FROM STAFF REPORTS Business owner and former N.C. Department of Transportation Board member Frank Johnson announced Thursday that he is running for a seat on the Iredell County Board of
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Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — A new report analyzing the performance of North Carolina students during last year’s far-reaching COVID-19 disruptions finds that learning progress slowed across all
Special to Iredell Free News Statesville Mayor Costi Kutteh on Thursday announced his campaign for re-election on in the 2022 municipal election. A four-term mayor who served on Statesville City
BY MIKE FUHRMAN A jury of four men and eight women found Jhammar Vernon Bowen not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Shana Nichole Harmon on Thursday after
Special to Iredell Free News CHARLOTTE – U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced a Statesville man to 135 months in prison on Wednesday for robbing employees of two convenience
FROM STAFF REPORTS With the filing deadline rapidly approaching for the May 17 primary election, several candidates for local and state offices in Iredell County remain unopposed. All four state
Special to Iredell Free News The Mooresville Police Department is asking for assistance identifying a suspect in a theft investigation. On February 20, MPD officers responded to a local business,
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Parks & Recreation Department will hold a Community Information Meeting on Thursday evening to provide updates about the overall plan for Jennings
BY MIKE FUHRMAN A judge on Wednesday dismissed a conspiracy to commit murder charge against a Winston-Salem man on trial for the shooting death of Shana Nichole Harmon. Visiting Judge
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a request to rezone approximately 2.28 acres from residential to General Business use for a landscaping company off Hickory
Special to Iredell Free News Two local restaurants are raising money to help Ukrainians who have fled their homes following the invasion by Russian military forces. The Barcelona Burger &
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education members have walked the halls of the vacant Mount Mourne school and reviewed preliminary cost estimates for bringing it up to modern
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Effective March 1, the N.C. Department of Revenue (NCDOR) officially opened the 2022 tax season and began accepting and downloading 2021 individual income
FROM STAFF REPORTS Statesville City Councilman William Morgan announced Tuesday that he would seek re-election to his seat as an at-large member in the 2022 election. “I have been honored
BY MIKE FUHRMAN Two weeks after Shana Nichole Harmon was shot and killed in a Statesville drug house, Winston-Salem police executed a search warrant at the home of the man
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County’s leading hospice and palliative care provider is proud to announce that Dr. Erin Carnes has been promoted to chief medical officer. Dr. Carnes
FROM STAFF REPORTS Five suspects face an assortment of charges following an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office investigation that began with a report about the theft of an all-terrain vehicle. ICSO
Special to Iredell Free News Registration is now open for the Spring 2022 Season of Girls on the Run of the Greater Piedmont in Alexander, Forsyth, Iredell, and Rowan counties.
BY MIKE FUHRMAN During the seventh day of testimony in Jhammar Bowen’s murder trial, Qawiesha Toliver told an Iredell County Superior Court jury that she had lied to Statesville police
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Board of Commissioners will conduct three public hearings during Tuesday’s regular board meeting. Commissioners will hold the public hearings at 7 p.m. inside the
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools officials are hopeful for a smooth transition as the district moves from Apple MacBook Air laptops to Dell Latitude laptops for all high school students
FROM STAFF REPORTS A man who was classified as a “person of interest” in a fatal shooting of a woman on February 19 in southern Iredell County has been charged
BY KARISSA MILLER Scotts Elementary, an A+ Arts integrated school, recently hosted its first National Junior Beta Club induction ceremony. Nine students were officially inducted into Scotts’ National Beta Club
Special to Iredell Free News Wayne Wilkins, chief executive officer of EnergyUnited, has announced his retirement after serving over 50 years in the energy industry. In addition to serving as
BY KARISSA MILLER There are many reasons why students get discouraged or bogged down with the stress and pressure of school. Statesville High School administrators and teachers believe community support
Special to Iredell Free News Here’s the latest Iredell-Statesville Schools’ COVID-19 Dashboard:
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FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: FEBRUARY 18 ♦ Neal Leroy Manchester II, 46, of Burning Lane, Stony Point, charged with crime against
Special to Iredell Free News If you were to ask several people to describe the physical appearance of a person with an eating disorder, you would most likely receive very
Special to Iredell Free News The Mooresville Police Department’s Citizens Police Academy is an 11-week program designed to provide participants with an informative look at the operations of their local
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON The Statesville Leisure Pool’s water temperature matched the 46-degree air temperature on Saturday until Daniel Lewis, athletic and aquatic director, dumped two large coolers of ice into
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Health Department has reported eight more deaths attributed to COVID-19 since Tuesday. A total of 433 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 have
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: FEBRUARY 11 ♦ Kareen Shakei Chapman, 46, of W. B Street, Kannapolis, charged with possession of a schedule
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Special to Iredell Free News The Drug-Alcohol Coalition of Iredell (DACI), in partnership with the Mooresville ABC Board, is pleased to announce its request for funding proposals to support substance
Special to Iredell Free News The General Federation of Woman’s Club of North Carolina Statesville Woman’s Club recently held a “Laundry Love” collection of quarters and laundry supplies to help