Category: News & Features

FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville resident Blake Palmer has announced his candidacy for one of three seats up for election on the Iredell County Board of Commissioners in 2022. “As an

Special to Iredell Free News The Statesville Stormwater Advisory Commission is seeking volunteers to serve on its board for a three-year term. The Stormwater Advisory Commission works with the city

Special to Iredell Free News Performing Arts Live Iredell’s 2021-2022 concert season continues on Saturday, December 4, with the holiday show Down Home Christmas in the ‘Ville, a celebration of

FROM STAFF REPORTS Thousands of people lined the streets of Downtown on Tuesday for the Annual Mooresville Christmas Parade.    

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The State Highway Patrol is preparing for the holiday season and for the increased number of roadway users expected across the state. During

Special to Iredell Free News The Statesville Police Department was awarded national accreditation on November 19 by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA) in the Law

FROM STAFF REPORTS A 40-year-old woman faces multiple charges, including two counts of assaulting a government officials with a deadly weapon, after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a

Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: NOVEMBER 9 ♦ A boy, Za’Reik Tirrell Minor, born to Je’vairi Minor and Ebony

Special to Iredell Free News City of Statesville offices will be closed November 25 and 26 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. There will be no garbage collection on those

BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education reversed course on Friday and voted unanimously to resume COVID-19 contact-tracing efforts in partnership with the Iredell County Health Department. This

FROM STAFF REPORTS The number of positive test results, quarantines and forced isolations for Iredell-Statesville Schools students all increased last week, according to the district’s latest COVID-19 report. Sixty-five I-SS

BY KARISSA MILLER By 2025, almost 70 percent of jobs in North Carolina will require education beyond high school training. In response to this need, Iredell-Statesville Schools’ Career Technical Education

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 Boy Scouts Troop 609 of Statesville recently collected more than 340 pounds of canned and nonperishable food items and donated them to Iredell Christian Ministries

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: NOVEMBER 12 ♦ Kasey Raye Kerley, 30, of Johnny Martin Lane, Stony Point, charged with five counts

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The State of North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted October unemployment rate was 4.1 percent, decreasing 0.2 of a percentage point from September’s revised rate.

BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education unanimously adopted a $275 million total budget, which includes $48.5 million in federal COVID funds, for the 2021-2022 school year, last

Special to Iredell Free News Community organizations, businesses and Statesville residents are invited to participate in a special survey that focuses on the needs and expectations of the Statesville Fire

Special to Iredell Free News The Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce and Iredell-Statesville Schools are pleased to announce the 2021-2022 Youth Leadership Iredell class. Youth Leadership Iredell is a program

FROM STAFF REPORTS Leah Brown was inspired to take action to help stray and abandoned dogs and cats find a loving home after seeing commercials on TV for neglected animals.

FROM STAFF REPORTS A Stony Point man faces felony drug charges following an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office investigation into the sale of crystal methamphetamine. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest

Special to Iredell Free News On December 11, the Mooresville Police Department will partner with Target and the Salvation Army to make this holiday season special for local children during

Santa Central event scheduled for December 3 Special to Iredell Free News Santa Claus is leaving his magic mailbox at Statesville City Hall again this year. Beginning November 29, the

BY KARISSA MILLER Neighbors spoke out against a rezoning request for locating a source reduction site at the corner of Water Tank Road and Old Mountain Road during the Iredell

Special to Iredell Free News The Statesville Planning Department has announced that the timeframe for approval of the proposed 2045 Land Development Plan has been extended to give staff an

Special to Iredell Free News Sen. Vickie Sawyer has announced her candidacy to represent residents of the newly redrawn 37th District in the N.C. Senate. The N.C. General Assembly recently

BY STACIE LETT CAIN Former mayor David Pressly didn’t receive preferential treatment during Monday’s Statesville City Council meeting. During the public comment period, Pressly took his turn at the podium

BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell County commissioners voted unanimously to adopt a countywide transportation master plan during their meeting Tuesday night. The purpose of the Iredell County Transportation Master Plan is

FROM STAFF REPORTS Rep. Jeffrey C. McNeely announced Wednesday that he will seek re-election during the upcoming 2022 election cycle. “It has been a great honor to serve the fine

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt offered praise for the state budget, calling the spending plan an historic investment in education. “This

Special to Iredell Free News This weekend, the N.C. Department of Transportation will close a ramp on Interstate 40 in Statesville as part of the larger I-40/I-77 interchange project. Starting

FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville town commissioners on Monday approved an agreement to renovate and lease the abandoned Walgreens drug store on Brawley School Road. The 11,406-square-foot building will house the