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Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The majority of respondents to a rolling survey of North Carolina businesses launched in October expressed optimism for the future of their businesses

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Eleven Iredell County residents recently completed the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy. The Citizens Academy is a community-oriented program that helps citizens understand the purpose of

Editor’s Note: Mayor Costi Kutteh delivered the following remarks during the Statesville City Council meeting on Monday, December 20. BY COSTI KUTTEH 2021 has been an amazing year in the

FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County Health officials reported 238 new laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday. Since the onset of the pandemic in March of 2020, there have been

FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville town commissioners on Monday approved plans to spend $2.375 million to upgrade the soccer fields at Mazeppa Park. Plans call for replacing the artificial turf playing

Special to Iredell Free News On Wednesday, December 15, Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell presented seven deputies with their Advanced Law Enforcement Certificates and two deputies with their Intermediate Law

Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Public Library will resume a limited number of programming opportunities beginning January 10. Regular programming includes children’s storytimes, adult book clubs, teen

Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Clerk of Superior Court’s office adopted the Heroes House, also known as the Iredell Veteran’s Transitional House, this holiday season and collected

Special to Iredell Free News First Baptist Church of Statesville opened its doors for its “White Christmas” program. White Christmas is a time where families identified through Salvation Army Angel

Special to Iredell Free News​​ ​Beginning this week, the N.C. Department of Transportation will close a road in Iredell County for several months. Starting at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, December

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Troutman Police Department is investigating a stabbing that occurred during an altercation between a skateboarder and the occupant of a vehicle on Sunday. Officers were dispatched

FROM STAFF REPORTS The number of Iredell-Statesville Schools students who tested positive for COVID-19 and the number who were required to isolate after exhibiting symptoms continued to climb last week

Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: NOVEMBER 27 ♦ A boy, Jaxon Ezequiel Wagner, born to Chris and Jackie Wagner

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: DECEMBER 9 ♦ Travis Darnell Daniels Jr., 30, of Cynthia Street, Statesville, charged with two counts of

Special to Iredell Free News Statesville City offices will be closed Thursday, December 23, and Friday, December 24, in recognition of the Christmas holiday. Garbage Collection The revised schedule for

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

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON A little rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the volunteers who pitched in to make the second annual Operation Christmas Food Drive a success on Saturday afternoon.

Special to Iredell Free News District Attorney Sarah Kirkman announced the dispositions of the following cases in Iredell County Superior Court on December 14: ♦ Arianna Ashley pleaded guilty to

BY KARISSA MILLER Youth suicide increased more than 50 percent in North Carolina from 2019 to 2020, according to the latest data from the state’s fatality task force. Iredell-Statesville Schools

Special to Iredell Free News LAW Publications has announced the winners of its new Community Engagement Awards, including the Mooresville Police Department as “Department of the Year.” The awards recognize

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina’s Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) has expanded its Severe Drought category for portions of the Blue Ridge Mountains through the Sandhills,

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON The Salvation Army of Iredell County brought Christmas cheer to many by providing toys and clothing to 600 children and 250 families on Friday. Majors Joe and

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The State of North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate was 3.9 percent, decreasing 0.2 of a percentage point from October’s revised rate.

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to target career repeat offenders and illegal drug dealers. As a result of these ongoing efforts, 30 suspects were arrested

BY KARISSA MILLER Statesville High School students and staff held a community partnership day Thursday as part of a larger initiative to bring the community and school back together. “We

BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education delayed a decision to adopt the academic calendar for the 2022-2023 school year earlier this week. During the board’s December 13

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to continue the Student Pandemic Electronic

Special to Iredell Free News Dr. Matthew “Max” Carraro has joined Piedmont HealthCare’s Lake Norman Neurology – Charlotte practice. Board certified in Neurology and fellowship trained in Multiple Sclerosis and

Special to Iredell Free News Long-time EnergyUnited director Glenn Smith passed away on Monday due to health complications caused by COVID-19. Smith devoted more than four decades of his life

FROM STAFF REPORTS A Clemmons woman has been charged with pretending she had cancer in order to obtain money from an acquaintance following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System, in partnership with the Iredell Physician Network, has welcomed Family Nurse Practitioner Ashi Chabeda to Iredell Occupational Medicine. Chabeda is a board-certified

FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County health officials reported two more deaths attributed to COVID-19 on Wednesday. A total of 338 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Iredell County

Special to Iredell Free News ​RALEIGH – The Christmas lights won’t be the only thing lighting up the night this holiday season. Law enforcement officers will be stepping up patrols

Special to Iredell Free News District Attorney Sarah Kirkman’s Office reported the dispositions of the following cases during the December 6 term of Iredell County Superior Court: ♦ Robert Buchanan

Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College recently announced the Federal Aviation Administration has selected its Geospatial Technology for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Collegiate Training Initiative program (UAS-CTI). “This is