Special to Iredell Free News The City of Statesville on Wednesday announced an immediate ban on all outdoor open burning, including any activities within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling.

BY DEBBIE PAGE Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education members, Iredell County Board of Commissioners Chair Melissa Neader, and Superintendent Jason Gardner led the praise for retiring school board

BY DEBBIE PAGE Troutman Town Council members expressed concern and sympathy after a shooting incident on Mills Avenue on Saturday night. Zachary Craig, 20, of Charlotte and Alexander Hipple, 18,

FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville voters on Tuesday selected Chris Carney to be their next mayor by a wide margin. Carney, a former town commissioner and N.C. state senator, easily defeated

BY KARISSA MILLER Rising tensions between Iredell-Statesville School board member Anita Kurn and some school board members boiled over during a contentious meeting Monday night, prompting the school board attorney

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON A group from Welcome Home Veterans at Richard’s Coffee Shop raised a POW flag in tribute to their fallen comrades on Monday, beginning the Town of Mooresville’s

Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: OCTOBER 24 ♦ A girl, Mila Faith Sweet. born to Tyler and Brook Sweet

The City of Statesville offers a dynamic and collaborative work environment. You’ll have the chance to work alongside talented individuals who share a common goal of improving the lives of

Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System is pleased to announce Pamela Moore has been promoted to director of 1 North and Infusion Care Services. Moore has worked at

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Eligible voters in 465 municipalities across 86 counties will go to the polls on Tuesday, November 7, to cast ballots in elections for

BY KARISSA MILLER Board of Directors Chair Ray Englebert welcomed hundreds of community members to the Boys & Girls of the Piedmont’s annual Celebrate Our Kids luncheon on Thursday. “We

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — As the end of daylight-saving time approaches on Sunday, November 4, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey reminds North Carolinians to remember to change the batteries

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday announced the first two reported flu-related deaths of the 2023-2024 flu season. Two adults

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Thousands of youngsters dressed in their Halloween finest descended on Downtown Statesville on Tuesday for the annual trick-or-treat event. The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office and Register of

Special to Iredell Free News The United Way of Iredell County has opened the application process for countywide nonprofits for the 2024 Love United Iredell campaign, which will take place

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of a series about the upcoming Troutman Town Council election. BY DEBBIE PAGE Troutman Town Council member George Harris is campaigning for re-election by

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of a series about the upcoming Troutman Town Council election. BY DEBBIE PAGE At Troutman Town Council meetings, Eddie Nau’s law enforcement background is

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of a series about the upcoming Troutman Town Council election. BY DEBBIE PAGE Troutman Town Council candidate Matt Crates, vying for for one of

BY MIKE FUHRMAN The actions of Iredell County Commissioner Gene Houpe and another prominent Republican are being scrutinized by party leaders following an incident that occurred after a local GOP

BY KARISSA MILLER Bill Daggett, founder of Successful Practices Network and the International Center for Leadership in Education, told Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education members that Artificial Intelligence tools can

BY BRANDY TEMPLETON The Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce helped its oldest member, Johnson Greenhouses, celebrate its 90th anniversary on Thursday. Owners Ron and Cheryl Matthews were delighted to welcome

BY KARISSA MILLER About 2,000 sixth-graders from Iredell-Statesville Schools and Mooresville Graded School District were bused to the Iredell County Fairgrounds on Friday for the second annual Careers on Wheels

Special to Iredell Free News The Flow Automotive 20th Annual Statesville Pumpkin Fest will be held in in Downtown Statesville on Saturday, November 4. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,

The City of Statesville offers a dynamic and collaborative work environment. You’ll have the chance to work alongside talented individuals who share a common goal of improving the lives of