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BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Healthy Iredell, a coalition of Iredell County citizens and agency and organization representatives, met recently to continue its work to improve the quality of life and

BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Parks and Recreation Department is seeking funding for construction of an inclusive playground at Jennings Park. The Iredell County Board of Commissioners approved their

Filmmaker Sheldon Candis (center) and his parents, Leslie and Freddie Morrison, sat down for an interview with Iredell Free News on Saturday evening after the Full Bloom Film Festival presented

  Applications are being accepted online only. Apply for open positions online by clicking HERE. Current Openings Assistant Director of Planning Planning Department Athletic Supervisors (Part-Time) Recreation/Parks Department Building Maintenance Technician

Special to Iredell Free News Kindred is coming to Statesville. Comprised of former American Idol contestants Ryleigh Madison and Dustin Chapman and their band, Kindred will perform at The Rock

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina’s county boards of elections on Friday will begin mailing absentee ballots to voters who request them for the 2022 general election.

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com By a 3-2 vote, the Troutman Town Council approved the rezoning for the Wakefield at Barium mixed-use development, clearing the way for the construction of as

Photos Courtesy Full Bloom Film Festival The Full Bloom Film Festival opened Thursday night with a VIP screening and after-party. The festival continues Friday and Saturday at venues around Downtown

FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies are searching for a Greensboro man in in connection with an incident in which shots were fired inside a residence during a

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools continues to struggle with a bus driver shortage.  “Currently, we have 25 bus routes that are not covered by a driver, with a

FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville town commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a rezoning request to allow a developer to build a 283-unit multi-family housing development on a 15.5-acre site

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — During the 75th season of NASCAR, the 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race will be held at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, Gov. Roy Cooper, Dale

Special to Iredell Free News As part of National Preparedness Month, the Iredell County Health Department is encouraging all residents to be prepared for a natural disaster. Your family or

Special to Iredell Free News Red Buffalo Brewing Co. in Statesville hosted a Low Country Boil on Sunday, September 4, to raise money for the Boys & Girls Club of

Special to Iredell Free News Time is running out for local K-12 teachers to apply for grants of up to $2,000 from EnergyUnited through the Bright Ideas Education Grant Program.

Special to Iredell Free News The Full Bloom Film Festival will present films from seven countries this weekend at venues across Downtown Statesville. And among the hundreds who will participate

BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Assessor Division staff has been working hard preparing the 2023 countywide property revaluation. Tax Assessor Fran Elliott presented a review of the process and

Special to Iredell Free News Rescue Ranch is hosting two September events for the community to learn more about the animal welfare nonprofit and its programs: Fun Friday and Blood

BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education is considering asking the U.S. Congress to reinstate the school nutrition waiver, which made school meals free for all students during

BY KARISSA MILLER North Iredell High School students looked surprised Tuesday morning when they learned that Syrup the cow weighed 900 pounds and is two years old. Guest speaker Courtney

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools administrators and their counterparts in the Mooresville Graded School District pointed to data in the state accountability report that shows student growth in

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Troutman Town Council held its agenda briefing on Tuesday afternoon as it prepares to hear developers’ annexation and rezoning requests on Thursday night for the

FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville Commissioner Bobby Compton couldn’t help himself. On a night when former Commissioner Barbara Whittington was presented The Moore Award honoring her for nearly four decades of

FROM STAFF REPORTS The legal troubles continue to mount for an Iredell-Statesville Schools teacher accused of having an illegal sexual relationship with a student. Elizabeth Suzanne Bailey, 36, of Bluff

Special to Iredell Free News Rocky Mount Church is hosting its 6th Annual Cruise-In on Saturday, September 24. This free family-friendly event will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until

FROM STAFF REPORTS South Iredell High School has a new principal. Just two days into the 2022-2023 school year, Iredell-Statesville Schools Superintendent Jeff James notified staff and parents that Robert

Mooresville Graded School District is both nationally and internationally recognized as a premier public school district ranking as one of the top 10 districts out of 115 local education agencies

Special to Iredell Free News “Back to Church Sunday,” part of a national movement of churches across America, will be held at Horizon Church, located at 316 Signal Hill Drive

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Partners Health Management showcased two area programs during its recent Community Cafe to raise awareness of available substance use disorder treatment options. EMS COMMUNITY SUPPORT RESPONSE

Special to Iredell Free News Waves Entertainment, in conjunction with All-American Sound, Stage and Lights and the Statesville Recreation and Parks Department, will present the “Second Saturday Festival” Series in

Special to Iredell Free News PFLAG Statesville will host a Statesville Pride Parade & Festival on Saturday, September 24. The family friendly event, which runs from 12 to 4 p.m.,

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education will hold its regularly scheduled Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday, September 6. The meeting, which is open to the

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: AUGUST 26 ♦ David Louis Linton, 47, of Taylorsville Manufacturing Road, Taylorsville, charged with larceny of a