Special to IFN The Iredell County Parks & Recreation Department invites the public to attend the grand re-opening celebration for Jennings Park on Thursday, March 20, from 4 to 8
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IFN Staff A Harmony man faces felony drug charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies searched his vehicle and found more than 50 grams of marijuana at a checkpoint in
Special to IFN RALEIGH — The N.C. Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM) and Safe Kids NC are once again leading the charge in medication safety with the annual Operation
BY DONNA SWICEGOOD A motion to write a policy to dedicate funds from the sale of some city-owned properties for affordable housing assistance was approved Monday by a divided Statesville
IFN Staff The Mooresville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: FEBRUARY 15 ♦ Morgan Andrew Chandler, 34, of Spruce Street, Badin, charged with possession of a schedule II controlled
Special to IFN Excitement is building for the United Way of Iredell County’s upcoming Driven to Make a Difference Fund Racer Event. Scheduled for Tuesday, March 27, at the Trackhouse
BY DEBBIE PAGE The Troutman Town Council recognized Human Resource Director Lou Borek as the Employee of the Month for February as he winds down his service as the town’s
Special to IFN RALEIGH — The State Board of Elections invites the public to comment on proposed administrative rules related to the petition process for new political parties and certain
BY DEBBIE PAGE During their March meeting, Iredell Homelessness Collaborative members discussed the increasing numbers of unhoused and housing insecure people in the county and efforts to assist them to
Special to IFN The City of Statesville invites residents to roll up their sleeves and help clean up their community at the 2025 Spring Trash Bash. The Spring Trash Bash
Special to IFN JMS Southeast recently donated $653.67 to Iredell Friends of the Library. The contribution, sourced from the company’s vending machine earnings in January, is part of JMS Southeast’s
Editor’s Note: This is the final installment of a series. Read the first installment HERE and the second installment HERE . BY SHELLIE TAYLOR What do you get when you
Special to IFN Holly Murzyn has been hired as director of provider relations at Iredell Health System. In this role, she will serve as a liaison between the health system
Editor’s Note: This is the third installment of a three-part series. You can read part I HERE and part II HERE . IFN Staff A majority of Iredell-Statesville Schools’ administrators
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IFN Staff The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: MARCH 7 ♦ Kimberly Ann Beasley, 48, of Lamb Road, Statesville, charged with being a fugitive from justice.
Editor’s Note: This is the final installment of a five-part series on DACI’s In the Known event. BY DEBBIE PAGE “Youth who have parents that talk with them about substance
Special to IFN Tickets are available for Pharos Parenting’s 2025 Rockin’ for a Reason charity concert at Liberty Park in Mooresville. Scheduled for April 4, the concert will feature Camel
The policy of the Town of Mooresville is to foster, maintain, and promote equal employment opportunities. We recruit, hire, train, and promote employees without discrimination because of race, religion, color,
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth installment in a five-part series. The first article , second article and third article are available on iredellfreenews.com . B Y DEBBIE PAGE At
BY CULEEN SHAFFER After 11 years of leading Iredell Christian Ministries (ICM), Joy Morrison is retiring — for the second time. Morrison, who originally retired in 2013 after a 30-year
BY KARISSA MILLER The griddles will be hot and the food will be plentiful all day at the 3rd annual Randy Marion Pancake Day – Iredell’s Happiest Day fundraiser for
Special to IFN Follow the yellow brick road as Center Stage Alliance presents a delightful stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s “The Wizard of Oz,” which opens March 20 and
Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a three-part series. You can read part I HERE . Part III will be published on Sunday. IFN Staff Iredell-Statesville Schools’ administrators
Special to IFN The Downtown Statesville Development on Thursday recognized Jim Duffey as its 2024 Main Street Champion during the North Carolina Main Street Conference in Mooresville. Duffey has been
Editor’s Note: This is the third installment in a series of articles about the recent DACI “In the Know” event. The first article and second article are available on iredellfreenews.com.
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KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools will host a Student Career Fair on Wednesday, March 19, at the Statesville Civic Center. “This event will bring together approximately 500 graduating seniors, eager to
Special to IFN The City of Statesville is excited to announce the return of its 23rd Annual Arbor Day Celebration, now incorporating Earth Day, on Saturday, April 12. The event,
Special to IFN Top of the Lake Rotary of Mooresville will hold its Annual Port-A-Pit Chicken Fundraiser on Thursday, April 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will
BY KARISSA MILLER Troutman Elementary School third-grader Ella has endured more than any child should have to during the past three months. Soon after 9-year-old Ella was diagnosed with medulloblastoma
Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a five-part series. Read the first article HERE . BY DEBBIE PAGE Most adult mental health and substance use disorders have their
Special to IFN RALEIGH — Gov. Josh Stein delivered his first State of the State Address on Wednesday night, highlighting the ongoing work to recover in western North Carolina and
Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a three-part series. IFN Staff Iredell-Statesville Schools administrators have strong feelings about the performance of the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education in
Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a five-part series on the Drug-Alcohol Coalition of Iredell’s recent “In The Know” event. BY DEBBIE PAGE Over 200 people from across
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a series. Read the first installment HERE . BY SHELLIE TAYLOR This is not a review for the latest crime novel by James