Category: News & Features

Special to IFN The Mooresville Graded School District ranked 13th out of 115 North Carolina public school districts in 2024-2025 based on academic performance data released Wednesday by the N.C.

Special to IFN Academic performance data for the 2024-2025 school year show that Iredell-Statesville Schools has taken some positive steps in improving student achievement. Twenty of the district’s 35 schools

Special to IFN RALEIGH — North Carolina students achieved a three-year high in most standardized tests at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year, according to state testing data presented

Special to IFN Gov. Josh Stein has proclaimed September as Smart Start Month. This proclamation acknowledges the Smart Start Network’s commitment for over 30 years to ensuring all North Carolina’s

Special to IFN Chocolate Chip & Company will take the stage on Friday as the Piedmont HealthCare Friday After 5 concert series returns to Downtown Statesville. The free event begins

IFN Staff The Troutman Police Department is investigating an early morning crash on Old Murdock Road that left two people critically injured. Police officers, Troutman Fire & Rescue personnel and

IFN Staff A Statesville man faces several drug charges following a traffic stop by an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputy. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest of John Antonio Ikard, 41,

IFN Staff The Mooresville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: AUGUST 1 ♦ Nahjee Vontrell Armstrong, 33, of New Bern Street, Charlotte, charged with a felony weapons charge and

Special to IFN N.C. Sen. Vickie Sawyer has been appointed by Senate Leader Phil Berger to serve on four important legislative oversight committees for the 2025-2026 interim period. Sawyer, a

Special to IFN RALEIGH — Gov. Josh Stein recently signed Executive Order 23, establishing the North Carolina Energy Policy Task Force to strengthen the state’s electricity infrastructure and energy affordability

Special to IFN The Statesville Woman’s Club will host its first meeting after the summer break on Thursday, September 4, at the historic clubhouse located at 515 West End Avenue. There will

Special to IFN Fifth Street Ministries recently received an $815 donation from JMS Southeast Inc. and Statesville Process Instruments Inc., which was made possible through a creative and generous employee-backed

BY KEVIN IM Mooresville Fire-Rescue, Mooresville Police Department and Iredell County EMS personnel responded to a report of vehicle crash at the Cook Out restaurant located at 355 West Plaza

Special to IFN Friends of Lake Norman State Park (FLANO) and Lake Norman State Park rangers are offering a variety of programs to welcome the cooler fall weather. Women are

Special to IFN Thomas the Tank Engine, everyone’s favorite No.1 blue engine, is coming to nearby Spencer as part of the Day Out With Thomas: The Party Tour. The N.C.

Special to IFN A new veteran-led support group is launching in Statesville to help tackle how PTSD affects everyday life from relationships with others to challenges at work. The program,

IFN Staff The North Iredell High School community is mourning the loss of a student-athlete who was fatally injured in a head-on collision in Alexander County over the weekend. Jacob

IFN Staff A Charlotte man faces more than a dozen criminal charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a larceny in progress at a business

Special to IFN In observance of Labor Day, all City of Statesville offices will be closed on Monday, September 1. City services and facility hours will operate on adjusted schedules

BY DEBBIE PAGE Mooresville Planning Board members voted last week to recommend denial of two residential projects after hearing an outpouring of concerns by nearby residents. FERN HILL ROAD The

Special to IFN RALEIGH — Governor Josh Stein will present the state’s highest civilian honor, the North Carolina Award, to six distinguished North Carolinians on November 13 at the historic

IFN Staff The Statesville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: AUGUST 13 ♦ Donna Moretz Pobbi’ Asare, 50, of McClaine Road, Hiddenite, charged with habitual larceny. AUGUST 15 ♦

BY DONNA SWICEGOOD Sisters Jamie Beecham and Kristen Mayle have developed a passion for comforting cancer survivors since their mother passed away in 2014. The two started by making colorful

The City of Statesville is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment practices based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, non-disqualifying disability or

BY DEBBIE PAGE As part of Overdose Awareness Week, the Drug-Alcohol Coalition of Iredell held a candlelight vigil on Thursday night at Christ Church in Statesville to remember those lost

IFN Staff The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: AUGUST 20 ♦ Donnie Grant Christopher, 55, of Trailway Drive, Statesville, charged with possession of methamphetamine and a

Special to IFN Iredell County offices and services will be closed on Monday, September 1, in observation of Labor Day. This includes all units of: • Animal Services and Control*

BY DEBBIE PAGE The 89th Iredell County Agricultural Fair opened on Friday evening with the official ribbon cutting ceremony. The fair runs through Saturday, September 6, for nine full days

Special to IFN Saturday’s matchup between No. 1 Texas and No. 3 Ohio State is the biggest regular-season college football game in at least a decade according to many college

BY DEBBIE PAGE Some 350 community and business leaders celebrated $136.25 million in new investments and 360 new jobs across Iredell County over the past year during the Iredell Economic

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Around 100 family members, friends, and Statesville Family YMCA employees and board members helped make sure Vester Boone’s 100th birthday was special by holding a party to

Special to IFN Iredell County Animal Services is set to receive a $25,000 grant investment from Petco Love in support of their lifesaving work for pets in Iredell County. Petco