Less than three weeks ago Gov. Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency for North Carolina and closed all schools for instructional purposes. The governor mandated three directives for North
BY JOHN GREEN, STEPHEN MIDKIFF, JOSH SNOW & JEFFREY SMITH As the CEOs of Iredell County’s health systems, we want to thank all healthcare professionals who are working nonstop on
To the Editor: The primary elections may be over in North Carolina, but there is still much political division in our state and across the country. Regardless of which candidate
Dear Iredell County Community: On behalf of the Mooresville Graded School District, our Board of Education, our staff, and our students, I want to take a moment to say “thank
To the Editor: I am writing today as a parent of two children in Iredell-Statesville Schools, as the chairperson of the Iredell County Education Facilities Task Force, and a supporter
To the Editor: Here we go again! Another School Bond vote. So why are we here when we voted six years ago? Those projects are almost all completed from the
To the Editor: Primary election day will be here on Tuesday, March 3, and I would like to urge you to vote for my friend and legislative colleague, Craig Horn,
BY JAMES MALLORY Iredell County citizens have an opportunity on Tuesday, March 3, to posture us for continued strong economic development by attracting new and expanding current businesses. Being in
BY PAUL COOK Over the last six months, as I have served as the United Way of Iredell County’s 2019-20 Campaign chairman, I’ve had the opportunity to connect with so
EDITOR’S NOTE: Iredell Free News will not publish candidate endorsement letters for the March 3 primary that are received after February 25. Email letters to iredellfreenews@gmail.com To the Editor: Permit
BY DEBBIE MARSH On Tuesday, March 3, voters in Iredell County will find two referendums on the ballot. If passed, one will fund the building of a high school in
BY DARREN CAMPBELL Interaction with law enforcement can have a lasting impression on a young person. Through our many youth outreach programs, my goal is to make this interaction a
BY ANDREW DONAWA Why have we turned away from our beliefs during our drive to get on top? If we would go back to our core beliefs, then we wouldn’t
Editor’s Note: This viewpoint was originally published by The Charlotte Observer, The News & Observer, and The Herald Sun. By Robert J. Higdon, Jr., Matthew G.T. Martin, R. Andrew Murray
BY MIKE FUHRMAN The best thing I saw last week was a community taking time to honor a man who has devoted 50 years of his life to helping families
To Our Community: Since the bond referendum has been placed on the March 3 ballot, we have heard a recurring question from those in our community who are supportive of
BY MARTIN PAGE Crowdfunding is the practice of using online sites to solicit donations, whether monetary or in-kind. A crowdfunding campaign is considered to be on behalf of the school
BY MIKE FUHRMAN Brian Summers honored the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in a most fitting fashion on a chilly Monday morning. As community residents and elected officials left
BY DARREN CAMPBELL An oath is a solemn calling upon God to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says. An oath is something that I have taken
EDITOR’S NOTE: LaToya Caesar delivered a slightly abridged version of this speech on Friday evening during the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Mitchell Community College. BY LaTOYA CAESAR It’s
BY MIKE FUHRMAN My parents taught me how to read, how to ride a bike and how to mow the grass when I was a kid. By the time I
BY MIKE FUHRMAN If you’re going to call your last-day-before-Christmas-vacation extravaganza the “Happiest Place on Earth,” you better deliver the goods. The staff and community supporters at N.B. Mills Elementary
BY MIKE FUHRMAN The best thing I saw this week was preceded by a sense of profound sadness. Nearly three weeks after retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Leslie Denise
BY MIKE FUHRMAN When it reconvenes on Monday evening, the Iredell-Statesville Board of Education will likely delay or deny a request by district administrators to help fund expansion of the
BY MIKE FUHRMAN I’ve never met 7-year-old Bryson Patton, but after watching his performance this week at Scotts Elementary School he’s become one of my favorite little people on the
BY MIKE FUHRMAN Mount Mourne IB School students weren’t expecting media coverage or a reward for their good deeds. They were excited nonetheless as they dropped off 80 gift baskets
The undefeated Mooresville Middle School Red Imps football team poses for a photo at Tuesday’s Mooresville Graded Schools Board of Education meeting. BY MIKE FUHRMAN Scott Van Pelt often leads