Category: News & Features

FROM STAFF REPORTS The local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans opposes a plan by the Iredell County Board of Commissioners to relocate the Confederate memorial on the grounds

BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools Superintendent Jeff James thumbed through a copy of a Dr. Seuss classic while surrounded by nearly 20 second-graders in Toni Gentle’s classroom. “Green Eggs and

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — President Biden and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have approved Gov. Roy Cooper’s request for a major federal disaster declaration to help communities recover

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services will be expanding access to rapid testing in K-12 public schools to protect students, teachers

Special to Iredell Free News In keeping with the highest levels of training and professionalism at the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Darren Campbell recently presented four detectives and one

BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell County staff members will not be requried to enforce the governor’s face masking mandate for youth sports following a unanimous vote by county commissioners earlier this

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The long-awaited baseball/softball fields at ESC Park are coming online this week if weather permits the finishing touches to be completed, according Troutman Parks and Recreation

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — New COVID-19 cases in North Carolina long-term care facilities have declined rapidly in the last several weeks. Case rates are down over 15-fold

BY KARISSA MILLER When Jeff James began working as superintendent of Iredell-Statesville Schools on July 1, he provided the Board of Education and the community with a plan for the

FROM STAFF REPORTS Two men face drug trafficking charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies seized more than $60,000 worth of cocaine following a vehicle stop on Interstate 77. Sheriff

Special to Iredell Free News The Town of Mooresville’s Beautification Committee recently awarded TriStone Group Inc. with a Beautification Award for their property located at 604 East Iredell Avenue. The

Special to Iredell Free News The deadline to apply for a chance to represent EnergyUnited on the 2021 Electric Cooperative Virtual Youth Tour is March 15, 2021. Applications for this

v Special to Iredell Free News The City of Statesville and Iredell Arts Council are collaborating on an all-inclusive class taught by local artist Chrystal Ingersoll. The painting class will

  FROM STAFF REPORTS A Mooresville man faces multiple felony charges, including statutory rape, following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest of

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools officials are making plans for hundreds of district employees to receive their second COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, March 24. In anticipation that a

BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell County commissioners voted Tuesday to relocate the Confederate memorial in front of the Iredell County Government Center to a public cemetery in the City of Statesville.

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy K. Cohen announced Tuesday that additional frontline essential workers

BY KARISSA MILLER The word i s “beguile.” Meriam Webster’s Dictionary defines it as leading by deception. For The Brawley School sixth-grade student Rishidharan Jayakumar, the word meant victory. Rishidharan

BY STACIE LETT CAIN Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and associated challenges, crime decreased in the City of Statesville in 2020, but reports of some categories of violent crimes increased from

Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College’s Nu Tau Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society was recently honored as a 2021 PTK Recognizing Excellence in Acceptance and

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Evelyn Edminsten Funderburk, who was last seen early Tuesday morning at Iredell Memorial Hospital. At 8:01 a.m. Tuesday her car,

BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved a $46.6 million budget for 2021-2022. The plan calls for a $1.2 million increase in spending, or

Special to Iredell Free News William T. Stetzer has been named Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, following the departure of U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray on

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Troutman Town Council voted to proceed with the acquisition of two pieces of property on Wagner Street and to pursue the purchase of four unidentified

Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Health Department will begin accepting online appointments this week for upcoming COVID-19 vaccination clinics. This appointment system will allow residents to personally

Video ARS Executive Director Jim Duffey discusses open enrollment deadline, construction and planned opening of new downtown campus and $750K federal grant

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina has another tested, safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine to protect against virus-related hospitalization and death. The federal government authorized the distribution of

Special to Iredell Free News The month of March marks one year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit Iredel County. While the pandemic still continues, Iredell Health System is taking time

FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools officials reported a total of eight cases of secondary spread of COVID-19 last week as the coronavirus continues to directly impact instruction for a small

BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Board of Commissioners recently presented former N.C. Rep. John Fraley with a plaque in appreciation for his service and contributions to the citizens of

Special to Iredell Free News Effective Monday, March 1, the City of Statesville is limiting walk-in access to the Customer Service Office at 301 S. Center Street to protect the

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: FEBRUARY 12 ♦ Jordan Dominick Johnson, 33, of Murray Road, Orangeburg, S.C., charged with possession of a firearm

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Troutman Mayor Teross Young recently honored Henry Young for his work to beautify a section of ESC Park near the pavilion as his Eagle Scout Project.