Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has signed an Executive Order to help schools and local governments access state surplus property to help bridge gaps during
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Special to Iredell Free News As Gov. Roy Cooper’s “Stay-at-Home” Order takes effect, City of Statesville employees are making plans to continue providing essential services as safely and effectively as
Special to Iredell Free News With Gov. Roy Cooper’s statewide Stay at Home Order beginning at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 30, Iredell-Statesville Schools officials are encouraging district parents and
Special to Iredell Free News Due to COVID-19 concerns, Iredell Health System announced that it will no longer allow visitors at Iredell Memorial Hospital and all of its other facilities.
BY SARAH KIRKMAN As our community goes through this coronavirus crisis together, I wanted to let you know what is going on at the District Attorney’s Office and at the
BY JANE HINSON Our country is at war. We are fighting an enemy that you can’t see. It is invisible to the naked eye and waits on door handles, shopping
Photos Courtesy of Lake Norman State Park Special to Iredell Free News About 20 acres at Lake Norman State Park burned on Saturday as a result of a wildfire in
FROM STAFF REPORTS Violent crime and property crime both declined in the City of Statesville in 2019, according to the Statesville Police Department’s annual crime report. SPD Chief David Addison
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper announced Sunday that the first payments for unemployment claims related to coronavirus will begin going out this week. The N.C.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: MARCH 19 ♦ Christian Lloyd Bock, 44, of Northtown, Ind., charged with obtaining property by false pretenses
Special to Iredell Free News The Salvation Army of Iredell County has partnered with McDonald’s franchise owners Mike and Melissa Neader to help those families who are out of work
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Board of Education met Friday afternoon to discuss the district’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Superintendent Brady Johnson began by thanking administrators, teachers and
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a 20-year-old woman. According to an SPD news release, officers who were patrolling the area heard gunshots
Special to Iredell Free News Town of Mooresville facilities will remain closed and events will be cancelled until at least April 29, consistent with the Executive Order issued by Gov.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Gov. Roy Cooper issued a “stay-at-home” order on Friday, directing North Carolina residents to venture out only for essential purposes in an effort to combat the spread
FROM STAFF REPORTS Thirty-seven offenders, including a man convicted of murder, returned to Iredell County after being released from the N.C. Department of Corrections. Fourteen of the offenders completed their
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Memorial Hospital has restricted all visitors to its Emergency Department. The change, which took effect at 3 p.m. Friday, is the latest precaution the
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The White House has granted Gov. Roy Cooper’s request late for a federal disaster declaration for the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic in North Carolina.
Special to Iredell Free News Downtown Statesville Development Corporation (DSDC) has launched a campaign to encourage social media engagement during this time of social distancing. “Over the past week, DSDC
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System has hired Katie Kissel to be a family nurse practitioner at Iredell Occupational Medicine, the Health System’s comprehensive occupational health medicine clinic
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Board of Education is moving forward with its search for a new superintendent and has not altered its plans as a result of the global
Special to Iredell Free News The N.C. Department of Health & Human Services has released new recommendations for North Carolina clinicians and laboratories related to testing for COVID-19, which was
Special to Iredell Free News In light of the rapidly evolving public health situation, the North Carolina Judicial Branch has taken steps to allow the public and court personnel to
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the state’s first COVID-19 associated deaths. A person from Cabarrus County died on
Special to Iredell Free News The Mitchell Community College Foundation and Endowment for Excellence is working to provide funds to help Mitchell students purchase an internet-enabled device to continue their
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Water Corporation has implemented changes to its operations to encourage social distancing and help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Iredell Water office will
Special to Iredell Free News State Treasurer Dale Folwell released the following statement Wednesday afternoon: After a recent, long-planned trip with my son, I returned early to Raleigh on Monday,
FROM STAFF REPORTS Eleven people in Iredell County now reportedly have the novel coronavirus. The N.C. Department of Health & Human Services reported Wednesday that there are now more than
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department reported the following arrests: MARCH 11 ♦ Quintina Jean Kidman, 28, of Summertree Drive, Statesville, charged with possession of a schedule I controlled
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County officials are not planning to order residents to shelter-in-place in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. County Manager Beth Jones issued a
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper directed $50 million in school funding flexibility to help public schools and support the greatest needs to serve students
Special to Iredell Free News CHARLOTTE – U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray of the Western District of North Carolina is urging the public to report suspected fraud schemes related to COVID-19
Special to Iredell Free News In response to the Executive Order issued by Gov. Roy Cooper restricting large gatherings and strong appeals to limit person-to-person contact to prevent spread
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two men faces charges in connection with several motor vehicle and residential break-ins in the Mooresville area following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday ordered tighter limits on gatherings and extended school closures statewide to May 15 in response to the global
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools students will not take standardized tests this school year as students are learning remotely because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Jonathan Ribbeck, the district’s executive