Troutman News

The Iredell County Memory Walk Committee took the first step in its journey to raise money for Alzheimer's care, support and research on Thursday.

At its regular monthly meeting Thursday night, the Troutman Board of Aldermen voted to secure additional funds needed to complete construction of the town library.

The federal government is looking for input from a small number of Iredell County residents who have been dealing with the potentially hazardous aftermath of a former septic tank waste storage site.

Caution: Colorful sparkly pyrotechnics can cause fires. It's a warning the N.C. Insurance Commissioner, State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin and local fire departments hope residents heed this Independence Day as they dance around with sparklers.

Troutman resident Dot Gilley never felt passionately enough about anything to attend a rally before Saturday.

An out-of-state phone call helped Statesville police discover an elaborate counterfeiting operation.

Brenda Eckles closed her eyes and settled back into the reclining chair in front of the black sink.

Another exotic animal has died in a pasture on a farm in Troutman. This time it is an emu.

As soon as Dennis Setzer saw the color guard carrying the American flag approaching behind the bagpipes, he signaled for his children to stand up.

West Rowan High School teacher Stephen Suther doesn't need notes or books to get through a U.S. history lesson.

TROUTMAN, N.C. a ' Troutman Chair landed some TV time last week when a station profiled the company and its American-made product line.

Independence Day will come a few days early to Iredell County as Troutman kicks off the holiday on Saturday.

If I were to say the words "Salvation Army" to you, what would be the first thing you think of? Probably those people who ring hand bells beside the red kettles outside malls and shopping centers during holidays.

A Statesville attorney and member of the U.S. Army Reserve will be the grand marshal of the fifth annual Iredell County Independence Day parade Saturday in Troutman.

The reason Dale Wilson was recently named the 2009 National Disabled American Veteran of the Year is not so much owed to a single thing he has done in the past 12 months.

Two men were convicted in U.S. District Court of drug conspiracy charges, and the two were part of a much larger group dealing cocaine in southern Iredell County.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Catawba and Iredell counties until 5:15 p.m. Radar shows that strong storms capable of producing hail and 60-mph wind gusts are moving toward the Newton area.

A woman escaped serious injury early Tueseday morning when the tractor-trailer she was driving hit a guardrail and plunged down an embankment on Interstate 77 around the 47 mile marker.

Southbound Interstate 77 is slowed in Iredell County this morning after an overnight wreck involving a tractor-trailer. The wreck happened about 4:15 a.m. near mile marker 47, according to the N.C. Highway Patrol.

A tractor-trailer plunged down an embankment on U.S. Interstate 77 early Tuesday morning, causing one southbound lane to be closed for hours.