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1 week ago | iredellfreenews.com | Mike Fuhrman

BY DEBBIE PAGEBe Well Iredell Coordinator Genevieve Glaser recently welcomed several hundred attendees to the organization’s second annual mental health forum at Mooresville’s Charles Mack Citizen Center, applauding the community for saying yes to the vision of mental health being seen, valued, and prioritized in the county.

1 week ago | iredellfreenews.com | Mike Fuhrman

Ashley Nicole Hyatt-Jones, 32, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2025. She was born May 17, 1993 in Steubenville, Ohio, to Daniel Ray Jones and Jennifer Ulicny Jones. Ashley grew up in the Toledo, Ohio area, where she was a member of the Springfield Cowboys cheerleading squad and was active in many other sports in her youth. During her middle school years, her family moved to Lake Norman in North Carolina. Ashley enjoyed many weekends on the lake with family and friends.

1 week ago | iredellfreenews.com | Mike Fuhrman

Jill Waugh Marsh, 75, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2025, after a long and courageous journey with health complications. Born on July 20, 1949, to Dorothy “Dot” Dagenhart Waugh and James Ronald Waugh, Jill grew up in Iredell County, N.C., and was a proud graduate of South Iredell High School. Early in her working life, Jill brought joy and beauty to others as a hairdresser.

1 week ago | iredellfreenews.com | Mike Fuhrman

Special to IFNSeventy percent of adults identify as having chronic stress. Does that sound like you? Nurse and yoga instructor Sara Neal, who teaches ways to stop stress, has several suggestions for reducing your stress levels. Neal focuses on the whole person in her work as a nurse through Iredell Corporate Wellness. In addition to being a registered nurse, she holds a master’s in public health and is a certified yoga instructor with 500 hours of training.

1 week ago | iredellfreenews.com | Mike Fuhrman

In 2025, Americans are moving, but not always to the places you’d expect. The landscape of relocation has changed significantly over the past few years. While the COVID-19 pandemic ignited a surge of remote work and mass relocations, the motivations driving today’s movers are more nuanced and intentional. Now, the conversation around where people are moving focuses on affordability, quality of life, political climate, and work flexibility.