Category: News & Features

Special to IFN The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: JUNE 6 ♦ A girl,  Ember Delilah Hewitt, born to Nathan and Ashley Hewitt of Statesville JUNE

Special to IFN RALEIGH — North Carolina has been recognized as the Top State for Business by CNBC. This announcement marks the third time in the last four years that

Special to IFN Business owner and lifelong Statesville resident Alex Walker has announced his candidacy for the Ward 5 seat on the Statesville City Council. In his official campaign announcement,

Special to IFN Iredell County Planning Board Chair Kristi Madison Pfeufer has announced her candidacy for the Ward 2 seat on the Statesville City Council. “Our city is full of promise

Special to IFN Two rising stars from the Lake Norman area are making waves on the sand this summer. Carmen Markel of Mooresville and Harper Willis of Davidson have officially

Special to IFN Statesville Public Power is preparing to roll out a brand-new Outage Management System (OMS) this fall – and it’s going to be a game-changer in how city

IFN Staff Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies recovered the body of a missing teenager from Lake Norman on Wednesday afternoon. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced that the body of Angel Ernesto

Special to IFN Former Statesville Planning Board chairman and real estate professional Todd Lange has officially filed to run for the Ward 5 seat on the Statesville City Council in

BY STACIE LETT CAIN The Mooresville Town Board on Monday approved a plan to borrow nearly $16 million to pay for construction of a modern Moor Park as well as

Council also discusses infrastructure issues, UDO changes at agenda briefing BY DEBBIE PAGE Troutman Town Council members on Monday expressed their concerns about threats made against the council in person

Special to IFN Statesville ABC Board General Manager Tip Nicholson has filed to run for the Ward 5 seat on the Statesville City Council in the November election. Nicholson, who

Special to IFN Two men face felony charges in connection with an incident in which fireworks were shot at occupied home on Buffalo Shoals Road from a moving vehicle. Iredell

BY DEBBIE PAGE Pam Navey opened the July meeting of the Iredell Homeless Collaborative by praising the Salvation Army for providing a cooling station during the extreme summer heat. Lt.

Special to IFN Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to compassionate, trauma-informed care, Iredell County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has introduced a new tool to help calm and support children during emergencies

The public is invited to attend the artists’ reception on Friday, July 11 Special to IFN Mooresville Arts has two new exhibits, “The Art of Fiber Exhibit” and “Pop Culture,

Special to IFN Former City Councilman William Morgan on Monday officially filed to run for Statesville mayor in the November 4 election. “I want to help create an even better

BY DEBBIE PAGE Losing by a single vote in the 2023 Troutman Town Council election still stings George Harris. On Monday, Harris filed to run again in the 2025 election,

IFN Staff Sixteen candidates filed to run in the 2025 municipal elections in Iredell County on Monday, the first day of candidate filing. Half of the candidates who filed are

IFN Staff An eastern Iredell County man was arrested on July 3 when members of the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit and Durham Police Department detectives executed a

BY KEVIN IMM Shepherds Fire Rescue personnel, along with Mooresville, Mount Mourne, Troutman and South Iredell fire departments, were alerted for a structure fire on Resource Drive about 12:20 p.m.

Special to IFN The Full Bloom Film Festival will host a special screening of the iconic documentary “Woodstock” on Tuesday, July 8, at 7 p.m. at the Iredell Arts Council.

Special to IFN The Statesville Fourth Creek Rotary recently held its End of Year Celebration.

Special to IFN Demonstrating their ongoing commitment to community support, JMS Southeast Inc. and Statesville Process Instruments Inc. have made a generous donation of $2,260.79 to the United Way of

Special to IFN RALEIGH — Iredell County’s unemployment rate increased to 3.4 percent in May, jumping from 3.1 percent in April, according to the N.C. Department of Commerce. Iredell County

IFN Staff The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: JUNE 26 ♦ Quientin Rayshaun Joyner, 29, of E. Front Street, Statesville, charged with conspiracy to sell narcotics.

Special to IFN Filing for the 2025 municipal elections and the Mooresville Graded School Elections begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, July 7, and ends at 12 noon on Friday,

IFN Staff Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrests of 19 individuals who face charges as a result of ongoing efforts to disrupt the flow of illegal narcotics in

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IFN Staff The Mooresville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: JUNE 16 ♦ Malcolm James Atterholt, 20, of Mallardwood Drive, Mount Ulla, charged with felony speeding to elude arrest.

Special to IFN The Iredell County Public Library has been awarded a $15,525 Library Services and Technology Act grant from the State Library of North Carolina. This funding will be

BY COOPER HALL Residents of the Baymount community gathered on Friday morning for the 26th Annual Fourth of July Parade. Golf carts, motorcycles, bikes and more drove past viewers along

IFN Staff Statesville City Councilman Joe Hudson announced this week that he would not seek another term in November. “After prayer and consideration, I have decided I will not seek

Special to IFN Duke Health Spine and Pain Management Mooresville welcomes Dr. Patrick J. Laguerre and Physician Assistant Thienkim “Kim” Walters. Laguerre is a board-certified interventional pain physician who specializes