FROM STAFF REPORTS A Statesville man faces a felony drug charge after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies seized more than 25 grams of cocaine during a traffic stop. Sheriff Darren
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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 Monticello Methodist Church was organized September 15, 1946, when a group of Methodists responded to a call and established a new church in the Monticello
FROM STAFF REPORTS Only 160 Iredell-Statesville Schools students and four staff members were required to quarantine last week due to close contact with someone in a school facility who tested
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department is asking the public to help locate a suspect in a robbery and an attempted robbery. According to an SPD news release, Mooresville
Special to Iredell Free News October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Mooresville Police Department would like to take this opportunity to make people aware of the problem and
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital reported the following births: SEPTEMBER 27 ♦ A girl, Jennifer Catilyn Martinez, born to Angel and Jennifer Martinez
The City of Statesville is seeking to fill the following open positions. Applicants must apply for all positions online at www.statesvillenc.net/openings PUBLIC WORKS – GARAGE DIVISION: AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC Salary Range:
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH –The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announced that 70 percent of North Carolinians age 18 and older have received at least one
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Taylorsville woman was charged with identity theft following an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office.investigation of a fraudulent unemployment claim. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest of Daphne Regina
Star Ministries Inc. founder Deborah Starczewski to deliver keynote address Special to Iredell Free News Horizon Church is set to host Going Deep Women’s Conference with author, evangelist, teacher, and
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday announced a historic, one-time federal $805 million investment in North Carolina’s early care and learning child care programs.
FROM STAFF REPORTS An autopsy conducted on the remains of infant who was buried in the backyard of a home in Iredell County last month did not conclusively determine the
Special to Iredell Free News Red Dirt Revival (RDR) will perform at the final Piedmont HealthCare Friday After 5 Summer Concert for the 2021 season in Downtown Statesville on Friday,
FROM STAFF REPORTS A man who was arrested on child poornography charges on August 30 faces nearly three dozen new charges resulting from an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office investigation. Tony
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools officials want to conduct a districtwide Facilities Condition Assessment (FCA) to help administrators produce forecasting reports and a list of preventive maintenance tasks to help
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has proclaimed October as Disability Employment Awareness Month, stressing the importance of ensuring that people with disabilities have full access to
Special to Iredell Free News The Mooresville Police Department is planning an event to bring the community together for a fun-filled “Afternoon Out.” Scheduled for October 17, the four-hour, family-friendly
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education is one step closer to deciding how to proceed with replacing electonic devices for the district’s 1:1 laptop program, which allows
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com About 50 supporters, decked out in purple and carrying signs during their journey through downtown Statesville, participated in the “In Their Steps” themed walk on Tuesday
FROM STAFF REPORTS A business owner is accused of swindling nearly $18,000 from two aquarists. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest of southern Iredell County resident James Scott
BY KARISSA MILLER During a special meeting Monday, Iredell County residents had the chance to share their thoughts on two Iredell-Statesville Schools’ redistricting draft maps for electoral districts for Iredell-Statesville
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — In recognition of Fire Prevention Week 2021, which runs from Oct. 3-9, Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey is urging everyone to
Special to Iredell Free News Drug-Alcohol Coalition of Iredell (DACI) has been selected to receive the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (DFC) grant awarded by the Centers for Disease Control. DFC
Special to Iredell Free News “Food Is Medicine” is a common headline and second nature to many. Yet many people struggle every day to find affordable and nutritious food. Add
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Candles lit the night in Mooresville’s Liberty Park to remember family and friends lost to overdose for the third annual Drug-Alcohol Coalition of Iredell’s Overdose Awareness
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Board of Commissioners will conduct a public hearing Tuesday to consider the closure of a portion of Widgeon Lane, which is located off Stutts
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: SEPTEMBER 21 ♦ A boy, Neko Vontavious Adams, born to Michael Adams and Breonna
FROM STAFF REPORTS More than 600 Iredell-Statesville Schools students who were potentially exposed to COVID-19 last week did not have to quarantine because they were wearing a face mask, according
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: SEPTEMBER 9 ♦ Shaun Travolta Blackwood, 43, of Brookwood Street, Mooresville, charged with felony parole violation and misdemeanor
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 KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education will hold a public hearing at 5 p.m. Monday to receive input about two possible redistricting maps of electoral districts for
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Health Department reported two more deaths attributed to COVID-19 on Friday. A total of 303 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 have now
Special to Iredell Free News Licensed clinical social worked Cassandra Allen has joined the practice at Iredell Psychiatry, which is part of the Iredell Physician Network. Allen (MSW, LCSW-A, LCAS-A,
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: SEPTEMBER 24 ♦ Timothy Arlen Shook, 61, of Scottsview Drive, Stony Point, charged with possession of methamphetamine
The Drifters, The Spin Doctors and Boy Band Review also set to perform at the Charles Mack Citizen Center Special to Iredell Free News Our Town Stage is excited to