🌱 Adopt A New Friend + Rusty Wallace Giving To Charity

Hey, friends! Karena Garrity here with your fresh copy of the Mooresville Patch newsletter. Keep reading to find out all the local news you need to know right now, including updates on:

• Local restaurant is on Best Restaurants’ Roadshow.
• Giving to charity.
• Adopt a new friend.

But first, an exciting local announcement from our sponsor, Mooresville Realty:

Mooresville Realty is proud to partner with the Town of Mooresville all year for their 150th celebration.

And now, today's weather: Partly sunny and pleasant. High: 88 Low: 71.

Here are the top stories today in Mooresville:

1. You can see the Rio 150 Mexican restaurant on an episode of “America’s Best Restaurants’ Roadshow.” The episode will reportedly be on social media in the coming weeks. According to the Mooresville Tribune, "America’s Best Restaurants is a national media and marketing company that focuses on local, independently owned restaurants. It came to Rio 150’s River Highway location — a second location will open later this year at Mooresville’s Mill One development — to highlight the restaurant on its social media channels." (Subscription: Mooresville Tribune)
2. NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace’s Buffalo Chip's Charity Ride, which is a key piece of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, benefits the NASCAR Foundation as well as the Rapid City Special Olympics. Reportedly, the proceeds are evenly split between the two organizations. According to NASCAR, Wallace serves on the board of directors of The NASCAR Foundation, which works to improve the lives of children who need it most within the NASCAR community through initiatives like the Speediatrics Children’s Fund and the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award. (NASCAR)
3. There are a number of animals currently available for adoption at the Iredell County Animal Services in Statesville. If you are looking for a furry friend, look no further. According to the Mooresville Tribune, "All of this week’s pets have been spayed or neutered and are looking for their forever homes. Come and meet them. Any dog/puppy that has been in the shelter 30 days or more can be adopted for free and cats/kittens in the shelter longer than 20 days can be adopted at no cost. Animal control has waived the adoption fee on all dogs and puppies through Friday and $5 on all kittens and cats." (Subscription: Mooresville Tribune)

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From my notebook:

• Mooresville Police Department: "Important reminder to please treat intersections with power outages as four-way stops!" (Mooresville Police Department via Facebook)
• Mooresville Public Library: "Thank you to everyone who came out to listen to the Army Reserve Band and celebrate the end of Summer Reading on July 29! Our West Branch had a great turnout for this event!" (Mooresville Public Library via Facebook)
• Feed NC: "Mooresville Lions antique car show benefits FeedNC." (Feed NC via Facebook)
• Mooresville Public Library: "Explore North Carolina’s largest online library with NC LIVE! Learn a new language, study for a test, or find your next vacation read. With over 1.6 billion freely available resources, NC LIVE has something for everyone." (Mooresville Public Library via Facebook)
• Mooresville Parks & Recreation: "Coming Aug. 19 to the Mooresville Skate Park!" (Mooresville Parks & Recreation via Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll see you soon.

— Karena Garrity

About me: Journalism is in my veins. I have been a community reporter for the better part of the past 20 years. I love my community and I am honored to be a part of Patch.com. You can reach me at; karena.garrity@patch.com.

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