Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the state’s first COVID-19 associated deaths. A person from Cabarrus County died on
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Special to Iredell Free News The Mitchell Community College Foundation and Endowment for Excellence is working to provide funds to help Mitchell students purchase an internet-enabled device to continue their
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell Water Corporation has implemented changes to its operations to encourage social distancing and help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Iredell Water office will
Special to Iredell Free News State Treasurer Dale Folwell released the following statement Wednesday afternoon: After a recent, long-planned trip with my son, I returned early to Raleigh on Monday,
FROM STAFF REPORTS Eleven people in Iredell County now reportedly have the novel coronavirus. The N.C. Department of Health & Human Services reported Wednesday that there are now more than
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department reported the following arrests: MARCH 11 ♦ Quintina Jean Kidman, 28, of Summertree Drive, Statesville, charged with possession of a schedule I controlled
FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell County officials are not planning to order residents to shelter-in-place in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. County Manager Beth Jones issued a
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper directed $50 million in school funding flexibility to help public schools and support the greatest needs to serve students
Special to Iredell Free News CHARLOTTE – U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray of the Western District of North Carolina is urging the public to report suspected fraud schemes related to COVID-19
Special to Iredell Free News In response to the Executive Order issued by Gov. Roy Cooper restricting large gatherings and strong appeals to limit person-to-person contact to prevent spread
FROM STAFF REPORTS Two men faces charges in connection with several motor vehicle and residential break-ins in the Mooresville area following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday ordered tighter limits on gatherings and extended school closures statewide to May 15 in response to the global
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell-Statesville Schools students will not take standardized tests this school year as students are learning remotely because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Jonathan Ribbeck, the district’s executive
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education voted unanimously on Monday to grant the superintendent emergency powers to help manage the district’s response to the COVID-19
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Health Department was made aware of two presumptive positive cases of novel coronavirus in Iredell County on Monday, increasing the county’s current
Special to Iredell Free News Davis Medical Group is now offering an easy-to-use screening option specific to COVID-19. Individuals with concerns or mild to moderate symptoms specific to COVID-19 can
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell County Solid Waste is taking steps to reduce the potential for spread of the COVID-19 virus by making operational changes. The intent of these
BY KARISSA MILLER Statesville High School teacher Shadrach Martin is hoping to use his life experiences to show students a path to a successful future. A former U.S. Marine, Martin
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Health Department received notification from the N.C. Department of Health & Human Services on Sunday that there are now six presumptive positive
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has waived restrictions to increase access to caregivers to provide flexible child care and elder care during the coronavirus emergency.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: MARCH 12 ♦ Tawana Delores Williams, 48, of Elm Cove Lane, Charlotte, charged with larceny by employee.
Special to Iredell Free News The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announces the following births: MARCH 1 ♦ A boy, Waylon Douglas English, born to Doug English and Chelsey Hott
Special to Iredell Free News WINSTON-SALEM — The YMCA of Northwest North Carolina will transition five branches into emergency childcare sites and work with community partners for food distribution in
FROM STAFF REPORTS A third person in Iredell County has been diagnosed with a presumptive case of novel coronavirus. Public health officials were notified late Saturday afternoon of the positive
FROM STAFF REPORTS Piedmont HealthCare’s COVID-19 screening center at Western Avenue Baptist Church in Statesville will resume operations on Monday morning. The screening operation, and a second site at the
FROM STAFF REPORTS Town of Troutman officials are taking numerous steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The town issued a public notice signed by Mayor Teross Young Jr. outlining
BY KARISSA MILLER Forty-five percent of the students in Iredell County live in “food insecure” homes with limited or uncertain access to adequate food, according to Iredell-Statesville Schools Nutrition Director
Special to Iredell Free News The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) has opened the public comment period on an air quality conformity determination and amendments to the 2045 Metropolitan
Special to Iredell Free News As concerns begin to rise regarding employment disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak, N.C. Rep. Jeffrey McNeely is offering assistance to residents of the 84th House
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department reported the following arrests: MARCH 1 ♦ Latecha Rochelle Bush, 45, of Haynesville, charged with obtaining property by false pretenses and access government
FROM STAFF REPORTS A Statesville man faces drug and weapons charges following an undercover investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. Christopher Dwayne Smith, 34, was arrested on Thursday after
BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com Worried about how the COVID-19 outbreak was affecting the local community, attorney Ashley Cannon decided to take action to help those who are homeless and those
BY JOHN GREEN, STEPHEN MIDKIFF, JOSH SNOW & JEFFREY SMITH As the CEOs of Iredell County’s health systems, we want to thank all healthcare professionals who are working nonstop on
Special to Iredell Free News WINSTON-SALEM – March 20, 2020 – In order to help protect patients, family members and health care workers from the spread of COVID-19, no visitors
FROM STAFF REPORTS Mooresville officials have decided to close Town Hall and the Public Services Operation Center to the public in response to the state’s first reported case of community
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Revenue (NCDOR) announced Friday that the department will extend the April 15 tax filing deadline to July 15 for