Editor’s Note: This is the first of a three part series: (1) Risks and warning factors of teen suicide; (2) Stories of youth and families affected by suicide; and (3)
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FROM STAFF REPORTS Sheriff Darren Campbell announced nearly three dozens arrests on Tuesday as part of the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office’s ongoing effort to target drug dealers. During July, August
FROM STAFF REPORTS Seven more people who have tested positive for COVID-19 have died since Friday in Iredell County. The Iredell County Health Department reported four new deaths Monday and
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy K. Cohen provided an update on the state’s COVID-19
Special to Iredell Free News In His Steps and Forward Church will host the annual End of Summer Bash on Saturday, September 25, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Art students at The Brawley School, an International Baccalaureate World School, participated in the United Nations International Day of Peace on Tuesday. Assistant Principal Misty Basham,
Special to Iredell Free News The Knights of Columbus, Council 7152, recently donated $1,000 to Pharos Parenting (formerly SCAN of Iredell) to help support the nonprofit’s efforts. Pharos Parenting is
Special to Iredell Free News The N.C. House Committee on Redistricting and Elections Committee will hold a public hearing on Thursday, September 23, in Statesville. The meeting is scheduled for
Special to Iredell Free News Our Town Stage is excited to announce its upcoming comedy series will kick off October 8 at The Charles Mack Citizen Center in the Joe
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Health Department is one step closer to taking public health services, including its COVID-19 response, into the community via a mobile health unit. The
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: AUGUST 31 ♦ A boy, Braxton Cole Wilkie, born to Masson Wilkie and Stephanie
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools officials reported a dramatic decrease in the number of students who were required to quarantine last week as the second week of the district’s mask
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: SEPTEMBER 7 ♦ Justin Pope, 19, of Hill River Road, Hiddenite, charged with possession of methamphetamine, three
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Special to Iredell Free News The Top of the Lake Rotary Club of Mooresville will once again host the annual Mooresville Community Champion Golf and Dinner Event on Saturday, October
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
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