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Special to Iredell Free News The City of Statesville Fireworks Celebration is scheduled for Sunday, July 3. Fireworks will be launched from the Signal Hill Mountain Bike Trail area starting

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred early Saturday morning in the 600 block of North Miller Avenue. Officers responded to the scene after

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com During its June meeting, Troutman Town Council members approved the town’s 2022-23 budget, rejected a residential townhome project, and approved rezoning requests for a nearly 700,000-square-foot

BY KARISSA MILLER For some Iredell-Statesville Schools’ students, learning continues into the summer months through the school system’s variety of enrichment camps. The weeklong camps, ranging from sewing to forensic

BY KARISSA MILLER South Iredell Fire-Rescue Chief Jerry Starr is proud of the service his department provides the community and the efforts his team has made in recent years to

Special to Iredell Free News Applications are now being accepted for the First Annual Abby Winthrop Smart Girls Inspiring Women Leaders Conference. This weeklong conference, scheduled for July 7-11 on

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 Statesville Regional Airport Manager John Ferguson has been elected president of the North Carolina Airports Association (NCAA), a not-for-profit organization consisting of executive, professional, affiliate

The policy of the Town is to foster, maintain, and promote equal employment opportunity. We recruit, hire, train, and promote employees without discrimination because of race, religion, color, marital status,

Photos courtesy of Amanda Caldwell Photography Special to Iredell Free News Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County’s Rainbow Kidz program welcomed nearly 70 children and teens to summer grief

FROM STAFF REPORTS Two individuals face multiple charges after making a false report about shooting following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the residence at

Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College congratulates the following students who made the full-time and part-time Dean’s List for the spring semester 2022. To be eligible for the

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first case of monkeypox virus infection in a North Carolina resident, identified

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville City Council has approved a $426,226 economic development incentive for DENSO Manufacturing Inc. DENSO is planning a $38 million expansion of its facility on Crawford

FROM STAFF REPORTS A day after announcing the arrest of suspected serial rapist Michael Brandon Shinn, the Mooresville Police Department is encouraging women who have had any interactions with the

Special to Iredell Free News A federal jury in Statesville has convicted a 33-year-old man of charges that he produced and possessed child pornography. Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – Taxpayer-funded COVID relief gave a huge wealth transfer to wealthy hospital systems. Even as they complained of financial losses, wealthy hospital systems enjoyed

Special to Iredell Free News Redhawk Publications has announced the upcoming release of “In the Shadow of the Clock,” a historical book about the square in Statesville by local historian

FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville town commissioners allocated more than $1 million to support the work of local nonprofit agencies during Monday’s meeting. The money will support efforts to feed the

FROM STAFF REPORTS A Sherrills Ford man has been charged with sexually assaulting two women following an investigation by the Mooresville Police Department. The MPD announced the arrest of Michael

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON A community wept for Kareen Jabbar Stevenson Jr. before he was laid to rest Wednesday afternoon. Mourners came to grieve and celebrate his life at Christian Outreach

Special to Iredell Free News Downtown Statesville Development Corporation (DSDC) held its annual meeting on June 22 at the Statesville Civic Center. Chairman Wes Davidson presided over the meeting, which

Special to Iredell Free News The Statesville Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) is seeking interested residents to serve on its board. Volunteers who reside within the territorial jurisdiction of Statesville and

BY KARISSA MILLER Mooresville resident Cheryl Pletcher wants the Iredell County Board of Commissioners to take a stand against what she described as a culture of death and take a

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Public Instruction and the N.C. Collaboratory, a policy research center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Friends and family members of Michael Shane Marlowe and his 5-year-old son Bentley paid their respects on Tuesday during a memorial service at Western Avenue Baptist Church

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Town of Troutman’s Land Use Map Advisory Committee will host a public input meeting next week as part of its ongoing work to create a new

Special to Iredell Free News Approximately a year ago, Carl Hamm Jr. wandered away from his home and family members. After an extensive search utilizing Iredell County Sheriff’s Office drones

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Davis Regional Medical Center’s helicopter landing pad was encircled by those mourning the death of Jada Marlowe on Monday evening. Jada died earlier Monday, a week after

BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Board of Commissioners will receive an update Tuesday about the national opioid litigation and the total amount of settlement funds Iredell County will receive.

FROM STAFF REPORTS Thirteen-year-old Jada Marlowe passed away on Monday, a week after being critically injured when the golf cart she was traveling in was hit by a Honda Accord

Special to Iredell Free News The 2022 Carolina Brotherhood Memorial Ride began Monday morning in Mooresville. Mooresville Police Department and Mooresville Fire-Rescue escorted the riders to their first stop in

FROM STAFF REPORTS A Hamptonville resident faces misdemeanor charges in connection with an accident that claimed the life of a Union Grove man on Friday night. The N.C. Highway Patrol

Special to Iredell Free News A Compassionate Troop Award from PETA Kids—PETA’s youth division—is on its way to Girl Scout Troop 13179, which partnered with Future Fashion Designers in Mooresville