Category: News & Features

Special to Iredell Free News Gov. Cooper has appointed Statesville resident Frank L. Johnson to the N.C. Board of Science, Technology, and Innovation as a member at-large. Johnson is the founder

FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County Commissioner Gene Houpe has withdrawn his candidacy to serve as the next Register of Deeds. Houpe, who was elected to a two-year term on the

BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Board of Commissioners recently recognized former Register of Deeds Ron Wyatt for his service to the county. Wyatt left the position to assume the

FROM STAFF REPORTS More than 1,000 Iredell-Statesville Schools students were quarantined or isolated last week to prevent further spread of COVID-19.  According to the district’s weekly COVID-19 report, 32 students

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System’s Skilled Nursing Facility has once again earned Best Nursing Homes status by U.S. News & World Report in the publication’s 2020-21 rating.

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: JANUARY 15 ♦ Brandon Maurice Collins, 36, of Radford, Va., charged with being a fugitive from justice.

Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: JANUARY 11 ♦ A girl, Kinslee Rae Vincent, born to Kevin Jones and Renee

BY STACIE LETT CAIN Spaced safely in a banquet room at the Statesville Civic Center, the Statesville City Council met on Thursday and Friday to discuss how to best to

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first identification in a North Carolina resident of the COVID-19 variant called

FROM STAFF REPORTS A 21-year-old man was charged with taking indecent liberties with a minor following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Revenue (NCDOR) will follow the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and officially open the 2021 individual income tax filing season

FROM STAFF REPORTS The number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 continues to mount in Iredell County as the number of confirmed cases rapidly approaches 13,000. The Iredell County Health Department

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation and the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services have announced that approximately $2.5 million in Coronavirus Relief

Special to Iredell Free News Starting next week, N.C. Department of Transportation crews will close part of an Iredell County road for about 10 months for a bridge replacement. Coolbrook

BY KARISSA MILLER During the week when Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy is celebrated and the first woman of color was sworn in as vice president of the United States,

Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College associate degree nursing students are serving the Iredell County community as front-line workers, assisting with administration of COVID-19 vaccines. As a part

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Commissioner Gene Houpe represented Iredell County as a voting delegate for the 2021 N.C. Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) Legislative Goals Conference. During

FROM STAFF REPORTS A Harmony man faces 10 felony charges following an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office investigation into a report that a student was sexually assaulted over a three-year period.

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Commissioners will partner with the Iredell-Statesville Schools to take out a loan for $8,865,000 to fund a project that includes LED lighting up-fits for

Employment Opportunities Iredell County government is recruiting for the following positions. Iredell County does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, political affiliation,

BY KARISSA MILLER According to Iredell County Health Department Director Jane Hinson, the county has been hit hard in the past few weeks as the COVID-19 virus spreads throughout the

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. prison system has received its first allocation of coronavirus vaccine, and inoculations began Wednesday morning. “I urge everyone to get vaccinated,” said

FROM STAFF REPORTS A suspect is charged with murder in the death of a Mooresville woman who was shot and killed Tuesday night in a home off Amity Hill Road.

  FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Health Department reported four more COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday and more than 500 new cases over the holiday weekend. With the latest deaths,

Special to Iredell Free News The Statesville City Council will conduct its annual Planning Retreat on Thursday, January 21, and Saturday, January 22, at the Statesville Civic Center. Much of

Special to Iredell Free News As more team sports roll out at Iredell-Statesville Schools and others in the area – including basketball now underway and football set to kickoff next

Special to Iredell Free News Judicial officials in Iredell County plan to resume most normal operations for District and Superior Courts effective Tuesday, January 19, Clerk of Superior Court Jim

FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville town commissioners will hold a public hearing on Tuesday and vote on a conditional zoning request for properties along South Main Street that would clear the

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper announced Monday that the North Carolina Executive Mansion will be illuminated on January 19, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. in remembrance

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Randall Bachman of Integrated Care of Greater Hickory recently updated members of Drug-Alcohol Coalition of Iredell about the treatment and recovery services the organization is offering

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Dwayne Patterson will return to the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources as director of the state Division of Parks and Recreation beginning

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: JANUARY 4 ♦ Michael Shamari Joseph, 20, of Starmount Cove Lane, Charlotte, charged with two counts of

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Felina Harris was sworn in Thursday night to complete term of Council member Paul Bryant following his resignation. Harris, flanked by her husband and her youngest

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: DECEMBER 30 ♦ Nathan Le Noy Adkins Jr., 24, of Lansing Circle, Mooresville, charged with possession with intent