Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announces the following births: DECEMBER 18 ♦ A girl, Natalia Florez, born to Cesar Florez and Diana Molina
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Special to Iredell Free News EnergyUnited is giving two students an opportunity to hit the hardwood alongside their favorite college basketball athletes and coaches this summer, thanks to its
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: JANUARY 2 ♦ Eugene Kyermanten Boateng, 27, of Rosemede Drive, Charlotte charged with three counts of breaking or entering
Special to Iredell Free News N.C. Sen. Vickie Sawyer recently received a 94 percent business rating by the North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation (NCFREE). The rankings are calculated at the
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Twenty-three local health departments across North Carolina will receive a share of a $2.1 million award annually for up to three years to
Linda Kay Barker Eldridge, 75, of Alisa Viejo, Calif., formerly of Statesville, N.C., passed away January 10, 2020, at the Gordon Hospice House. She was born August 24, 1944, the
Special to Iredell Free News Meredith Ballard has been named mammography supervisor for Iredell Health System’s Women’s Health Center. In her new position, Ballard is responsible for maintaining a high level
BY KARISSA MILLER The Iredell-Statesville Board of Education will continue to shape up the district’s employee drug-free and alcohol-free workplace policy regarding CBD (cannabidiol) and/or THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) products on Monday.
Special to Iredell Free News An investigation is underway to determine the cause of a hazardous material release at the Lineage Logistics cold storage plant that claimed the life of
BY KARISSA MILLER Former school board member Maxine Middlesworth gave the school system $20,000 to start an endowment fund in 1991. Her husband, Chester Middlesworth, remembers Maxine regularly visiting each
Rendering courtesy of Iredell Health System BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Over 100 community members, including elected officials, local business and agency leaders, and Iredell Health System trustees, board members, and
Harold “Trey” Dean Stewart III, 28, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Born February 14, 1991, in Mooresville, he was the son of Harold Dean Stewart
Special to Iredell Free News EnergyUnited is now accepting applications for its student scholarship program, “Empowering the Future.” The initiative will award $5,000 college scholarships to two outstanding students who
Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College’s Huskins Library recently received a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Community Engagement Grant from the State Library of North Carolina. The
Community meeting organized to dispel rumors, fake news about research findings BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Nearly 300 people who attended the Coal Ash and Thyroid Cancer “Update with the Facts,
Deborah “Debbie” Ann Schriver, 50, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at Accordius Health in Mooresville. She was born November 27, 1969, in Waterbury, Conn., to
31st Annual Masonic Community Blood Drive When: Friday, January 10, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Where: Statesville Civic Center, 300 S. Center Street, Statesville; and The Charles Mack Citizen Center, 215
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools’ two major construction projects — Third Creek and Woodland Heights middle schools — are both expected to be on time and under budget. Both schools
Special to Iredell Free News As the flu continues to spread in North Carolina, Iredell Memorial Hospital is responding to the challenge of treating those with serious symptoms, while protecting
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell County commissioners, representatives of Iredell-Statesville Schools, the Mooresville Graded School District, Mitchell Community College and Our Schools First held a kick-off meeting on Tuesday to
James “Jimmy” Edward McLean, 72, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. He was born on April 24, 1947, in Iredell
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Troutman Town Council members are having second thoughts about a recent change to the Unified Code of Development. During Monday pre-agenda meeting, the council voted unanimously
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Susan Tolle knows too much about the pain associated with suicide. Her daughter has attempted to take her life three times and on December 20, her
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to help locate a runaway juvenile. Albree Brooke Gallimore, 12, was reported missing on Sunday, January 5, according
Dr. William Wortman, a passionate and dedicated traveler, departed on his last and longest trip to that undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns on January 6, 2020. Bill
Special to Iredell Free News Trinity Episcopal Church will hold its 19th Annual Oyster Roast on Friday, January 17, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in the church’s parish hall.
Special to Iredell Free News Mooresville Police Department K9s Hansel and Valor will receive protective vests honoring a pair of MPD K9s, courtesy of a donation from non-profit organization Vested
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Dr. Michael Schlesinger joined an elite group of medical specialists this week. On Monday the Piedmont HealthCare urologist’s practice celebrated its designation as a UroLift Center of
Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County hopes to open new facility in 2021 FROM STAFF REPORTS The Town of Mooresville Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a conditional rezoning request
BY STACIE LETT CAIN Should the current Statesville City Council be bound by a decision made by a previous council? That question is now at the center of the council’s
FROM STAFF REPORTS A second suspect faces charges in connection with a home-invasion robbery that occurred on December 26 on Calico Lane near Statesville. After Iredell County Sheriff’s Office detectives
BY KARISSA MILLER Statesville High School Principal Sheila Jenkins believes it’s important to challenge students of all ability levels. She’s not one to accept mediocrity, and she rejects views that kids
BY STACIE LETT CAIN Statesville City Council chambers were packed Monday evening to hear a Charlotte developer explain his vision for rehabilitating the Vance Hotel. “You have something here in
Mrs. Chloa Lippard Willis, 106, of Statesville, N.C., passed away, Sunday, January 5, 2020, at the Gordon Hospice House. Mrs. Willis was born August 6, 1913, in Iredell County and
Valerie Hope Chamberlain, 60, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020. She was born October 24,1959, in Boynton Beach, Fla., to Marilyn Rousseau and the late Val
BY MIKE FUHRMAN After more than a dozen residents expressed serious objections, Mooresville town commissioners on Monday rejected a property owner’s request to rezone property near a suspected chemical dump