Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — As students and teachers prepare to head back to class, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, who also serves as Chair of Safe Kids N.C., is
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Special to Iredell Free News District Attorney Sarah Kirkman’s Office reported dispositions in the following cases during recent terms of Iredell County Superior Court: ♦ Wesley Summers pleaded guilty to
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FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools administrators have been working for months to fill dozens of open positions before the 2022-2023 school year begins. Time is almost up. When the district’s
Special to Iredell Free News After a 45-year career in medicine, Dr. Steven Merrill with Taylorsville Family Medicine is retiring. “I consider my time at Piedmont HealthCare to be the
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation will launch a new website on August 30. The new site will still be accessed at www.ncparks.gov,
FROM STAFF REPORTS Both suspects in a 1992 robbery and double murder in Statesville are now in custody. Sheldon Demetrius Summers, 54, was arrested in Hope, N.J., on August 16
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina’s youngest students made strong gains in early literacy skills during the 2021-22 school year, outpacing the performance of students in other
Special to Iredell Free News Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William G. “Jerry” Boykin will speak in Mooresville at Trinity Baptist Church on Sunday, August 28, at 10 a.m. One of the
Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College congratulates the following students who made the full-time and part-time Dean’s List for the summer semester 2022. To be eligible for the
Special to Iredell Free News The Town of Mooresville recently implemented a more secure, cost-free and user-friendly online utility billing and payment system for customers. The additions will provide Mooresville
Special to Iredell Free News Fifth Street Ministries will host a Faith Leader Breakfast on Tuesday, September 13, at 9 a.m. The breakfast will be held in the Fifth Street
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON On Wednesday afternoon, Davis Regional Medical Center employees shared hugs and goodbyes as the hospital’s Emergency Department closed its doors to new patients. Allie Gregory, an LPN
Special to Iredell Free News United Way of Iredell County on Wednesday announced the addition of three new agency partners for the fall 2022 Unite Iredell campaign: ♦ Hope of
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com At the conclusion of a marathon meeting on Monday night, the Troutman Planning & Zoning Board failed to make a recommendation on the rezoning request for
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Health Department has been working with health care providers and community partners to promote awareness of monkeypox, including what symptoms to look
Special to Iredell Free News Domestic and international visitors spent a whopping $326.18 million in Iredell County in 2021, representing an increase of 48.2 percent from 2020. The data was
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: AUGUST 8 ♦ A girl, Tilley Marie Cockerham, born to Ryan and Casey Cockerham
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Museums will present the grand opening of its new exhibit, “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” on Thursday, September 1. The two-hour event begins at
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Healthcare providers can continue treating uninsured patients with the monoclonal antibody bebtelovimab after the product went on the commercial market last week because
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two suspects face drug and weapons charges following a traffic stop on Interstate 77 by Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrests of
BY KARISSA MILLER North Iredell Middle School welcomed sixth grade students to its campus ahead of the new school year for the school’s second annual all-day summer camp event. “We
Special to Iredell Free News The 2022 Full Bloom Film Festival will offer three chances for attendees to walk the red carpet alongside dozens of filmmakers and other guests September
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted July 2022 unemployment rate was 3.4 percent, remaining unchanged from June’s revised rate. The national rate decreased 0.1 of
Special to Iredell Free News Jeannie Deal, RRT/RCP, has been promoted to director of respiratory care for Iredell Health System. Deal has worked in the respiratory care department at Iredell Memorial
Special to Iredell Free News Piedmont HealthCare is proud to announce Melissa Haines has accepted the role of director of operations. In this role, Haines will served as the liaison
Special to Iredell Free News The City of Statesville is working to develop a plan for improving the stability and ecological health of Free Nancy Branch. Free Nancy Branch flows
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: AUGUST 11 ♦ David Michael Cole, 64, of Mills Forest Lane, Mooresville, charged with breaking or entering and
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Special to Iredell Free News The Catalinas, a local crowd favorite, will perform at the Piedmont HealthCare Friday After 5 Summer Concert Series on August 26. America’s premier Beach Music band, The
Special to Iredell Free News Heading into the new school year may be exciting for some children, but for others, it may not feel so thrilling. Concerns about returning to
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: AUGUST 1 ♦ Savonte Treone Watkins, 45, of Bromwich Road, Charlotte, charged with uttering a forged instrument and
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BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell Democratic Party announced last week that Sarah Pittman will replace Michelle Coffey as the party’s nominee for the District 3 seat on the Iredell-Statesville Schools
BY KARISSA MILLER Traci General and Liz Zwahlen became friends through their involvement in the Lake Norman Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization. In a few days, their friendship will be