Iredell News

  MOORESVILLE, N.C. — The Mooresville Police Department arrested a 48-year-old woman and charged her with five counts of Third-degree Exploitation of a Minor in connection with an ongoing online child exploitation investigation. On October 27, 2026, Mooresville Police Department detectives executed a search warrant at 139 Hedgewood Drive in Mooresville. Jennifer Gray, 48, the subject of the investigation, was located inside the residence during the operation. Her personal electronic devices were seized at the scene for forensic analysis. Subsequent examination of the devices by investigators revealed numerous files containing child sexual abuse material. Gray was taken into custody without incident and charged with: 5 counts of Third-Degree Exploitation of a Minor She was transported to the Iredell County Jail, where she was processed and held under a $300,000 bond. Authorities emphasize that this is an active and ongoing investigation.  Anyone with information about this case...

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — On the morning of October 13, 2026, officers with the Mooresville Police Department responded to a commercial breaking and entering in progress at Race Tobacco and Vapor, located at 335-V West Plaza Drive. A resident reported an individual breaking the front glass window of the business and fleeing the scene on foot. Upon arrival, responding officers found a broken window and a substantial amount of blood. Officers tracked the blood trail to Walmart. During a search of the area, officers located the suspect hiding behind shopping carts near the front of the store. The suspect was suffering from severe blood loss due to multiple lacerations. Mooresville officers immediately provided emergency first aid by applying a tourniquet to stop the bleeding. Mooresville Fire-Rescue and EMS arrived on scene to assume medical care. Due to the extent of the injuries, the suspect was transported to Atrium Health CMC Main. Since the suspect is a juvenile, their name and...

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — The Mooresville Police Department arrested a 19-year-old Mooresville man and charged him with five counts of Third-Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor following an investigation that began with a cyber tip.  On October 2, 2026, the department began investigating a tip that apparent child sexual abuse material (CSAM) had been distributed or received from an account located within the Town of Mooresville. Investigators determined the account belonged to Hunter Ryan Freeze, 19, of Mooresville. Search warrants executed on Freeze’s accounts returned information confirming his identity as the account holder. On October 13, 2026, officers executed search warrants at two Mooresville residences associated with Freeze, one on Limerick Road and one on Pleasant Grove Lane, and seized multiple electronic communication and storage devices. Forensic examination of the devices at the Mooresville Police Department located multiple CSAM files. Freeze was subsequently charged wi...

Today I was for a second time at Waterbean Coffee in  Huntersville . Great coffee made from filtered water and served in are real ceramic  cup instead of paper. This makes the experience so much better. Necause of the filtered water and real ceramic cup eight Benni Points

Excellent food but slow service. We came with 4 people and food came in 4 different times but th food was great and worth waiting for. Price not to crazy nice not have to go to Mooresville for good food.  For now six Benni points. Soon I will be handing back to see if services is a bit faster  Azuma Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar

Mooresville, NC — During the Town of Mooresville Board of Commissioners meeting on September 8, Mayor Chris Carney announced that he will retire on September 30, 2026. In his announcement, the Mayor expressed gratitude for the years spent serving alongside the Board of Commissioners and highlighted the achievements made during his tenure.   The Town of Mooresville appreciates Mayor Carney’s service and dedication to the community as Mayor and previously as a commissioner.   In accordance with the Town Charter, the Mayor Pro Tem performs the duties of the Mayor in his absence. More information regarding the leadership transition process will be shared in the future.   The Town of Mooresville remains committed to and focused on providing excellent service to our community.  

Statement from the Town of Mooresville Board of Commissioners Following the September 8 Board Meeting   Mooresville, NC — A record number of people asked to speak at tonight’s Board of Commissioners meeting. In order to hear from as many people as possible, we made an exception to the normal rules and quadrupled the length of the public comment period from a maximum of 30 minutes to a maximum of two hours.    During that two-hour period, we listened to every concern and acknowledge that people are very passionate about the Islamic Center of Lake Norman Project.     We want to be clear about what this Board can do and what it cannot do.    The Islamic Center of Lake Norman Project property sits in a Community Commercial zoning district. Under the Town’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) – which has the full force of law – religious assembly is a by-right use in that kind of district. By-right means our zoning law that has existed for nearly 30 years a...

Town of Mooresville Proposes Safety Enhancements for Mooresville High School Road Crossing   Mooresville, NC — The Town of Mooresville Board of Commissioners approved a $250,000 budget amendment to enhance pedestrian safety at Mooresville High School during its August 3 meeting. The Board has an unwavering commitment to public safety across the Mooresville community and continues to work to ensure the highest levels of safety and care for residents. The Board has and will continue to work with its partners at Mooresville Graded School District (MGSD) to support the safety of their staff and students. To address the ongoing concerns of pedestrian and student safety while crossing South Magnolia Street between the Mooresville High School and Magnolia Campus, the Town of Mooresville, in conjunction with Mooresville Graded School District (MGSD), concluded an independent third-party Street Safety Assessment in February 2024. This assessment provided short-term and long-term recommendat...

***Update***The victim in this case has sadly passed away. MPD will be amending the complaint to First Degree Murder. MOORESVILLE, N.C. — On July 26, 2026, at approximately 4:31 p.m., the Mooresville Police Department received a call reporting a shooting on Interstate 77 at the Exit 35 ramp. Responding officers arrived to find two victims inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds. Officers provided immediate medical care at the scene. Both victims were subsequently transported to Carolinas Medical Center with critical, life-threatening injuries. The scene was secured, and Mooresville Police detectives responded to conduct a thorough investigation. Detectives canvassed the area along I-77 for evidence related to the shooting, and the Department's Firearm/Explosive Detection K9 was deployed to assist in locating shell casings along the interstate. Following the investigation, detectives determined that both victims were shot from within the vehicle. As a result, J’Kobe Tre’shon ...

How are NC Legislators planning to change election laws for Iredell County residents?    HB 1035, formerly SB 818, has been recently amended to change the method of replacing Iredell County school board members who vacate their position on the board if the person chosen is not accepted by remaining school board members. Until now, the political party of the board member who vacated his or her seat has had the authority to select a new board member when a vacancy occurred. Now NC legislators seek to take away the control of selecting a new person from the corresponding political party of the member who left and  giving that authority to the clerk of superior court. This would occur if there was any failure of the board to seat a selected board member. In other words, if the school board members did not agree with the selection, an appointee would select a new board member. In my opinion, this is taking away the voting rights of every voting resident in any district wh...