FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to help identify two suspects in a motor vehicle break-in. On June 6, ICSO deputies received a report

BY KARISSA MILLER The sun was shining brightly in the sky as Johan Drost’s rocket was positioned on the launchpad in the parking lot of Career Academy and Technical School

Special to Iredell Free News With health safety conditions improving in North Carolina and its traditional summer busy season fast approaching, the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles is anticipating an

Special to Iredell Free News The Town of Mooresville has six interns for the summer 2021. A mix of bachelor and graduate-level college students, they are working with town staff

  BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com During its pre-agenda meeting on Monday afternoon, the Troutman Town Council discussed a variety of issues, including the appearance of NCDOT maintained roads, completion of

Special to Iredell Free News A new federal government program is helping to pay funeral expenses of people who died from COVID-19. Unfortunately, scammers are using this as a chance

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Tilley’s Dance Academy held its 34th annual dance recital on Saturday and Sunday. This year’s theme was “Billboard Top Hits,” featured music from a variety of artists,

Special to Iredell Free News Safe Kids Iredell County Coordinator Caroline Hager was recently presented the 2020 Coalition Coordinator of the Year Award during the annual Safe Kids N.C. Injury

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.ireellfreenews@gmail.com A mixture of smiles and tears marked the dedication and ribbon cutting for the Officer Jordan H. Sheldon Memorial Dog Park at Cornelius Road Park in

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation is urging teens to slow down, avoid distractions when driving, and buckle up because this is the deadliest

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday that more than 80 percent of adults age 65 and older in the

Special to Iredell Free News Members of the Troutman community provided Troutman Elementary School with free fresh school-baked cookies. The cookies were delivered to all students and staff each Friday

Special to Iredell Free News Twenty-five years ago physicians from the Statesville Medical Group and Iredell Medical Associates merged to create Piedmont HealthCare, forming a physician-owned, multi-specialty medical group. The

BY JOSH FUHRMAN  Getting up early one last time before the start of summer vacation, American Renaissance School students had an opportunity to celebrate the end of school year and

BY MIKE FUHRMAN When Olivia Roach was a second-grader, she struggled mightily in school, causing some to question her intelligence and potential for long-term academic success. Later, after completing an

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Cloudy skies gave way to sunshine just as the 2021 Lake Norman High School graduates filed into the stadium to the strains of music played by

  Special to Iredell Free News The Statesville City Council has tentatively decided to scrap a proposed 5.22-cent property tax increase for fiscal year 2021-2022. But unless the council has

BY KARISSA MILLER West Iredell High School returned Saturday to an in-person graduation ceremony — and the graduates and their families couldn’t have been happier. A total of 157 West

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON North Iredell High School Senior Class President Sydney Tuthill said it seems like only yesterday that she and her classmates were headed off to kindergarten with princess