MOORESVILLE – A convicted felon out on post release was allegedly caught on camera Friday stealing from vehicles at neighboring businesses. According to the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office, road patrol deputies filed a report July 1 indicating four catalytic converters and a license plate was stolen from vehicles belonging to Temperature HVAC, a business at 754 Oakridge Farm Hwy. near […]

Mooresville obituaries – Week of July 4
Shelva Russ MOORESVILLE – Shelva Grace McSwain Russ, 84, of Mooresville died July 3, 2022. She was born Jan. 17, 1938, in Gastonia, to the late Elsie Black McSwain and Oliver McSwain. She was retired from Davidson College. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers Oliver McSwain Jr., Jack McSwain, Jerome McSwain and wife, […]




North Mecklenburg obituaries – Week of July 4
Shirley Flanagan HUNTERSVILLE – Shirley Lane Flanagan, 78, of Huntersville died June 29, 2022. She was born Aug. 26, 1943, in Gaston County to the late Alton and Culia Lane. She worked as a secretary at Hicks & Ingle Company. Survivors include her step-daughter, Cathy Moody and husband, Michael, and step-son, Thomas Flanagan and wife, Shirley; granddaughters, Jennifer Frucella and […]




Denver-Lincoln County obituaries – Week of July 4
Donald Hugh Marshall DENVER – Donald “Don” Hugh Marshall, 78, died June 30, 2022, at his home. He was born Dec. 7, 1943, to the late Ramey Hugh Marshall and Bessie Lee Marshall. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves and worked for RJR Nabisco. Survivors include his wife, Sharon Marshall; brother, Henry Lee Marshall and wife, Bibby; sister, Geneva […]


FAITH COLUMN: God inspired coach in Supreme Court case to take job
This past week, on July 4th, we celebrated the freedoms we enjoy in this great country. One of those freedoms is our religious liberty; the right to worship our God. There was a huge victory for religious liberty and freedom recently in the Supreme Court. In a landmark case, the court sided with high school football coach Joe Kennedy, who […]


Lake Norman Senior League team wins state championship
HUNTERSVILLE – The Senior League Baseball All-Stars from Lake Norman Little League won the state championship and are headed for Regionals. This is the first team from LNLL to advance to a regional tournament on a World Series tournament trail. The team is a perfect 5-0 in All-Star tournament play, outscoring their opponents by a combined score of 54-13. The […]