BY KARISSA MILLER Faced with a staffing shortage, the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education has decided to outsource cleaning services at 10 district schools. The board approved a contract with
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FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Health Department reported three more deaths attributed to COVID-19 on Friday. Some 278 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the county have
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Youth councils, local governments and private or non-profit agencies with ideas for innovative programs to help North Carolina’s teens can apply for funding
BY KARISSA MILLER U.S. Air Force retired Senior Master Sergeant Robert Bartlett took his last military flight Tuesday over his daughter’s school in Statesville. Bartlett’s daughter, Edie Bartlett, is a
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com During its September meeting, the Drug-Alcohol Coalition of Iredell reviewed the draft of its new three-year strategic plan, announced new work group configurations, and revealed new
Special to Iredell Free News Nurse Practitioner Megan Purser has joined the staff at Iredell Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center. Affiliated with Healogics, Purser is a board-certified nurse practitioner with
Special to Iredell Free News Each day, an average of 130 people die by suicide in the United States. Suicide is the 12th leading cause of death in North Carolina,
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Fifth Street Ministries Executive Director Michele Knapp welcomed a crowd of supporters on Thursday morning as the organization unveiled its new logos to unify the four
Public-private partnership continues community-based approach to vaccine access Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Healthier Together, a public-private partnership between the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education approved the name Weathers Creek High School for the district’s next high school during its regular meeting earlier this week. The
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The State of North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August was 4.3 percent, decreasing 0.1 of a percentage point from July’s revised
Special to Iredell Free News The Town of Mooresville’s Planning & Community Development Department is looking to the public for feedback in the creation of the new Unified Development Ordinance
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Mooresville man was arrested on Thursday afternoon and charged with two misdemeanors for his role in a disturbance that disrupted an Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Health Department has reported four more deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the past three days. With the latest death reported on Thursday, 275 lives
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department is asking for the public to help identify a man who robbed a pharmacist on Saturday. According to an MPD news release, a
Special to Iredell Free News Family favorite Darrell Harwwod will take the stage in Downtown Statesville on Friday for the latest installment of the Piedmont HealthCare Friday After 5 Summer
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — As schools across North Carolina focus on efforts to recover ground lost last year to COVID-19, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt
Editor’s Note: The Iredell County Health Department and Iredell-Statesville Schools released the following information on Thursday in response to questions about mask and quarantine requirements related to COVID-19. Special to Iredell
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com G4G Ministries 11th Annual Golf Tournament, its only fundraiser each year, will be Friday, October 1, at Larkin Golf Club in Statesville. Proceeds will fund much
FROM STAFF REPORTS A north Iredell County resident has been charged with concealing or failing to report the death of a child following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Troutman Town Council honored Finance Director Steve Shealy for his 23 years of service to the town last Thursday night, presenting him with a plaque
Special to Iredell Free News Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has updating its visitor guidelines for inpatient, outpatient, maternity, emergency department and surgical services areas. Effective immediately, all visitors at
Special to Iredell Free News In 1761, the western part of North Carolina was in crisis. Warfare between British colonists and the Cherokee had been raging for two years. By
Iredell Free News interview Iredell County Government HR Director Sandra Gregory and Recruitment Specialist Jennie Mason.
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FROM STAFF REPORTS A Winston-Salem man has been arrested and charged with breaking into a church in Iredell County and stealing mail and a Bible. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Public health officials with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services are urging North Carolinians to protect themselves, their families and those
BY MIKE FUHRMAN At least two people involved in disrupting an Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday night — and possibly several others — will face criminal charges
BY KARISSA MILLER A group of anti-mask protesters disrupted an Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday night by slamming into and beating on a glass window until it
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON The staff at the new 7- Eleven store located at 1505 Salisbury Highway in Statesville celebrated the store’s grand opening by making an investment in young people.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Health Department reported more than 600 new laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, along with three more deaths and an increase in hospitalizations.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two men face felony drug charges following an undercover investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office into the distribution of crystal methamphetamine in Troutman and Mooresville. Sheriff
Special to Iredell Free News Ever wonder how a hospital is kept clean even though thousands of people, including patients, staff, and visitors, walk the halls of a hospital each
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools administrators want to use grant funds to hire 33 temporary employees to help district nurses with contact tracing and other duties related to COVID-19. More
FROM STAFF REPORTS More than 3,500 Iredell-Statesville Schools students were required to quarantine or isolate last week after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 or after