Special to Iredell Free News The relocation of Fire Station 1 is moving ahead after the Statesville City Council’s unanimous approval Monday night to build the new station on property
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BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools Superintendent Jeff James presented an approximately $46.6 million local operating expense budget for 2021-2022 during Monday’s school board meeting. The proposal calls for a $1.2
FROM STAFF REPORTS An eastern Iredell County man who was free on bond while awaiting trial on child pornography charges has been arrested again and charged with similar offenses. Sheriff
Special to Iredell Free News Companion bills to amend the lawful age to marry have been introduced in both chambers of the North Carolina legislature to protect minors from the
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Struck-by incidents caused the largest number of work-related deaths last year in the Tar Heel state, based on preliminary information released today by the
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Health System has established a new nonprofit, the Iredell Health Foundation, to help support its programs and services through donor-centered fundraising. The foundation will
FROM STAFF REPORTS A 54-year-old man faces numerous drug charges following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office that ended in a drug raid on Friday, January 29. Sheriff
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Drug & Alcohol Coalition of Iredell recently held a two-day “Truth About Vaping” virtual conference to help the community understand how dangerous vaping is to
Special to Iredell Free News Girls on the Run of the Greater Piedmont will offer virtual and in-person programming for girls in grades 3-8 this spring in local parks and
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: JANUARY 19 ♦ Chakeena Yvette Sharpe, 39, of Statesville, charged with breaking or entering to terrorize or injure.
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — State Superintendent Catherine Truitt, State Board of Education Chairman Eric Davis and Vice Chairman Alan Duncan have unveiled their joint budget priorities, which
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announces the following births: JANUARY 19 ♦ A girl, Amaalia Renay Rios, born to Arturo Rios Jr. and
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com At its January meeting of the Troutman Planning and Zoning Board, Stantec’s Mike Rutkowski presented the Troutman Alternatives Study, which aims to find solutions other than
BY KARISSA MILLER Cloverleaf Elementary, an International Baccalaureate World School, celebrated being 100 days smarter recently. Iredell-Statesville Schools made it to the 100-day mark on the school calendar on January
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – During its January meeting, the N.C. Board of Transportation approved state funding for various safety and airfield improvement projects at nine North Carolina
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools and the Iredell County Health Department notified parents of positive COVID-19 tests impacting 23 schools during the period of January 22-28. Some 1,008 students across
FROM STAFF REPORTS Statesville City Councilwoman Doris Allison recently presented the Ward 3 Community Service Award to Pastor Thomas McDaniels and Cochran Street Bible Church for the church’s outreach work
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office has welcomed three new K-9s, Wilbur, Levi and Connie, to the ICSO family. After weeks of rigorous training in narcotics
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education will begin the discussion of 2021-2022 preliminary local current expense budget request during Monday’s board meeting. The proposed local budget
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s office reported the following felony arrests: JANUARY 22 ♦ Anthony DeWayne Daye, 37, of Charles Street, Statesville, charged with safecracking, breaking or entering,
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Partnership for Young Children (ICPYC) and local laundromats have teamed up to improve children’s access to books during a critical time for
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: JANUARY 15 ♦ Ebony Yvette Mills, 34, of Turner Street, Mooresville, charged with possession with intent to sell
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Health Department reported three more COVID-19 deaths on Friday, increasing the county’s death toll to 171 since the onset of the pandemic. With the
BY JEFF JAMES I get asked at least once a week about the N.C. Education Lottery. I’m reminded of that old Wendy’s commercial that begs the important question: “Where’s the
Employment Opportunities All positions are subject to pre-employment screenings. Iredell County does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, political affiliation, genetic information, or
Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College has planned the following events for the spring semester: February Career & College Promise (CCP) Virtual Information Session ♦ When: Tuesday, February
Special to Iredell Free News Beginning Monday, February 1, an N.C. Department of Transportation contractor will intermittently close a section of Interstate 77 in Iredell County for three weeks to
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted December unemployment rate was 6.2 percent, remaining unchanged from November’s revised rate. The national rate remained unchanged at 6.7
Special to Iredell Free News The Statesville Regional Airport is contributing millions of dollars to the local and state economies, as well as supporting hundreds of jobs connected to the
BY DEBBIE PAGE Work on the two long-awaited baseball and softball fields at ESC Park is nearly complete, and the new fields should be ready for use by local youth
Special to Iredell Free News 3 Conversations, a multi-cultural, multi-denominational consortium of 14 churches in the Mooresville area, welcomes residents of the Mooresville community to be a part of several
Special to Iredell Free News The Mooresville Public Library is partnering with local authors to offer a monthly writing group for teens starting in February. Teen Librarian Megan Mosher, along
Executive orders for “to-go” or delivery sales of mixed beverages and evictions moratorium also extended Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and N.C. Department of Health
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com To facilitate community and agency awareness, Partners Connect recently organized a “Hunger and Homelessness” Zoom discussion featuring experts from the nine counties which Partners Health Management
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The Constitution Party and the Green Party are no longer recognized political parties in North Carolina. Both parties failed to turn out the required
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services has been awarded the National