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Willie Jones

is the Executive Director for the Smithville Community Coalition and was inducted into the Affordable Housing Finance magazine’s Hall of Fame for his contributions to affordable housing and urban development. Willie retired and moved to Cornelius in 2014 and has been a social justice activist for over 50 years. Professionally, he has worked in community development, focusing on redeveloping formerly segregated, distressed, and redlined urban neighborhoods. Willie has a Master of Theological Studies from Hood Theological Seminary and was ordained as a Minister of the Gospel. He is also a board member of Unity in Community, working toward racial equity in North Mecklenburg. Willie earned the Mayor’s Award of Excellence from the Town of Cornelius in 2022 and currently lives in Cornelius with his wife.

Iredell Health System, in partnership with the Iredell Physician Network, would like to congratulate Damon Hays, DPM, MBA, who has been promoted to the position of Vice President of the Iredell Physician Network. Additionally, they are pleased to announce the opening of a new practice, Iredell Pain Management, where Dr. John Edmiston will be joining the Iredell Physician Network as the leading physician at the new practice. Iredell Pain Management opens this month and will have offices in Statesville and Mooresville. Iredell Health System includes Iredell Memorial Hospital; Iredell Mooresville; Iredell Home Health; Iredell Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center; Community and Corporate Wellness; Occupational Medicine; the Iredell Physician Network, and more. Iredell Memorial Hospital is the largest and only nonprofit hospital in Iredell County.

Bill Jones

and his wife Willetta (owners of Abiding Grace LLC, a grief coaching company) are the new hosts of GRIEF CHIEF radio show which was developed in conjunction with WDRBmedia. As certified lifestyle and grief coaches, Bill and Willetta assist individuals, families, and groups to empower themselves to recognize, realize, and accept that grief and loss are normal parts of life so that they can move through their grieving journey to a positive future. Bill has much experience in television, news, and radio—having retired as a producer for CBS News and as news director of the CBS affiliate in Salisbury, Maryland. He was also a reporter for The News Journal in Wilmington, Delaware. Streaming on several platforms every Tuesday at 9:30pm EST, you can connect with them at www.wdrbmedia.com/ grief-chief.html or www.abidinggracellc.com.