Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: JUNE 21 ♦ A boy, Larnell James Dalton II, born to Larnell J. Dalton
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FROM STAFF REPORTS An Alabama man faces drug trafficking charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped a van on Interstate 77 for a moving violation. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced
Special to Iredell Free News Abigail Jennings and Jane Getsinger, owners of Lake Norman Realty, along with Linda Hecht and Nicole Hecht Howard, owners of Hecht Realty, are pleased to
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — More than 300,000 new jobs will be created in North Carolina by 2028, most in service-providing industry sectors, according to new employment projections
Special to Iredell Free News City of Statesville offices will be closed on Monday, July 5, in observance of the Fourth of July holiday. Garbage Collection There will be no
Special to Iredell Free News The Pedal Moore(sville) Steering Committee is seeking input from residents at two upcoming drop-in events about future bicycle facilities in the Town of Mooresville, including
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The 16th Annual Independence Day Parade will roll along Highway 21 in Troutman on Saturday starting at 11 a.m. This year’s grand marshals are Navy service
Special to Iredell Free News District Attorney Sarah Kirkman’s office reported the following dispositions of felony cases in Iredell County Superior Court: ♦ Brently Byers pleaded guilty to Statutory Rape
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey urges North Carolinians to stay safe when celebrating Independence Day by avoiding the use of
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com An enthusiastic army of Mooresville/Lake Norman Exchange Club members and community volunteers will begin assembling a field of waving American flags on the lawn of Mooresville’s
Special to Iredell Free News Speak Life & Live recently held an appreciation lunch for the teachers who stepped up to the challenge at Statesville High School this spring. As
Special to Iredell Free News The GFWC of NC Statesville Woman’s Club welcomed guest speaker Tonya Fowler, executive director of Pharos Parenting, at the group’s June meeting. Fowler discussed how
Special to Iredell Free News The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization Board approved $3.3 million following the annual 2021 spring call for existing discretionary projects that have experienced a funding
Special to Iredell Free News As part of an effort to streamline services, the Town of Mooresville’s Cemetery Office will move from the Finance Department to Parks & Recreation Administration,
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Statesville man faces nine felony charges after being tied to a string of larcenies in the Troutman and Mooresville areas. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell announced
Special to Iredell Free News The State of North Carolina’s evictions moratorium will end July 1 after Republican members of the Council of State rejected a one-month extension, which would
Special to Iredell Free News The City of Statesville has installed two speed humps on Mulberry Street in an effort to improve pedestrian safety around Mitchell Community College. One speed
Special to Iredell Free News It’s finally summer — the perfect time to go outdoors and soak up the sun. But with warm, summer weather also comes the perfect time
BY MIKE FUHRMAN Calling a pair of drive-by shootings that left one child dead and two others injured “one of the greatest tragedies in our city’s history,” Statesville Mayor Costi
Special to Iredell Free News South Iredell High School FFA members participated virtually in the 92nd North Carolina FFA State Convention on June 22-24. The chapter members received several notable
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department is investigating a pair of drive-by shootings that left one child dead and two others injured on Monday evening. SPD officers responded to
Special to Iredell Free News On several occasions throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued multiple eviction moratoria. The last moratorium will expire on July
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Mandy Cohen announced the first winners of the state’s Your
Special to Iredell Free News Gov. Roy Cooper’s current COVID-19 State of Emergency executive order is scheduled to end on Wednesday, June 30. As a result, Iredell-Statesville Schools officials do
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System, in partnership with the Iredell Physician Network, has opened a new practice, Iredell Cardiology. Iredell Cardiology offers personalized care to patients with cardiac
FROM STAFF REPORTS A New Jersey man faces five felony charges following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office into allegations that a child was sexually assaulted in the
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: JUNE 18 ♦ Earl Clifford Killian III, 32, of Beracah Road, Mooresville, charged with possession of methamphetamine.
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools is working to encourage more students to learn about careers in STEM. At the Career Academy and Technical School in Troutman, dozens of rising ninth-graders
Special to Iredell Free News The Town of Mooresville’s Beautification Committee recently awarded Jessica and Kevin Obney the Beautification Award for their hard work and efforts in visually improving their
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Special to Iredell Free News Do your part to keep the Fourth of July safe by never driving if you are impaired. That was the key message at Thursday’s kickoff
Special to Iredell Free News North Iredell High School FFA members participated virtually in the 92nd North Carolina FFA State Convention on June 22-24. The chapter and its members received
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: JUNE 7 ♦ Rhonda Gail Nance Sanchez, 47, of Statesville charged with possession of a schedule II controlled
PHOTOS BY BRANDY TEMPLETON In the spring of 1759, the Yadkin and Catawba River valleys were ravaged by fighting as small parties of Cherokee took revenge for the murder of
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health today released its Plan to End the HIV Epidemic in the
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Fort Dobbs State Historic Site will host its first major event this weekend since the onset of the global pandemic last March. On Thursday afternoon Site Manager