Category: News & Features

FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County Sheriff’s Office personnel on Wednesday captured a man who escaped from a state prison last week. Matthew Neil Brown, 37, was apprehended in southwest Statesville

Special to Iredell Free News EnergyUnited Chief Operating Officer Brett Alkins has been appointed to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) Strategic Technology Advisory Council (STAC). The advisory council

BY AMY FUHRMAN Each child went around the table, sharing something they feel thankful for. “I’m grateful that I had such a good mom,” one teen shared softly. Next to

Special to Iredell Free News Piedmont HealthCare and Iredell Health System are preparing to utilize the Ion Endoluminal System, a robotic-assisted technology that provides significant aid in the early detection

Special to Iredell Free News Two captivating sculptures created by talented sculptor John Ross have been installed in the City of Statesville. Born and raised in the western North Carolina

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June was 3.3 percent, decreasing 0.1 of a percentage point from May’s revised rate. The national

Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Parks & Recreation Department will conduct a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, July 28, to commemorate the beginning of work on Jennings Park.

Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Community Foundation recently awarded $185,500 in grants to 27 nonprofits. The grants will support projects and programs that address learning loss, veterans

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: JULY 14 ♦ Mariah Leigh Brown, 31, of Cessna Lane, Conover, charged with flee/elude arrest, misdemeanor resist

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Tickets are still available for an upcoming signature event of the summer season at The Historic Sharpe House. “Appalachian Music BBQ: Remembering Tom Dooley” is scheduled for

Special to Iredell Free News Where a need exists in the community, there, too, you’ll often find the Lake Norman Lions Club. The organization recently called on shoppers at the

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,

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Dozens of members of the Daughters of the American Revolution traveled to Statesville this week to attend the District IV annual meeting at First Baptist Church. It

BY KARISSA MILLER The second annual Abby Winthrop SMART Girls Leadership camp was held this week on the Mitchell Community College campus in Statesville. Forty girls participated in the free

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 ABC Investments & Management Co., the management company of the Hilton Garden Inn and Comfort Inn & Suites in Statesville, in partnership with the Statesville

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville City Council on Monday approved a request to rezone 32.24 acres along U.S. Highway 21 for 181 townhomes and more than 60,000 square feet of

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 — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of 988, the three-digit suicide and crisis lifeline. 988 connects

FROM STAFF REPORTS The candidate filing period for the 2023 municipal elections and the Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education election ended Friday at 12 noon. Here’s the final

Special to Iredell Free News As pool and construction season continues, Iredell Water Corporation is warning the public — and especially people and companies considering water theft — that stealing

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville School Nutrition is participating in Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a program that allows 18 district schools to pilot a complimentary breakfast and lunch program

BY AMY FUHRMAN The story of Tom Dooley (Dula) has become a legend for its potent mix of love, lust, jealousy, murder and an infamous trial and hanging set in

FROM STAFF REPORTS Statesville native Shadrach Martin has been hired as principal of Success Institute Charter School. Martin has extensive experience working in public schools, including work as a teacher

Special to Iredell Free News Construction on the first phase of the expansion of Iredell Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit is underway with the new concrete foundation set

Special to Iredell Free News A Mooresville man faces federal charges in connection with an alleged investment fraud scheme and for fraudulently obtaining more than $2.6 million in COVID-19 relief

BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell County Health Department staff presented the State of the County Health Report for 2022 during Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting. Dinikia Savage, the Health Department’s promotion

BY KARISSA MILLER Around 50 rising sixth- through ninth-grade students are spending part of their summer challenging themselves at Iredell-Statesville Schools’ Rockets, Rovers and Robots camp. In its third year,

Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College’s Culinary Arts program recently hosted its first ever Toque Ceremony to honor graduating culinary arts students. The ceremony is named for the

Special to Iredell Free News Legacy Motor Club, GMS Racing and Veterans Heart Group hosted an event for veterans from Iredell and surrounding counties on Wednesday. More 100 veterans were

FROM STAFF REPORT Candidate filing for the 2023 municipal elections and Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education elections runs through 12 noon on Friday, July 21. Here’s the list

Special to the Editor Mooresville Graded School District’s Julie Blocker was recently honored as the Southwest Region Director of the Year during the 2023 Career and Technical Education Summer Conference

FROM STAFF REPORTS Nine suspects faces felony drug charges, including conspiracy, as a result of a six-month, multi-agency investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl in Iredell County. Narcotics

BY KARISSA MILLER School might be out for the summer, but that didn’t prevent Lake Norman Elementary students from returning to school Tuesday afternoon to try out their new playground

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The State Board of Elections has approved 99 student and employee identification cards across the state for use in the 2023 municipal elections and