Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell Arts Council Crossroads Scholarship Art Show for middle and high schooled students is quickly approaching. The show is open to all students, public

Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital was recently recognized as being in the top 10 percent nationwide for quality of care, with patients rating

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Every Monday and Friday, a dozen young men enter Kensley Dalton’s classroom at Troutman Middle School for an hour of conversation, learning, and a few laughs

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System, in partnership with the Iredell Physician Network, is pleased to welcome Dr. Suja Raju to Iredell Psychiatry. Raju is a physician with

Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Partnership for Young Children (ICPYC) will host a community resource fair for new and expecting parents in collaboration with Healthy Blue NC

BY KARISSA MILLER Twelve North Iredell High School students have qualified to compete in the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) National Championship in 3D archery and four have

Special to Iredell Free News Use caution when hiring a home improvement contractor, especially following a major storm, flood, or other weather event when many homeowners are trying to repair

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 DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com ESC Park in Troutman was hopping on Saturday morning with hundreds of kids and their families joining in the annual Troutman Parks and Recreation Easter Egg

        BY KARISSA MILLER West Iredell High School senior Jacob Stewart doesn’t have to worry about how to pay for college. The 18-year-old was recently awarded N.C.

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON For the past three weeks Tri-Rahn Pictures has been filming scenes for their new film, “A Knight to Remember,” in Statesville and the surrounding area. The Statesville

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Town of Troutman’s much-delayed 2020-2021 audit report, caused by the auditing firm’s staff turnover and illness, revealed an “unmodified audit opinion,” the best report auditors

BY MIKE FUHRMAN For most of the two dozen people participants in the Community Walk for Peace on Friday morning, the event provided an unsettling account of the decades-long struggle

Special to Iredell Free News More than vendors will be offering a large variety of plants for sale, garden equipment and accessories, lawn and garden supplies, yard art and more

FROM STAFF REPORTS Blake Palmer announced Wednesday that he is ending his campaign for one of three seats on the Iredell County Board of Commissioners. “When I decided to jump

BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education approved a $1.6 million purchase agreement with Two Way Radio System of Carolinas for Motorola radios for all district schools and

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The Judicial Voter Guide for the 2022 Primary Election is now available online at the State Board of Elections’ website. The guide contains

BY KARISSA MILLER Nearly a dozen individuals who want Iredell-Statesville Schools officials to remove what they contend are inappropriate books from the district’s media centers continued to press the issue

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Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — N.C. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is urging motorists to focus on safety during Distracted Driving Awareness Month, which runs throughout April. “Driving any vehicle

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Troutman Town Council on Monday began the process of updating the town’s Future Land Use Map in the face of the rapid growth facing the

FROM STAFF REPORTS An Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputy saved the life of a North Iredell Middle School student last week. On Thursday, April 7, Deputy Alan Josey, who works