Special to Iredell Free News Troutman Elementary Fuel Up to Play 60 and Fellowship of Christian Athletes teams held a cereal drive for their December service project to help others
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Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to help identify a suspect and the vehicle used in a pair of recent break-ins. On
FROM STAFF REPORTS Fifth Street Shelter administrators and the area’s homeless population served by the nonprofit are dealing with the fallout caused by frigid temperatures over the holiday weekend. A
Piedmont HealthCare is one of the largest physician-owned multi-specialty groups in North Carolina and the Southeast. Committed to providing excellent care for the whole family, PHC has more than 60
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell County commissioners approved a request from Iredell-Statesville Schools last week to utilize $2 million in N.C. Education Lottery funds to pay for athletic facility upgrades at
FROM STAFF REPORTS First responders have recovered the body of a Statesville woman who was reported missing by her family last week. The body of Sequoia Chamon Cotton, 26, was
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: DECEMBER 17 ♦ Manuel Acevedo, 40, of Claire Lane, Mooresville, charged with sex offender at/or near child
Special to Iredell Free News Stony Point Volunteer Fire Department recently held its annual Christmas party. All firefighters, medical responders, ladies auxiliary, the Board of Directors and honored guests were
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,
BY KARISSA MILLER A group of local barbers donated their time and talents to give free haircuts for boys at N.B. Mills Elementary School, and volunteers provided pedicures for the
Special to Iredell Free News The following cases were disposed of during recent terms of Iredell County Superior Court: ♦ David Boyce was convicted after a jury trial of Assault
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FROM STAFF REPORTS More than a dozen employees from the Sherwin-Williams’ manufacturing facility in Statesville arrived at the Boys & Girls Club of the Piedmont campus well before sunrise to
Special to Iredell Free News City of Statesville offices will be closed Monday, December 26, and Tuesday, December 27, in observance of the Christmas holiday. Garbage Collection ♦ Residential Routes:
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON David Jones Parker has a huge reason to celebrate this holiday season — he’s turning 100 on Monday. On Friday afternoon, his family and friends gathered at
FROM STAFF REPORTS Friends and family members are concerned about the welfare of a missing Statesville woman. Sequoia “Poodie” Cotton, 26, was last seen on Thursday, December 22. She was
BY KARISSA MILLER Hundreds of parents were welcomed into their child’s classroom at East Iredell Elementary School ahead of the holiday break for Academic Day. Academic Day is a long-standing
BY REV. H. STEPHEN SHOEMAKER My worst course in college was German. Thank God I needed only four semesters to graduate. From my studies and experience, I am too well
Special to Iredell Free News Leela Church has been awarded the National Medal of Honor by Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont. In December of 2021, the Statesville teen attempted
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births: DECEMBER 8 ♦ A boy, Jack Bryan Hopkins, born to Dylan and Lindsey Hopkins
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Special to Iredell Free News As our region prepares for a strong blast of freezing weather, Iredell Water reminds everyone how to prepare their homes to prevent their pipes from
Special to Iredell Free News The Golden LEAF Board of Directors recently awarded $1,336,550 in funding for projects through the Flood Mitigation Program. The City of Statesville was among the
BY KARISSA MILLER Twenty Statesville High School leadership students are discovering this holiday season what a difference giving back can make in the lives of younger students. On Monday afternoon,
Special to Iredell Free News If you find it difficult to stay healthy around the holidays, you’re not alone. Maintaining healthy lifestyle goals and avoiding sicknesses is especially difficult during
BY MIKE FUHRMAN Tyler Young started feeling a little nervous as the first round of 2022 MLS SuperDraft came to an end and livestream coverage of the event ended. A
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday rejected a bid of $400 to purchase surplus property located off Harmony Highway. In July of 2020, commissioners adopted
FROM STAFF REPORTS A suspect was jailed without bond on Wednesday after being charged with murder in connection with the death of Derryck Duane Turner, who died on December 13,
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two teenagers face charges in juvenile court in connection with a pair of church break-ins in northern Iredell County. The suspects’ names were not release because of
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — With the possibility of icy conditions in the western part of the state and below average temperatures expected as an arctic mass approaches, Gov.
BY DEBBIE PAGE After hearing four hours of testimony on Tuesday, the Mooresville Board of Adjustment delayed final arguments and potentially a decision on the fate of Josh’s Farmer’s Market
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BY STACIE LETT CAIN As the Statesville City Council completed its official business for the year on Monday, Mayor Costi Kutteh took a few minutes to talk about strides the
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday commuted the sentences of six people in North Carolina prisons and granted pardons of forgiveness to four others.
Special to Iredell Free News Cool Spring Elementary School has been awarded $15,000 by the Jimmie Johnson Foundation. The funds we be used to purchase Flyleaf Decodable Readers ($5,000) and
FROM STAFF REPORTS A suspect in the fatal shooting of a 39-year-old Statesville man will serve at least 20 years in prison, according to the Statesville Police Department. David Lee