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• Charges eyed in votes for Huggins

  Possible criminal charges, that may include those against Statesville City Councilman Flake Huggins, could be the result of a voter challenge hearing conducted Tuesday.

  11/15/2011 10:38 PM

• Troutman to settle tie vote next week

  It’s the metaphorical hat — thrown into the ring — that starts the office-seeking process. But for the second time in two years, a hat may be used to end an Iredell County municipal election.

  11/09/2011 10:16 PM

• Statesville Housing Authority earns kudos from state

  At Monday’s regular Statesville City Council meeting, Mayor Costi Kutteh and Ward 3 Councilwoman Bonita Eisele recognized a state award won by the Statesville Housing Authority last week by presenting the group’s executive director, David Meacham, with the award.

  11/09/2011 7:26 AM
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  Iredell elections roundup: Huggins will keep seat

  Statesville Councilman Flake Huggins will keep his Ward 6 seat for another four years as he overcame an election loss to challenger J.D. Williams and won a run-off election in convincing fashion Tuesday.

  11/08/2011 10:24 PM

• Iredell voters set to choose leaders

  It’s Election Day in all of Iredell County’s municipalities.

  11/07/2011 9:21 PM

• Five set sights on Troutman board

  For the third straight election, the Troutman Board of Aldermen will see at least one new town resident sworn in as a town official as three members will be elected in a five-person field that includes only two incumbents.

  11/04/2011 9:36 PM

• Iredell commissioners approve incentives for Carolina Beverage

  The Iredell County Board of Commissioners held one of its shortest meetings in memory Tuesday night as it gave quick and little-debated approval to a handful of items.

  11/02/2011 6:58 PM

• Proposed Statesville retail center clears hurdle

  A South Carolina-based land development company planning to build a retail center inched closer to making it a reality Tuesday when the Statesville Board of Adjustment granted it a variance on a matter related to the buildings’ facades.

  11/02/2011 5:51 AM

• Iredell Museums to spotlight history, piece by piece

  Iredell Museums Executive Director Theresa Golas said she wants to get the many artifacts in the museums’ permanent collection out for the people to enjoy and learn from. 

  11/02/2011 2:22 AM

• Forrester remembered as one of the good guys

  Longtime North Carolina state Sen. Jim Forrester, whose 41st District included more than 60 percent of Iredell County, died Monday at the age of 74 after a brief stay in a Gastonia hospital.

  11/01/2011 3:03 AM

• Statesville survives South Rowan surge

  Football weather arrived just in time for the last game of the regular season for Statesville as it beat South Rowan handily in a game that featured a number of JV call-ups by both teams.

  10/29/2011 12:35 AM

• Scholarship a wish fulfilled for late Godfrey Williams

  The Men’s Club of Friendship United Methodist Church is holding a barbecue lunch Sunday, with the proceeds going to a scholarship fund in honor of the late Godfrey Williams, a former Iredell County Commissioner who died of cancer last year.

  10/28/2011 11:43 PM

• Lieutenant governor hopeful Tony Gurley makes pitch in Iredell

  Wake County Commissioner Tony Gurley told members and guests of the Iredell Women Republicans Club Thursday that, as the GOP nominee for lieutenant governor, he would make the perfect running-mate for gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory.

  10/28/2011 11:32 PM

• Rep. Grey Mills decides to set his own term limit

  State Rep. Grey Mills, Iredell County’s only representative in the North Carolina General Assembly, said his decision to leave after only two terms in Raleigh was based mostly on his belief that a state legislator’s job should not turn into a career.

  10/27/2011 11:59 PM

• New Statesville retail center hinges on facade ordinance

  The Statesville Planning Board on Tuesday approved the site plans for a retail center to be built on Turnersburg Highway near Home Depot.

  10/27/2011 6:02 AM

• Iredell election systems vary

  The elections taking place in Iredell County may all look alike, but they are actually of three different types.

  10/26/2011 7:26 PM

• Burr defends vote on jobs bill

  North Carolina U.S. Sen. Richard Burr defended his vote against a bill last week that was estimated by its writers to create or save 400,000 jobs in the ranks of teachers, firefighters and police officers by laying blame for the lack of generation of those jobs at the feet of state governments.

  10/25/2011 11:12 PM
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  Wells Fargo evokes past as it welcomes new era

  The word “express” was used quite often in the early days of transportation. But, as with most terms, context and relativity are important to consider.

  10/25/2011 6:49 PM

• SHA says sheds will be razed due to new regulations

  In the last few weeks residents of the Statesville Housing Authority’s different apartment complexes have learned that the sheds in which they have stored things — in some cases for many years — are coming down.

  10/24/2011 7:04 PM

• Iredell sees uptick in county finances

  Just one quarter into the new fiscal year, Iredell County leaders have found some small glimmers of hope in what continues to be a lagging and largely gloomy  economy.

  10/22/2011 12:00 AM