BY MIKE FUHRMAN Statesville Mayor Costi Kutteh is not planning to seek re-election in 2025, bringing to an end his tenure as the city’s longest serving mayor. A Statesville native
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BY KEVIN IMM Personnel from Shepherds, Troutman, Statesville and Cool Springs fire departments were alerted to a structure fire on Starlight Road near Statesville about 6:29 a.m. on Thursday. Shepherds
BY DEBBIE PAGE After Troutman Planning and Zoning Board members chose Randy Farmer to remain as board chair and Barry General as vice chair during their first meeting of 2025,
Editor’s Note: Neither the suspect in this investigation nor his business are affiliated with Statesville Collision Center, which is located at 114 Victory Lane in Statesville. Special to IFN RALEIGH
Special to IFN Lake Norman Humane is thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of its highly anticipated in-house spay and neuter clinic, the Giving with Grace Spay and Neuter Clinic.
Easterseals PORT Health is hiring for Substance Use Counselors and Mental Health Therapists! Are you ready to change lives and make a lasting impact? Easterseals PORT Health is searching for
BY KARISSA MILLER A new North Carolina law requires students attending public schools to decide on a career track in eighth grade, beginning this school year. All students must complete
BY DEBBIE PAGE The parking lot for the new 36,000-square-foot Food Lion off U.S. Highway 21 in Troutman was overflowing at 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, illustrating the community’s excitement about
Special to IFN The Iredell County Health Department is reassuring residents that the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Clinic remains open and fully operational despite recent concerns or confusion surrounding
Special to IFN Parents of preschool to eighth-grade students can now register their children for Rescue Ranch’s 2025 Critter Camps, spring break and one-week summer camp sessions offering hands-on educational
Special to IFN Data released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Education shows that North Carolina students are ahead of the nation in eighth-grade math and tracking with their peers
Special to IFN RALEIGH – N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson on Tuesday filed a lawsuit to stop the federal government’s freeze on grants and funding. Jackson and 22 attorneys general
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education met Monday morning at Unity Center to receive updates on performance data as well as challenges the district is facing. I-SS
Special to IFN Final preparations are underway for the 2025 Statesville Wedding Expo, which is scheduled for February 16 at the Statesville Civic Center. The event, which takes place from
Special to IFN The Lonely Children’s Fund of Iredell County is celebrating a major milestone, having successfully reached its annual goal of raising $30,000 to support children in foster care.
Special to IFN Iredell Health System announced Tuesday that Georgia Marie Hayworth has been hired as director of Respiratory Therapy. Hayworth earned her respiratory therapy degree from Catawba Valley Community
IFN Staff A suspect in three armed robberies of Dollar General employees in Statesville was apprehended Monday afternoon in Mecklenburg County by the U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force.
Special to IFN Food Lion will open its new location at 155 Crosstie Lane in Troutman on Wednesday, January 29. As part of Food Lion’s commitment to providing easy, fresh
Special to IFN Getting a potentially life-saving mammogram doesn’t have to be so daunting thanks to Iredell Imaging at Mooresville. Scheduling and keeping a mammogram appointment can be difficult for
Mitchell announces Fall 2024 Dean’s List Mitchell Community College congratulates the following students who made the full-time and part-time Dean’s List for the Fall Semester 2024: Full-Time Students To be
Special to IFN RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Revenue officially opened the 2025 individual income tax filing season and began accepting 2024 returns on Monday, January 27. Taxpayers who
Special to IFN Carolina Caring, through the work of Carolina Caring Foundation, has received a $975,000 grant from The Duke Endowment to fund a palliative care pilot program developed in
IFN Staff A Troutman man faces numerous felony charges, including statutory rape of a child, following an investigation by the Troutman Police Department. The TPD announced the arrest of Arlo
BY KEVIN IMM Personnel from Shepherds, Lake Norman, Mooresville, South Iredell, and Mount Mourne fire departments responded to a report of a structure fire on Golden Pond Lane about 2:03
IFN Staff The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: JANUARY 16 ♦ Karlie Lynn Gottschalk, 26, of Valley Street, Statesville, charged with possession with intent o manufacture,
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,
Special to IFN Statesville Police Department Cpl. Casey Hoover was presented the U.S. Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Heroism during the 72nd Annual Attorney General’s Awards Ceremony on January 15.
16,956 new jobs announced with companies set to invest $15.2 billion in the state Special to IFN RALEIGH — The State of North Carolina announced 16,956 new jobs in the
These positions are subject to pre-employment screenings. Iredell County does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, political affiliation, genetic information, or handicapping
BY KEVIN IMM The West Iredell Volunteer Fire Department held its annual Awards Banquet for 2024 on Friday, January 24. All members were thanked by Chief Jerry Houston for their
BY DONNA SWICEGOOD Fourteen organizations from across Iredell County are hoping for a financial boost through participation in this year’s Love United Iredell campaign. The annual United Way of Iredell
Special to IFN Spokeology, a Statesville-based marketing and communications agency, has opened a new office in Charlotte. As part of this growth, Dylan Sutton has joined the family business as
Special to IFN Pine Lake Preparatory student-athletes partnered with Bags of Hope to pack over 150 bags for local families on January 20. This is the fourth consecutive year that the
IFN Staff The Statesville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: JANUARY 7 ♦ Jamey Bruce Jock, 55, of Deerview Circle, Statesville, charged with assault by strangulation inflicting serious injury.
Special to IFN RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson has announced a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, for their role in
Special to IFN The Statesville Police Department held its annual Awards Ceremony on Friday, January 17, at the Statesville Civic Center. The event celebrated the exceptional contributions of officers and