BY DONNA SWICEGOOD The Statesville City Council on Monday approved an economic incentive for Betco Industries for the purchase of new machinery and equipment. The incentive, titled “Project Keepsake,” was

BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Career Technical Education Department has acquired a new state-of-the-art 3D anatomy table. According to CTE Director Tim Woody, the touch-screen anatomy table offers an

Special to IFN The Divas Fighting Like Girls breast cancer support group recently held its biannual 50 Shades of Pink Ball at the Statesville Civic Center. Treva Miller, a breast

Special to IFN The 2024 Statesville Christmas Parade, presented by the 30th Masonic District of North Carolina, is scheduled for Sunday, December 8, in the heart of Downtown. The parade,

Special to IFN Santa Central will return to Statesville City Hall for the upcoming holiday season! Starting November 25, Santa’s Magic Mailbox will once again be in the City Hall

Special to IFN More than 200 attendees enjoyed the third annual Heart of Jazz fundraising event at the Statesville Civic Center Friday evening, raising a record $44,000 for Iredell Health

BY DEBBIE PAGE The Troutman Town Council approved a 256 single-family home development, located between Apple Hill Road and Falls Cove phase 7, on Thursday night. Town Planner Andrew Ventresca

Special to IFN RALEIGH — More than $14 million has been donated to the N.C. Disaster Relief Fund since Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina earlier this fall. Help has poured

Special to IFN Lindsay Smith is no stranger to Iredell Health System, having worked as the organization’s Hospital-Based Skilled Nursing administrator for over a decade. She was recently named director

Special to IFN Gracie Lake Norman Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is proud to announce an extraordinary achievement by its youth team at the Professional Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation World Championships held in Washington,

I-SS Teachers of the Year for the 2024-2025 school year were recognized earlier this month. Teachers were joined by their principals and posed for a picture. BY KARISSA MILLER The

Special to IFN RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday commuted the sentences of six people in North Carolina prisons and granted pardons of innocence to two others. All of

BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education approved the design proposal for a new elementary school during the board’s meeting on November 4. I-SS Chief Operating Officer Mark

Board reviews recommended calendar for 2025-2026; honors Ben Watson BY DEBBIE PAGE Mooresville Graded School District officials are imploring motorists to stop for school buses when students are boarding and

Special to IFN Do you know an Iredell County resident or group that volunteers their time and efforts consistently? Those who give tirelessly of themselves to help those in need?

BY DEBBIE PAGE At their November meeting, members of the Iredell Homelessness Collaborative shared plans to help those less fortunate as winter sets in and the holidays approach. However, these

Special to IFN For the third year, third-graders in Mrs. Crisp, Mrs. Hawkins, and Mrs. Davidson’s classes at Troutman Elementary School made Thank You cards to send to veterans associated

BY DONNA SWICEGOOD Mitchell Community College honored faculty and students who served in the various military branches during a ceremony at Shearer Hall on Monday. The Veterans Day ceremony was

Special to IFN RALEIGH — As the science of reading reaches full implementation in North Carolina, new data presented to the State Board of Education shows that K-3 students are making

STORY BY ERICA GOODNIGHT PHOTOS BY KEVIN IMM OLIN — In an incredible show of solidarity, a tight-knit community rallied to support a local man battling acute myeloid leukemia (AML)