BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education delayed a decision to adopt the academic calendar for the 2022-2023 school year earlier this week. During the board’s December 13
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Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to continue the Student Pandemic Electronic
Special to Iredell Free News Dr. Matthew “Max” Carraro has joined Piedmont HealthCare’s Lake Norman Neurology – Charlotte practice. Board certified in Neurology and fellowship trained in Multiple Sclerosis and
Special to Iredell Free News Long-time EnergyUnited director Glenn Smith passed away on Monday due to health complications caused by COVID-19. Smith devoted more than four decades of his life
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Clemmons woman has been charged with pretending she had cancer in order to obtain money from an acquaintance following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System, in partnership with the Iredell Physician Network, has welcomed Family Nurse Practitioner Ashi Chabeda to Iredell Occupational Medicine. Chabeda is a board-certified
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County health officials reported two more deaths attributed to COVID-19 on Wednesday. A total of 338 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Iredell County
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – The Christmas lights won’t be the only thing lighting up the night this holiday season. Law enforcement officers will be stepping up patrols
Special to Iredell Free News District Attorney Sarah Kirkman’s Office reported the dispositions of the following cases during the December 6 term of Iredell County Superior Court: ♦ Robert Buchanan
Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College recently announced the Federal Aviation Administration has selected its Geospatial Technology for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Collegiate Training Initiative program (UAS-CTI). “This is
Special to Iredell Free News Students from Crossroads Early College joined forces to create a Silent Art Auction benefiting the Iredell Arts Council. CEC senior Trinity Trammel and juniors Eli
FROM STAFF REPORTS Third Creek Middle and Third Creek Elementary schools were placed on lockdown on Wednesday morning after the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office received information indicating that a weapon
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Officials with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announced the state’s first reported flu-related death of the 2021–2022 flu season on
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The application period for the Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program will close at 6 p.m. on Friday, December 17, with
Special to Iredell Free News CHARLOTTE – Realtors and real estate industry leaders gathered at the Charlotte Convention Center on Friday, December 10, for a Centennial Celebration, to honor the
Special to Iredell Free News The Rotary Club of Mooresville has honored longtime Rotarian S. Mitchell Mack by dedicating a room in Mooresville’s new hospice house in his memory. The
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County health officials reported a large jump in laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday. The Iredell County Health Department reported 228 cases, increasing the county’s
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools will require staff and students to wear face masks when they return from the holiday break from January 5-14. A twice-amended motion to make masks
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The deadline to sign up for health insurance through the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace is rapidly approaching. The deadlines to enroll and to
BY BRYAN STARRETTE Last year my wife Gina was sitting in a wheelchair, watching TV and seeing communities all over the country setting up food drives. She wondered if Statesville
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BY NELSON GRANADE As we enter the Christmas season, you can just feel the excitement in the air. Children smile a bit wider. Holiday lights take over the dark winter
FROM STAFF REPORTS A western Iredell County resident faces more than a dozen felony charges after he was accused of sexually abusing two girls. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell announced
BY MIKE FUHRMAN Years from now, when the history of the COVID-19 pandemic is written, the scientists who developed the vaccines and the frontline healthcare workers who risked their
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Three newly elected or re-elected council members were sworn in at the conclusion of the nearly five-hour Troutman Town Council meeting on Thursday night. Top vote-getter
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Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Two Iredell County industrial expansion projects were among 16 statewide that were awarded grants totaling $4.13 million by the N.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: DECEMBER 2 ♦ Shaquan Malik Bryant, 20, of Paces Oak Boulevard, Charlotte, charged with possession of a
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Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The Division of Employment Security (DES) has detected a recent increase in suspected imposter fraud in the unemployment benefits system. Fraud safeguards put
Ten-year-old Devin Kiser was first diagnosed with leukemia in 2016 BY KARISSA MILLER Devin Kiser smiled and burst into laughter inside his hospital room on Friday as he watched his
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: NOVEMBER 24 ♦ Robert L. Couser, 46, of Morton Street, Rochester, N.Y., charged with speeding to elude arrest.
BY KARISSA MILLER Ongoing problems with the two central office buildings are concerns for Iredell-Statesville Schools administrative staff. After years of discussing having one central office staff building, the school
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Iredell Homeless Coalition observed its first year of community service during its December meeting by sharing success stories from the previous year and information about
Special to Iredell Free News The deadline to apply for a chance to represent EnergyUnited on the 2022 Electric Cooperative Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. is December 31, 2021. Applications
Special to Iredell Free News When you have a bacterial illness like strep throat, antibiotics can cure your infection and help you feel better quickly. However, when used improperly, antibiotics