Category: News & Features

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — As the many communities across North Carolina battle record high temperatures this week, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey and Safe Kids North Carolina are reminding

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Two recent high school graduates provided advice for academic success to a group of rising sixth-graders during Crosby Scholars of Iredell County’s Legacy Day Academy on Wednesday.

Special to Iredell Free News National Waste & Recycling Workers Week is Friday, June 17, but the celebration is week-long in Statesville. City officials are asking the community to join

BY KARISSA MILLER Following last month’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, concerned community members spoke out Monday night at the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education meeting about school

Special to Iredell Free News District Attorney Sarah Kirkman’s Office reported dispositions in the following cases in H&I Felony District Court on June 14: ♦ Brandy Able pleaded guilty to

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Partnership for Young Children (ICPYC) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday to celebrate the agency’s expansion to a second location in Mooresville. The

Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell-Statesville Board of Education has approved the appointment of Jennifer Ribbeck as principal for East Iredell Elementary School. Ribbeck, who currently serves as an

Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Crosby Scholars awarded the first Sarah and Henry Young Scholarship to a promising South Iredell High School Student during the student award

Special to Iredell Free News In 1759, war suddenly broke out between British colonists and the indigenous Cherokee of western North Carolina. Fort Dobbs, in present-day Statesville, provided shelter to

BY KARISSA MILLER Statesville High School celebrated the graduation of 11 students from the Certified Nursing Assistant Program on Tuesday. Registered Nurse and Instructor Lacie Howard said she’s proud of

Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: JUNE 1 ♦ A girl, London Jazmine-Rae Campbell, born to Kelly Campbell and Toni

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON First Presbyterian Church in Statesville held a candlelight vigil for the seven people involved in Monday night’s devastating crash on Fort Dobbs Road. A father and his

Special to Iredell Free News The General Federation of Women’s Club of North Carolina Statesville Woman’s Club recently shared proceeds from the “Blooms for a Cause” Annual Geranium Sale with

BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools’ students will pay a little bit more for breakfast and lunch during the 2022-2023 school year. Following a vote by the Board of Education on

STORY BY BRANDY TEMPLETON PHOTOS BY KAHLEAH S. GAITHER The Statesville Family YMCA held its first Cultivation Farmers Market on Monday. The event featured 20 vendors, live music, inflatables for

FROM STAFF REPORTS A Statesville man was jailed overnight on charges that he crashed his vehicle into a golf cart near Fort Dobbs, killing a man and a young child.

Volume 1, Issue 1 Spring 2022 The Iredell-Statesville Schools Bible Association (ISSBA) was founded in 1994 by a small group of local citizens dedicated to teaching Bible classes in the local

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Monday morning. Officers were dispatched to the area of Fifth Street and Newbern Avenue around

Special to Iredell Free News The 2022 Carolina Brotherhood Memorial Ride will kick off on Monday, June 20, at 7 a.m. at 215 N. Main Street, Mooresville. Mooresville Police Department

Special to Iredell Free News The word “cancer” makes most people shudder. However, for oncologists, doctors who specialize in treating cancer, this word is part of their daily vocabulary—and they

BY KAHLEAH S. GAITHER Sandra Donawa is more than just a coach. She is a mentor to young men on and off the court for Hoops for Christ, an organization

Special to Iredell Free News In His Steps Dance, a local non-profit ministry for girls going into their 15th year in ministry, is excited to announce its free, one-day Christian

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 Bring your friends and family as the Modern Rock, Classic Rock, 80’s, Blues, Funk, Pop, Soul, Metal, R&B band SOULWATT takes the stage on June

Special to Iredell Free News For nearly a year, a group of Statesville area residents has worked determinedly to establish an organization to support local lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and

Special to Iredell Free News Allison Woods Outdoor Learning Center is offering a summer full of fun-filled activities. Full-day, half-day and one-day camps will begin June 13 and run until

The policy of the Town is to foster, maintain, and promote equal employment opportunity. We recruit, hire, train and promote employees without discrimination because of race, religion, color, marital status,

Special to Iredell Free News District Attorney Sarah Kirkman’s Office announced dispositions of the following cases during recent terms of court in Iredell County: ♦ Joshua Rice pleaded guilty to

PHOTOS BY KAHLEAH S. GAITHER STORY BY BRANDY TEMPLETON During West Iredell High School’s graduation ceremony Friday night, honor speaker Brylee Gibson teared up as she spoke of the memories

BY KARISSA MILLER Family and friends filled the stadium at Statesville High School to watch 185 Greyhounds graduate on Friday morning. Senior class president Emma Theriot welcomed the crowd and

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON During Friday morning’s commencement ceremony at South Iredell High School, senior Ashley Crowley spoke of the many challenges the 315 members of the Class of 2022 faced