Category: News & Features

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The Center for Safer Schools has awarded more than $1 million in school safety grants to Iredell-Statesville Schools, the Mooresville Graded School District

FROM STAFF REPORTS Two Mooresville men face felony charges following as the result of an arson investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office and the Iredell County Fire Marshal’s Office.

Special to Iredell Free News Mooresville Arts received 221 submissions from 80 artists for the 11th Annual Winter Juried Exhibition. Out of the 221 entries, 71 pieces of artwork, created

Special to Iredell Free News DEHN Inc., an international electrical engineering and manufacturing company, has selected Iredell County as the location for its new United States headquarters operation, creating 195

FROM STAFF REPORTS A Stony Point man faces several charges in connection with motor vehicle break-ins at a home off Harris Bridge Road following an investigation by the Iredell County

BY DEBBIE PAGE After listening to an hour of neighbors’ views and further discussion among board members, the Troutman Planning and Zoning board voted to recommend approval of a conditional

Special to Iredell Free News Horizon Church will host its annual Soup-er Bowl Sunday Soup & Chili Cookoff following the 10 a.m. service on Sunday, February 11. The public is

Special to Iredell Free News The Town of Mooresville recently announced the selection of Iredell County native Erika Martin as the director of Planning & Community Development. Martin, who recently

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday proclaimed 2024 as “The Year of Public Schools” in North Carolina. Cooper made the announcement at Nashville Elementary

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System is pleased to announce Jennifer Holmes has been promoted to the director of risk management and patient safety. Holmes has been a

Special to Iredell Free News Special Olympics Iredell County and the Statesville Recreation and Parks Department will host the annual Special Olympics Polar Plunge at the Statesville Leisure Pool on

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Since the state expanded who is eligible for Medicaid on December 1, 2023, some 314,101 North Carolinians have enrolled in the program and

Special to Iredell Free News The United Way of Iredell County Endowment for the Future contributed the remaining $5,706.49 to allow the DSS Lonely Children’s Fund to reach their goal

Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: JANUARY 10 ♦ A girl, Eleanor Renee Daniel, born to Cole and Kaylee Daniel

Special to Iredell Free News The Full Bloom Film Festival, in collaboration with Theatre Statesville, will host a spectacular Mamma Mia Sing-Along event at the Iredell Arts Council on Tuesday,

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Commissioner Scottie Brown has announced he is seeking a second term in office. Brown, who lives near Troutman and owns Zootastic, is one

Special to Iredell Free News Local restaurant Amalfi’s Pizza will be hosting a visit from America’s Best Restaurants in early February. America’s Best Restaurants, a national media and marketing company

Special to Iredell Free News Chase Stroud, son of Randy and Susan Stroud, has been named the Tony Stikeleather Special Olympics Athlete of the Year. The award was presented at

FROM STAFF REPORTS A Statesville man faces drug and weapons charges after the Statesville Police Department’s Special Response Team executed a search warrant at his home. The SPD announced the

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: JANUARY 12 ♦ Kenneth Wray Hoppes, 46, of King Street, High Point, charged with possession of methamphetamine

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina’s 100 county boards of elections on Friday began sending absentee-by-mail ballots to registered voters who requested a ballot for the 2024 primary

Special to Iredell Free News The January meeting of the General Federation of  the Woman’s Club’s was sponsored by the Arts and Culture Community Service Team. It was a fun

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,

FROM STAFF REPORTS A Mooresville man who dragged an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputy with his vehicle during a traffic stop on Saturday has been apprehended and jailed without bond.

FROM STAFF REPORTS Law enforcement officers are actively searching for a Mooresville man accused of resisting and nearly running over an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputy on Saturday afternoon. A

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

Special to Iredell Free News Tickets are available for the Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 SAGE Awards & Annual Meeting, which is slated for February 15. The event will

BY DEBBIE PAGE Sam Quinones has been on the front line of reporting on illicit drugs, from his decade as a reporter and writer in Mexico to his decade at

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Iredell County’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.2 percent in November, according to the latest data from the N.C. Department of Commerce. Iredell

Special to Iredell Free News Mooresville resident William Compton has announced his candidacy for one of three seats on the Iredell County Board of Commissioners. In his campaign announcement, Compton

Special to Iredell Free News The Town of Mooresville Planning & Community Development Department is asking for residents, property owners, and business owners to provide feedback for the Mooresville Tomorrow

The City of Statesville offers a dynamic and collaborative work environment. You’ll have the chance to work alongside talented individuals who share a common goal of improving the lives of

Special to Iredell Free News Statesville resident Sarah Beth Thompson, daughter of Chris and April Thompson, will be competing this weekend in Winston-Salem at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet

Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office announced the passing of retired Canine Danny on Thursday. A 10-year-old Belgium Malinois, Danny worked alongside his partner, Sgt. Leo

Special to Iredell Free News The EnergyUnited Foundation celebrated a record year of giving in 2023 with more than $900,000 in grants to individuals, families and nonprofit organizations. As a