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FROM STAFF REPORTS A second suspect faces charges in connection with a home-invasion robbery that occurred on December 26 on Calico Lane near Statesville. After Iredell County Sheriff’s Office detectives

BY KARISSA MILLER Statesville High School Principal Sheila Jenkins believes it’s important to challenge students of all ability levels. She’s not one to accept mediocrity, and she rejects views that kids

BY STACIE LETT CAIN Statesville City Council chambers were packed Monday evening to hear a Charlotte developer explain his vision for rehabilitating the Vance Hotel. “You have something here in

BY MIKE FUHRMAN After more than a dozen residents expressed serious objections, Mooresville town commissioners on Monday rejected a property owner’s request to rezone property near a suspected chemical dump

FROM STAFF REPORTS A Statesville man faces felony drug charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies apprehended him after witnessing a hand-to-hand drug transaction over the weekend. Sheriff Darren Campbell

Special to Iredell Free News American Renaissance School began its open enrollment period for the 2020-2021 school year on Monday, January 6. This is the 22nd anniversary of open enrollment

Special to Iredell Free News Superior Court Judge Lynn Gullett is seeking another term on the bench in the March election. Gullett, a Republican, has devoted 31 years to her

Special to Iredell Free News First Presbyterian Church will present a concert featuring Dr. Oliver “Worth” Worthington II, baritone, and Dr. Johan Botes, pianist and organist, at 2 p.m. on

Special to Iredell Free News The theme for the 25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration in Statesville is “Beyond the Walls of Division.” The following activities are

FROM STAFF REPORTS Twenty-nine offenders, including three sex offenders, returned to Iredell County after being release by the N.C. Department of Corrections. Only seven of the felons completed their sentences,

FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville town commissioners appear likely to implement recommendations by Centralina Council of Governments aimed at bolstering the town’s employee recruitment and retention efforts. During Friday’s agenda briefing,

FROM STAFF REPORTS A Charlotte developer is scheduled to present his ideas for redeveloping the Vance Hotel during Monday evening’s Statesville City Council meeting. Stephen Barker, the CEO of Catellus

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Surrounded by his wife Tracey and extended family, friends, church members, and colleagues from throughout his career, Major Todd Carver officially retired from the Iredell County

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: DECEMBER 26 ♦ John Allen Karis, 52, of Jessica Lane, Statesville, charged with breaking or entering, and larceny

Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell Senior Center has something for seniors of all ages in January. Located at 344 East Front Street in Statesville, the Iredell Senior Center

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Chief Tina Fleming is settling into her new role at the Troutman Police Department after 17 years as a part-time officer with the department. Fleming, who

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System is pleased to announce its first baby born in 2020 at Iredell Memorial Hospital, born at 2:17 a.m. on Thursday, January 2.

Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education would like to formally invite the community to complete the Superintendent Search Survey as input in this process is

Special to Iredell Free News The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Statesville invites the community to help kick off the Relay For Life season on Thursday, January 9,

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Memorial announces changes to Endoscopy, Radiation Therapy parking lots during upcoming renovation Patients receiving treatment at Iredell Memorial Hospital’s Endoscopy Department or the J.

Special to Iredell Free News The Special Delivery Department at Davis Regional Medical Center welcomed Iredell County’s first baby of the New Year. Haile Trinity Page entered the world at

  Music with John E Hall When: Friday, January 3, 7 to 10 p.m. Where: Daveste Vineyards, 155 Lytton Farm Road, Troutman Details: Known by man as a “One Man

Special to Iredell Free News State regulators, community groups and Duke Energy have agreed to a plan to permanently close the company’s remaining nine coal ash basins in the state,

Ron Campurciani has led MPD through difficult period after murder of Officer Sheldon BY MIKE FUHRMAN Ron Campurciani faced a daunting task when he was appointed interim chief at the

Special to Iredell Free News In addition to home schools, Iredell-Statesville Schools offer families a menu of school options, each with a signature theme or program that provides unique educational

Special to Iredell Free News All property owners in Iredell County received a notice regarding the proposed All-County Fire Protection Service District and a public hearing to be held at

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville High School boys basketball team cruised to a 75-54 victory over Pine Lake Prep on Monday to claim the 2019 Iredell County Sports Hall of

Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Parks & Recreation Department will hold a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated East Iredell Lions Club Community Park

FROM STAFF REPORTS Three Charlotte men face criminal charges following a high-speed pursuit and efforts by the driver to avoid apprehension by ramming their vehicle into a Mooresville Police Department

FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies are searching for a convicted felon who fired a gun during a dispute near Mooresville, Sheriff Darren Campbell said. Deputies were dispatched

FROM STAFF REPORTS Before we flip the calendar to 2020, let’s pause to look back on some of the top stories of 2019 in Iredell County. It was a year

Special to Iredell Free News Lake Norman State Park rangers are offering three hiking opportunities on New Year’s Day. On Wednesday January 1, early risers can participate in the Beaver

Special to Iredell Free News Statesville City offices and recreation facilities will be closed Wednesday, January 1, for New Year’s Day. Garbage Collection Residential: The revised schedule for residential garbage