BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Local organizations dedicated to protecting children gathered at locations throughout Iredell County on Monday to kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month. In Statesville, two trees at the
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FROM STAFF REPORTS The Town of Mooresville Board of Commissioners on Monday narrowly approved a request to rezone 96.8 acres off Transco Road, clearing the way for a large multi-family
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: MARCH 7 ♦ A girl, Journee Monae Barnes, born to Kiayanna Harrison of Statesville.
Special to Iredell Free News District Attorney Sarah Kirkman’s office reported dispositions in the following cases during recent terms of Iredell County Superior Court: ♦ Axion Caliu pleaded guilty to
BY KARISSA MILLER In the wake of the recent school shooting in Tennessee, Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell expressed confidence Monday in the work that has been done to protect
FROM STAFF REPORTS City of Statesvllle staff has been actively seeking grant funding that would help spark investment in the South Statesville area. City Manager Ron Smith told the City
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday will consider a request to provide an $8.4 million economic incentive to Sherwin-Williams, which is planning to spend more
Special to Iredell Free News The Downtown Statesville Development Corporation and the Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce are preparing to celebrate 15 years of one of the community’s most successful
BY JANE HINSON April 3-9, 2023, is National Public Health Week. The last three years have been difficult ones for our public health team at the Iredell County Health Department.
FROM STAFF REPORTS An Iredell County man faces a second-degree murder charge in connection with an overdose death following an investigation by the Statesville Police Department. Sheriff Darren Campbell announced
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: MARCH 23 ♦ Devin Shaughn Gaither, 35, of Tabor Road, Olin, charged with sex offender/fail to notify
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Benny Wilhelm has spent decades giving his time, service and resources to help others. On Saturday, dozens of people let the Cool Springs resident and Vietnam veteran
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County EMS personnel Dawn Toohey, Avery Stone and Pat Lowe recently shared information about their work with Webelos from Cub Scout Pack 173. They
The policy of the Town of Mooresville is to foster, maintain, and promote equal employment opportunities. We recruit, hire, train, and promote employees without discrimination because of race, religion, color,
Editor’s Note: This is part 1 of a series. BY SHELLIE TAYLOR April consists of Holy Week (including Easter) and Passover, so the month is full of meaning for faithful
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office Family Auxiliary and Sheriff Darren Campbell held an Easter celebration for employees and their children on Saturday morning. Families were treated to
BY MIKE FUHRMAN Zion Syncere Wilder’s friends and family members laughed and cried, rejoiced, and cried some more on Saturday afternoon as they celebrated his life and tried to make
Special to Iredell Free News New Hope Baptist Church will host a free Women’s Conference on Friday, April 28, at 5:30 p.m. Phyllis Foy, a women’s motivational Speaker and senior
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FROM STAFF REPORTS A crowd of students and family members packed Cool Spring Elementary School on Thursday night to participate in the school’s family STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
Special to Iredell Free News Statesville City offices will be closed on Friday, April 7, in recognition of the Easter holidays. Garbage Collection There will be no garbage collection on
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Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — With warmer weather on the way, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services urges North Carolinians to “Fight the Bite” by taking
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Special to Iredell Free New After a three-year pause due to the pandemic, several Statesville churches are once again coming together to observe Good Friday. This years’ service will take
Special to Iredell Free News Hoptown Brewing Company recently closed out a successful second year of Sipping it Forward for charity by awarding $18,115 to four regional nonprofit organizations. Brewery
Special to Iredell Free News After an extensive national search, the National Balloon Rally Charities Board of Directors announced Friday that it has hired Don Edwards as its news executive
BY SARAH KIRKMAN March is Women’s History Month, and I almost let it get by me without recognizing it. The observance of Women’s History Month began in California in 1978
Special to Iredell Free News The Statesville Recreation & Parks Department, in partnership with the City of Statesville, will host its annual Arbor Day Celebration on Saturday, April 15, at
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted February 2023 unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, decreasing 0.2 of a percentage point from January’s revised rate. The national rate
FROM STAFF REPORTS The N.C. State Highway Patrol is asking for the public to help with a hit-and-run investigation. Troopers responded to a hit-and-run crash on U.S. Highway 21 at
BY KARISSA MILLER Making sure students are nourished and ready to start their day, Troutman Elementary School celebrated National School Breakfast Week earlier this month. The theme this year was
Special to Iredell Free News Rescue Ranch recently welcomed Joan Rizzo as development manager and Todd Fowler as the humane education manager. Rizzo has spent more than four decades as
Special to Iredell Free News The City of Statesville has released its 2022 Water Quality Report, and the results show the City’s drinking water meets or exceeds every health standard
FROM STAFF REPORTS A third suspect has been arrested in connection with a March 15 shooting in which a Statesville man was killed and a teen critically injured. The Statesville
Special to Iredell Free News A man wanted for attempted murder in Carteret County was apprehended in Catawba County on Monday following a pursuit by Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies