Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — With cases of COVID-19 reaching record highs and hospitalizations increasing, Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday renewed his call for all North Carolinians to
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Special to Iredell Free News Megan Suber has been hired as the Town of Mooresville’s communications & marketing director. Town Manager Randy Hemann announced Suber’s appointment during Tuesday’s town board
BY MIKE FUHRMAN In response to surging cases of COVID-19 in Iredell County and in spite of vocal opposition by anti-maskers during an emergency meeting, the Mooresville Graded School District
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper is again encouraging high school students in North Carolina to explore careers in cybersecurity by participating in CyberStart America, a free
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Memorial Hospital delivered its first baby of the New Year on January 2. Mother Estella Martin and father Donald Sifford arrived at Iredell Memorial
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program will expand to include all low-income
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Iredell County’s unemployment rate improved to 3.2 percent in November, down from 3.5 percent in October. Iredell has a labor force of 90,725
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County health officials reported six more deaths attributed to COVID-19 on Monday. The Health Department’s first update since December 27 included significant increases in deaths, new
Special to Iredell Free News EnergyUnited reports approximately 8,622 members without power within its 19-county service area. EnergyUnited has restored power to approximately 5,000 members since the storm hit early
BY DEBBIE PAGE According to the American Hospice Foundation’s Helen Fitzgerald, teens grieve deeply but sometimes hide their feelings. “Fearing the vulnerability that comes with expression, they look for distractions
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Fellowship of Christian Athletes gathered friends, fellow athletes, community members, and family at the South Iredell High School stadium on New Year’s Eve to remember
Iredell Health System was recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in the Charlotte region by the Charlotte Business Journal and one of the healthiest employers in 2021. Iredell
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Board of Commissioners will consider awarding an economic development incentive to a company considering a $13.6 million capital investment in the county. Iredell Economic
BY JEFF JAMES Like many of you, I hoped that 2022 would see an end COVID-19, and all of its variants would be subsiding. That has not happened, and just
Correction: This article was revised from an earlier version that incorrectly reported national rankings. Special to Iredell Free News Several Iredell-Statesville Schools elementary schools were ranked in the top 200
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FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: DECEMBER 23 ♦ David Michael Benoist, 35, of Mt. Vernon Church Road, Olin, charged with possession of
FROM STAFF REPORTS Here are links to 20 of our most-read articles, columns and videos from 2021: ‘We are joined in a circle of grief’ | Iredell Free News City
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: DECEMBER 11 ♦ A girl, Ebony Alyssa Sturgis, born to Tony Sturgis and Rachel
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality has submitted the Volkswagen Mitigation Plan for Phase 2 of the state’s share
FROM STAFF REPORTS The drive-by shooting that claimed the life of an 8-year-old girl who was playing outside with her friends devastated her family and created deep worries in
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Family, friends, community members, and firefighters packed the South Iredell High School Performing Arts Center on Thursday afternoon to bid farewell to 15 year-old Dawson Church,
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday reported on its COVID-19 dashboard the highest one-day number of COVID-19 cases. NCDHHS
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Hundreds of mourners, including a large contingent of first responders, attended a funeral service at First Baptist Church of Statesville on Thurday morning to remember the life
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Utah man faces drug trafficking charges in Iredell County after law enforcement officers seized 17 pounds of crystal methamphetamine. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the
NCDHHS provides updated guidance for actions to take after COVID-19 exposure Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — With hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rising, getting a booster of the COVID-19 vaccine
BY MIKE FUHRMAN 2021 will remembered for years as a year of great loss for families across Iredell County. We lost too many people — too many to COVID-19, to
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell Water Corporation on Wednesday announced a new rate and fee structure, effective January 1, 2022. The monthly user flat fee will increase 50 cents to $13
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County health officials on Tuesday reported 629 new laboaratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 and four more deaths attributed to the coronavirus. It was the first update
FROM STAFF REPORTS Friends of a Troutman firefighter are raising money to help cover the funeral expenses for his teenage son. Dawson Church, the 15-year-old son of Allen and Karen
FROM STAFF REPORTS Seventy-four people who work for county and municipal governments and the public school districts in Iredell County earn more than $100,000 annually. County Manager Beth Mull earns
FROM STAFF REPORTS A convicted felon faces numerous charges after crashing into several vehicles and a guardrail in an attempt to elude arrest by Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Sheriff
Special to Iredell Free News Each year, Iredell County Solid Waste and Recycling issues vehicle decals to residential property owners in Iredell County, which allows them access to waste and
Special to Iredell Free News Holiday returns aren’t easy! And we don’t mean the part where you explain to your mother why you returned the sweater she gave you. Stores
FROM STAFF REPORTS Dozens of individuals have contributed money to help pay for funeral expenses for an 11-year-old boy who was fatally injured in a dirt bike accident in northern
Special to Iredell Free News Statesville City offices will be closed on Friday, December 31, in recognition of the New Year’s Holiday. Garbage Collection There will be no garbage collection