Special to Iredell Free News Four Mitchell Community College students were recently announced as recipients of the American FFA Degree, the highest degree achievable in the National FFA Organization Agribusiness

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of profiles on candidates for three open seats on Troutman Town Council. BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Community volunteer Tonya Bartlett is throwing

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of profiles on candidates for three open seats on Troutman Town Council. BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com After being appointed to the Troutman

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — When you’re filing for unemployment benefits, it’s important to read all the information you receive from the N.C. Division of Employment Security, know

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 KARISSA MILLER Lisa McBroom, the library program specialist in the Youth Department at Iredell County Public Library, was recently awarded the William H. Roberts Public Library Distinguished Service Award

BY DARREN CAMPBELL With Halloween right around the corner, little ghosts, goblins, and witches will be out trick-or-treating in neighborhoods and communities across Iredell County. Join with us to help

Special to Iredell Free News Dove House Children’s Advocacy Center has postponed the nonprofit’s signature fundraiser, “An Evening for Dove House,” until Saturday, April 2, 2022. The event will be

Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a series on domestic violence. Special to Iredell Free News In our last column, we identified what domestic violence is and dispelled

BY KARISSA MILLER N.B. Mills Elementary School third-grader Landon McMillian learned the proper head position during his swimming lessons this week. “First, you go on your back. You swing your

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Three members of the Troutman Town Council present for a special called meeting on Friday afternoon were unable to overturn an earlier vote by the full

BY KARISSA MILLER Students at the Career Academy and Technical School in Troutman led a special event on Thursday, which coincided with National Domestic Violence Day, to show their suport

Special to Iredell Free News​​​​​ ​RALEIGH – The frequency of vehicle crashes involving animals decreased last year across North Carolina, according to figures kept by the N.C. Department of Transportation.

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Mitchell Community College celebrated the opening of its new high-tech Health Sciences Building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday evening. Representatives from the City of Statesville and Iredell

BY STACIE LETT CAIN The StatesvilleCity Council unanimously approved the first reading of a request to rezone nearly two acres on Secor Avenue from Conditional Use General Business to the

Special to Iredell Free News Six months have passed since the 2021 Love United Iredell program, which raised raised $28,184 for local nonprofit agencies. Here’s a look at how the

With more than 80% of residents fully vaccinated, cases, hospitalizations and deaths in long-term care facilities decrease sharply Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — As COVID-19 cases surged this

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — On Thursday, October 21, millions of people across the globe, including more than 250,000 school children have pledged to participate in the world’s

Special to Iredell Free News The General Federation of Woman’s Club of North Carolina (GFWC of NC) Statesville Woman’s Club held their October meeting on Thursday, October 7, meeting at

Special to Iredell Free News The Statesville ABC Board has announced the recipients of this year’s Educational Grants. The following agencies received a share of the $90,680 total contribution: ♦

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com After a public outpouring of concern at a community meeting on the Troutman Logistics project, the Troutman Town Council voted 4 to1 to delay the public

BY KARISSA MILLER After months of research, the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education unanimously approved the $12.3 million tech refresh recommendation for the 2022-2023 school year. The next wave of

Special to Iredell Free News Loose leaf curbside collection is ramping up for City of Statesville residents who perform their own yardwork. (Landscape contractors are responsible for proper disposal of