Statesville News

To some, the new Dove House facility on Simonton Road is the Taj Mahal compared to the center's former site on East Broad Street.

Stolen property worth thousands of dollars was recovered and four people are facing charges.

Justin Schultz and Michael Fricchione, both in the operations group, stand in front of the Geith HDG 120 grapple.

Two men were charged in connection with a break-in at a local business. Coty Sherrill Speight, 28, of Troutman was charged with possession of stolen property, possession with intent to sell/deliver Schedule II and maintaining a dwelling to keep/sell/deliver controlled substances.

The Statesville City Council will vote on whether or not to pull the reins back a little bit on what city leaders say is a crop of new electronic gaming operations that have opened in Statesville in the past several months.

Leona remembers things more clearly than her big sister, Nettie. "Nettie doesn't have Alzheimer's or anything like that," Leona quickly notes.

Brady Johnson has been named the Iredell-Statesville Schools superintendent after serving more than three months in the position on an interim basis.

A Statesville couple faces drug-related charges following a license checkpoint stop early Monday morning.

Army Specialist Joann Thompson didn't know why Fort Hood was being locked down Thursday until she was safely inside.

The Iredell County Sheriff's Office arrested Matthew Marek, of Statesville, in connection with a rash of vehicle break-ins on Bethesda and Treeline roads.

Two people were charged and a third is being sought for trying to sell stolen jewelry at a Statesville pawn shop last week.

Plans are being made for the Statesville 2009 Christmas Parade. Sponsored this year by the 30th Masonic District of North Carolina.

For the second time in as many weeks, the Family Dollar store on West Front Street was robbed.

Statesville's fire chief will be among the guests at the annual holiday open house celebration at GG's Art, Frames, Gifts on Sunday.

A Statesville man was arrested for stealing antique engines and other items during a residential break-in in August.

Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education members learned Monday that the district's Child Nutrition Department continues to bleed money.

Iredell County resident Jonathan E. Fultz died of injuries sustained from a single vehicle wreck in Rowan County on Saturday.

At tonight's City Council meeting, we will graduate our second class of Statesville 101, a local government education program for Statesville citizens sponsored by the City of Statesville.

One of the most vital cogs in a new initiative to fight crime is now in place. The community coordinator position was deemed the key to making the Statesville-Iredell Gang Initiative viable.

Abigail Grace Tsumas had a sparkle in her eye, a big heart and a gift for attracting others.