🌱Cadets Win First Place + Shredding Event Coming Up

Hello again, everybody. It's Monday in Mooresville and I'm back in your inbox with everything that's fit to print about what's happening locally. Today you'll learn about:

• Shredding event April 15th.
• Cadets take first place!
• New houses on the market!

But first, today's weather:

Pleasant with clouds and sun. High: 66 Low: 54.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mooresville:

1. On April 15th Mooresville Police Department is holding its annual "Shredding Event" from 9 a.m. to noon in their parking lot at 2847 Charlotte Highway, rain or shine! We hope to see you there!" (Mooresville Police Department via Facebook)
2. Saturday at the Mooresville Drill Competition South Stokes MCJROTC took 1st place! The Cadets put in a lot of hard to achieve this level of expertise. Congratulations! (Twitter.com)
3. When you’re looking for a new place, keeping tabs on all the latest listings can take hours of tedious browsing online. That’s why we’ve gone ahead and done the prepwork for you.
   Here’s a sampling of the newest batch of homes to hit the market in the Mooresville area — including one with 2 beds and 3 baths for $299,900, and another with 4 beds and 4 baths for $699,500. Looking for more information on one of the properties in our list? Just click on any address to learn more. Happy house hunting! (Mooresville Patch)

From my notebook:

• Mooresville Police Department: "Join MPD for Coffee with a Cop! Thursday, April 6 9:30-11:30 a.m. Starbucks at 235 Medical Park Road (Off I-77 Exit 33) No agenda, no speeches, just a chance to ask questions and get to know the officers in your neighborhood." (Mooresville Police Department via Facebook)
  
• Town of Mooresville NC: "Need to shred some documents? Join Mooresville Police Department April 15 for the free shred event. Details below." (Town of Mooresville NC via Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, The Hampshires: "Anyone missing at cat off Mott road? - Very nice and seems well fed. Has been hanging around our porch for weeks now." (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with your next update.

— Karena Garrity

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