….
BY SHELLIE TAYLOR They say every cloud has a silver lining. In unsolved murder investigations, it can be difficult to find something positive to take away from months of…
Special to Iredell Free News Piedmont HealthCare is thrilled to announce that Dr. Emily Kingsley has joined the newly established Mooresville Primary Care office. Kingsley will join Dr. Jennifer Scharbius,…
PHOTOS BY NICOLE RHYNE Two of the area’s top high school volleyball teams squared off Thursday evening as North Iredell hosted West Iredell. The Raiders (now 8-1 on the season)…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two schools were placed on lockdown on Thursday as Statesville police officers searched for a man suspected of assaulting two individuals with a machete during an altercation…
Sara Peggs Jeter, 56, of Statesville, N.C., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. She was born on July 19, 1967, in Hillsdale,…
Carolyn Weller Hall Dowse, 59, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023. She was born on April 24, 1964, in San Jose, Calif., to Cheryl Allen Weller…
Carl Gene Ceraolo, who was known as “Buddy” to his family, of Mooresville, N.C., and formerly of New York, went to be with the Lord on August 30, 2023. He…
Mrs. Julia Matilda Jones Powers, 99, was born in Iredell County on November 3, 1923, to the late Luther Eckles and Sarah Holland Jones. She departed this life on Monday,…
Garry Ray Cloer, 56, of Stony Point, N.C., passed away unexpectedly September 5, 2023. Garry was born April 30, 1967, in Iredell County to the late Robert Lee Cloer and…
Mary Jane Joyner Smith, 85, passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, in Mocksville, N.C. She was born on May 22, 1938, in Davie County, N.C., to the late Gurney…
Patricia Reddings Church, 72, of Statesville, N.C., died Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born in Iredell County on January 29, 1951, to the late…
FROM STAFF REPORTS A juvenile faces criminal charges, including assault on a law enforcement officer, following an incident at the Statesville High School football stadium last Friday night. Several Statesville…
District now boasts third best graduation rate in North Carolina Special to Iredell Free News Mooresville Graded School District officials are pleased with the strides the district made in 2022-2023….
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — During the current period where COVID-19 cases are increasing, treatment is readily available and appropriate for the majority of North Carolinians. Using antiviral…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Town of Mooresville’s Growth Management Working Group has concluded that enacting a town-wide moratorium on residential development cannot be legally implemented at this time due to…
[caption id="attachment_60719" align="aligncenter" width="756"] “Rockie Lynne: Where I Belong” will be shown on Friday, September 8, and Saturday, September 9, during the 2023 Full Bloom Film Festival.[/caption] Special to Iredell…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools showed improvement during the 2022-2023 school year with 19 of 37 schools meeting or exceeding year-to-year academic growth expectations and 25 schools increasing…
Ruthie Mae Summers Redmon, affectionately known as “Dump,” which was short for “Dumpling,” was born in Statesville, N.C., on September 22, 1932, to the late Rufus and Minnie Summers. She…
Sarah Steniek Johnson, 75, of Troutman, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023. She was born on July 10, 1948, in Charlotte, N.C., to the late Hubert and Mamie…
Raymond Richard White Sr., 86, of Cleveland, N.C., passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023. He was born on October 9, 1936, in Charlotte, N.C., to the late Thomas and…