/tags/iredell-county Iredell County en-US Copyright Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:24:50 GMT /politics/2025-02-26/millions-crop-losses-nc-lawmakers-helene-disaster-farmers Republicans in the N.C. House want to help farmers recover from last year's natural disasters with a new crop loss grant program. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:24:50 GMT /politics/2025-02-26/millions-crop-losses-nc-lawmakers-helene-disaster-farmers Colin Campbell /politics/2024-08-08/north-carolina-lawmakers-air-politicians-media-radio-news As traditional sources for local news continue to shrink, some North Carolina lawmakers are getting into the media world themselves. They’re using their own radio shows and other digital platforms to connect directly with the public. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:49:23 GMT /politics/2024-08-08/north-carolina-lawmakers-air-politicians-media-radio-news Colin Campbell /news/2022-06-07/8-north-carolina-historic-places-added-to-national-registry Seven of the sites are in central North Carolina and the other is in the western part of the state. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 13:20:14 GMT /news/2022-06-07/8-north-carolina-historic-places-added-to-national-registry Joe Jurney, Bradley George /news/2022-05-27/are-we-safe-educators-and-parents-face-ripples-from-texas-school-shooting In the Charlotte region, fear and frustration mix with desperate hope for change as educators and parents face another mass school shooting. Fri, 27 May 2022 16:21:58 GMT /news/2022-05-27/are-we-safe-educators-and-parents-face-ripples-from-texas-school-shooting Ann Doss Helms /education/2021-08-06/after-four-days-of-school-and-80-quarantined-students-mooresville-cancels-mask-optional-approach Four days after opening schools with face coverings optional, Mooresville's superintendent announced masks will be mandatory as of Friday morning. He said the district has quarantined more than 80 students already and says universal masking will keep more kids in school. Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:34:08 GMT /education/2021-08-06/after-four-days-of-school-and-80-quarantined-students-mooresville-cancels-mask-optional-approach Ann Doss Helms /law/2021-06-15/mooresville-police-face-legal-fight-over-cash-seized-from-suspects A judge in Statesville last week barred Mooresville police from doing something that's increasingly common among local police departments in North Carolina: turning over cash seized from suspects to the federal government. In 2019 alone, police departments in the state got back more than $12 million through what's known as the Equitable Sharing Program. Tue, 15 Jun 2021 13:35:56 GMT /law/2021-06-15/mooresville-police-face-legal-fight-over-cash-seized-from-suspects David Boraks, Jason deBruyn /news/2021-05-05/lawsuit-removal-iredell-county-confederate-monument-statesville A coalition has filed a lawsuit seeking the removal of a Confederate monument that stands in front of Iredell County’s government center. Wed, 05 May 2021 17:11:14 GMT /news/2021-05-05/lawsuit-removal-iredell-county-confederate-monument-statesville Associated Press, Mitchell Northam /news/2021-03-04/ncs-iredell-county-votes-to-remove-confederate-memorial Officials in North Carolina's Iredell County have voted to move a Confederate memorial that has stood outside the court house for more than a century.The… Thu, 04 Mar 2021 19:20:31 GMT /news/2021-03-04/ncs-iredell-county-votes-to-remove-confederate-memorial Associated Press /show/the-state-of-things/2019-10-18/concerned-mom-discovers-higher-than-normal-cancer-rates-in-her-nc-community Susan Wind’s daughter was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer at 16 years old. Soon after the family shared the news, Wind started hearing from her… Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:12:52 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-10-18/concerned-mom-discovers-higher-than-normal-cancer-rates-in-her-nc-community Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /health/2019-10-18/concerned-mom-discovers-higher-than-normal-cancer-rates-in-her-nc-community Susan Wind’s daughter was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer at 16 years old. Soon after the family shared the news, Wind started hearing from her… Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:12:52 GMT /health/2019-10-18/concerned-mom-discovers-higher-than-normal-cancer-rates-in-her-nc-community Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio