🌱Congratulations MHS Wrestling Team + Chase Elliot Injured

Hey, Mooresville! I'm here in your inbox this morning to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on in town. Today you'll find these stories and more:

• Chase Elliot comes out of surgery successfully.
• Mooresville mother upset about memorial bench for her son.
• Congratulations wrestlers!

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Mostly sunny and nice. High: 67 Low: 40.

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Here are the top three stories in Mooresville today:

1. Chase Elliott, NASCAR star, sustained an "unspecified" injury while snowboarding in Colorado. He needed surgery following the injury and has since come out of surgery successfully. However, according to the Mooresville Tribune, "[Elliot had] to miss this weekend’s NASCAR race at Las Vegas. Team owner Rick Hendrick told The Associated Press that Elliott was ‘just out of surgery’ and ‘it went well.’ Hendrick gave no additional details about Elliott’s condition or the accident." (Mooresville Tribune)
2. Mooresville mother, Christina Gravinese, is extremely upset after she was reportedly asked by the town to take down the decorations she had put up on a bench in the park in honor of her son who passed away in December. Apparently the town received complaints from multiple people that the bench “wasn’t accessible for all residents and visitors.” Now, Gravinese has until the end of March to take the decorations. According to WSOC Charlotte “[The city] approved every decision I wanted to do. They said yes to the bench, said yes to the plaque, said yes to the rock garden, said yes to the sign, said yes to the flag -- now they want to take it all back,” Gravinese told Channel 9′s Almiya White." (WSOC Charlotte)
3. It's been a great wrestling season for the Mooresville High School Wrestling team! Congratulations to the following wrestlers on being Greater Metro 4A All Conference: 106 J. Barrier, 113 C. Nguyen, 126 J. Noblezada, 132 A. Green, 145 A. Emmert, 152 D. Freeze, 170 G. Merriman, 182 J. Merriman, 195 B. Raab, 220 R. Watson. Shout out to Freeze for being co-wrestler of the year! Great job wrestlers! (Mooresville High School via Twitter)

From my notebook:

• Mooresville Police Department: "Officer Watts and representatives from our Human Resources department were excited to attend the recent career fair at Johnson C Smith University. The Charlotte Hornets Honeybees even stopped by for a visit! Come join our team!" (Mooresville Police Department via Facebook)
• Mooresville Public Library: "School-age children will get to experiment and explore the world of science, math and art by participating in simple experiments. Join us to learn and explore the world around you on March 9 at 4 p.m. at our Main Library." (Mooresville Public Library via Facebook)
• Mooresville Public Library: "March is Read Across America Month, and The National Education Association is challenging everyone to read diverse stories! Diverse books provide children with the opportunity to see the world through different perspectives." (Mooresville Public Library via Facebook)

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