FROM STAFF REPORTS A Statesville man faces two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery and one count of felony second-degree kidnapping following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff
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BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a $470,000 economic development incentive for FITT USA, a global manufacturer planning to build its U.S. headquarters
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell health officials on Tuesday reported the county’s 34th death attributed to COVID-19. The Iredell County Health Department does not release personal information about individuals who test
Recruiters to spotlight public service career opportunities, including temp and remote work Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The State of North Carolina Virtual Career Expo will welcome jobseekers
Special to Iredell Free News It can be a patient’s greatest annoyance – summarizing information to a medical assistant in an exam room, only to have to repeat the information
BY KARISSA MILLER While most Iredell-Statesville Schools students had the option of receiving 100 percent remote instruction this fall, some students could not make that choice because they did not
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Troutman Town Council had a packed agenda on Thursday night, including consideration of a large mixed-use development, a request for relief from a zoning administrator determination,
Special to Iredell Free News Lakeshore Elementary School was recently recognized as a North Carolina STEM Recognition School. Lakeshore was one of only two schools in the state that received
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Georgia man faces drug and weapons charges following a traffic stop on Interstate 77 by Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System has hired a new psychiatrist to join its Iredell Physician Network practice, Iredell Psychiatry. Dr. Mona S. Ismail is a psychiatrist with
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has been awarded a $35 million State Opioid Response (SOR) grant from the Substance Abuse
BY KARISSA MILLER The City of Statesville Recreation and Parks Department and the Iredell Arts Council are collaborating on a one-of-a-kind, community art event at Bentley Community Center on Saturday,
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Employees of the State of North Carolina can use up to three days (24 hours) of paid time off to volunteer with their
FROM STAFF REPORTS Parents of students at two Iredell-Statesville Schools elementary schools were notified of positive COVID-19 test results last week. Iredell County Health Director Jane Hinson notified Lake Norman
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: SEPTEMBER 4 ♦ Antonio Shaquan Griffin, 18, of Old Wilkesboro Highway, Statesville, charged with 32 counts of break
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina voters who vote by mail can now track the status of their absentee ballot with a new online service called BallotTrax
BY KARISSA MILLER Every student at N.B. Mills Elementary School received backpack stocked with school supplies for the new school year thanks to Costco’s Backpack Program. Mooresville Costco manager Rose
Special to Iredell Free News A new Our Town Stage concert series, “Gathering on the Green,” will premiere at the Mooresville Golf Club on Friday, September 25. The first artist
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital reported the following births: AUGUST 29 ♦ A boy, Carter Alton Leonard, born to Johnathan and Brittani Leonard of Statesville.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Mitchell Community College honored the lives lost 19 years ago in the terror attacks on September 11, 2001, with a somber ceremony on the Circle at Statesville
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Reflecting a similar trend nationally, the performance of North Carolina’s high school class of 2020 on the SAT college entrance exam slipped from
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department reported the following arrests: AUGUST 26 ♦ Daedrion Tramel Green Blake, 23, of Ramseur Drive, China Grove, charged with possession of a schedule
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville Schools has forged a partnership Iredell County Government and United Way of Iredell County to establish the Iredell Covid-19 Education Fund, which will support
Special to Iredell Free News U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray issued an alert Thursday, warning the public of potential scammers seeking to obtain personal information by claiming to be with the
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Cleveland man is charged with conspiracy to commit felony larceny in connection a string of thefts of motor vehicle parts following an investigation by the Iredell
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Health Department reported two more deaths attributed to COVID-19 on Thursday afternoon. The deaths are the 32nd and 33rd in the county among the
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com During a three-and-a-half-hour pre-agenda meeting on Tuesday afternoon, the Troutman Town Council covered a wide range of topics, including COVID-19 related issues, water pressure issues in
FROM STAFF REPORTS Another person who tested positive for COVID-19 has died in Iredell County. The Iredell County Health Department on Wednesday reported the county’s 31st death attributed to COVID-19
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Adult Day Services (IADS) will have a yard sale fundraiser on Friday, September 11, and Saturday, September 12, at the center, located at 502
Special to Iredell Free News During the Town Board meeting on September 8, Mooresville’s Board of Commissioners affirmed and endorsed the formation of the Mayor’s Taskforce on Diversity and Inclusion,
Special to Iredell Free News U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced Wednesday that two former managers and the owner of the now defunct North-Carolina based Carolina Comprehensive Health Network, PA (CCHN)
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Memorial Hospital recently completed construction of a new IV Room, also known as its Cleanroom, for its pharmacy team to prepare medical treatments. In
Special to Iredell Free News FITT USA, a world leader in the creation of complete thermoplastic fluid transfer systems plans to locate its U.S. Headquarters in Mooresville Business Park East.
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The Andrea Harris Social, Economic, Environmental, and Health Equity Task Force convened on September 2 to discuss potential recommendations to address and improve
BY KARISSA MILLER A concerted three-year effort by Cloverleaf Elementary School students, teachers, administrators, staff and parents culminated Tuesday with a celebration of the school’s status as a newly accredited
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Smith Village, a 68-acre mixed-use commercial-residential project, moved one step closer to approval after the Troutman Planning and Zoning Board’s vote to approve two rezoning requests,