Special to Iredell Free News The Town of Mooresville values communication is striving to quickly provide answers to town residents’ questions and address concerns. With that goal in mind, town
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BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Troutman Planning and Zoning Board took the first step to solving an awkward electronic sign dilemma first brought to light in January by New Life
FROM STAFF REPORTS Local health officials reported 57 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday afternoon, pushing the total number of laboratory confirmed cases to 687. The Iredell County Health Department
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Harmony man as a homicide. Deputies responded to a residence at 115 Damron Road about 2:30
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: JUNE 12 ♦ Jake Alexander Blake, 20, of Moravian Falls, charged with larceny of a motor vehicle
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools Superintendent Brady Johnson hosted a small luncheon Thursday afternoon at Unity Center in Statesville to celebrate the accomplishments of three retiring I-SS principals. West Iredell
BY MELINDA SKUTNICK The 2019-2020 school and fiscal year officially came to a close on Thursday morning with the Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education meeting. The brief meeting,
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County health officials reported 32 news cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, increasing the total number of laboratory confirmed cases in the county to 630. Seventeen
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County’s countywide property reappraisal was effective January 1, 2019. In the year following a countywide reappraisal, the N.C. Department of Revenue requires the Tax
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen announced Wednesday that North Carolina will remain in
BY SARAH KIRKMAN I am sorry that Mr. Scott thinks that I have declined to meet with him. I spoke with him by phone during the time when we were
Video of Press Conference Statesville Branch NAACP president: ‘Our role is to shed light on this growing issue of concern.’ STORY BY MIKE FUHRMAN PHOTOS BY MORGAN HOOKS State and
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Health Department has recently seen new cases of COVID-19 that are linked to places of worship. To avoid the continued spread of
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County 4-H senior team recently placed first in the 2020 N.C. Dairy Judging Contest. The event was held virtually on June 9-11. The senior team
Special to Iredell Free News CHARLOTTE — The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) announced on Tuesday nearly $42 million in funding to support
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Mooresville man faces six felony charges in connection with several break-ins following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. The ICSO began investigating on Saturday,
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Zach Cooper had a longtime dream — to work with his dad in their own business. After Zach’s dad, David, retired from his corporate banking position
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department reported the following arrests: JUNE 10 ♦ Joshua Franklin Goodman, 43, of W. Church Street, Salisbury, charged with possession of a schedule II
BY KARISSA MILLER When Dr. Bryan Beaver took the position of medical director for Iredell County in 2017, he had no idea the impact he would make in just a
BY THOMAS KIMBRELL It was the late 1960s and we were living in a revolution, arguably the last revolution up until now, 2020. The revolution of the 60s was the
FROM STAFF REPORTS A ninth person has died from COVID-19 in Iredell County and 14 people are currently hospitalized with complications associated with the coronavirus. Health officials reported 50 new
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Charlotte man faces several charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies found methamphetamine in a stolen vehicle he was driving over the weekend. Sheriff Darren Campbell
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office Annual Report for 2019 shows a 5.4 percent decline in violent crime and a 32 percent dip in property crime in the
“ You don’t have to be an athlete or entertainer to be successful.” – Wendell Grinton Jr. BY KARISSA MILLER Wendell Grinton Jr. is making a name for himself after
Special to Iredell Free News Public health officials are rolling out COVID-19 contact tracing programs to help slow the spread of the disease by informing people who have had contact
BY JANE HINSON I have made exactly three visits to retail stores in the past three months. Two were to my usual pharmacy and one was to a local grocery
FROM STAFF REPORTS The N.C. Parole Commission has turned down convicted murderer Brett Abrams’ latest bid for parole following a public outcry against his release. Abrams was sentenced to life
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Rutledge & Bigham Mortuary Inc. is recognizing those who’ve suffered loss this Father’s Day. For the first time in the family owned and operated mortuary’s 98-year history,
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – Following the signing of House Bill 158 by Governor Cooper, the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles will be temporarily waiving the requirement that
Special to Iredell Free News Girls on the Run of the Greater Piedmont has unveiled the Power Up Activity Kit to help keep girls active and healthy through the summer
Special to Iredell Free News In an effort to provide an environment where young people can express their thoughts and feelings about the events happening in our world today, Piedmont
FROM STAFF REPORTS Thirty-three offenders, including a convicted murderer and four sex offenders, returned to Iredell County in May after being released by the N.C. Division of Prisons. Orlando S.
BY ROBERT W. LEE IV If you were to sit outside the Old Courthouse on Center Street in Statesville, you’d witness many people passing by the old Confederate statue, which was
Special to Iredell Free News Downtown Statesville Development Corporation is excited to announce its newest Ladies’ Night Out event. This event kicks off on Thursday, June 25, from 5 to
Special to Iredell Free News ICATS Transit, Iredell County’s public transportation system, announces that two of ICATS Transit’s fixed routes will resume service effective Monday, June 22. The Statesville Bloom
FROM STAFF REPORTS An eighth person has died from COVID-19 in Iredell County and the number of laboratory-confirmed cases has now eclipsed 500. The Iredell County Health Department does not