🌱Cornhole For Cancer + Mooresville Looking For Proposals From Firms

Hello all. It's me, Karena Garrity, your host of the Mooresville Patch newsletter. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Today you'll find news about:

• Cornhole for Cancer!
• Looking for a new home?
• Mooresville is looking for proposals.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and warmer. High: 64 Low: 32.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mooresville:

1. Cornhole for Cancer is back! The sports literature class at Mooresville High School is hosting the 13th annual Cornhole for Cancer tournament on April 28. The students coordinate project and will give all the proceeds to a Mooresville Graded School District community member who is battling breast cancer. In preparation for the event long sleeve t-shirts are currently being sold for $15 and short sleeve t-shirts for $12. Tournament entries will cost $10 per team. Please email Mr. Clark to register your team, for financial sponsorships or with questions. jamesclark@mgsd.k12.nc.us." Start practicing now! (Mooresville High School via Facebook)
2. When you’re looking for some new digs, hunting down every new listing in the area can take hours of tedious browsing online. That’s why we here at Patch have stepped in and done the initial work for you. (Mooresville Patch)
3. The Town of Mooresville's website has a notice that the town is seeking proposals from qualified firms capable of providing a combination of Historic Preservation and Code Writing services to complete a comprehensive update to the town's Historic Preservation Design Standards and add Downtown Form & Design Standards to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The town is seeking a set of HPC Standards that are user-friendly, incorporate modern design and architecture practices, and expand the scope to incorporate residential properties, institutional buildings and cemeteries, and are consistent with the town’s new UDO. Please see the attached Request for Qualifications document for more information. (Mooresville, NC)

Today in Mooresville:

• US Orchestra Disney Trip - Pine Lake Preparatory (12:00 AM)
• Required Teacher Workday - Mooresville Senior High School (12:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Mooresville Police Department: "Teen dating violence is common, with about one in 12 high school students experiencing physical dating violence. Female students experienced higher rates of physical and sexual dating violence than male students. February is Teen Dating Violence Month." (Mooresville Police Department via Facebook)
• Mooresville Police Department: "Interested in becoming a Police Officer? You can apply in person at the Town of Mooresville’s pop-up job fair on February 17 at the Goodwill Career Center (124 4th Crescent Place, Statesville) from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m." (Mooresville Police Department via Facebook)
• Mooresville Public Library: "Can't wait for the next episode of HBO's The Last of Us? Check out one of these apocalyptic reads to tide you over. All of these books can be placed on hold through our catalog: https://bit.ly/catalogMPL." (Mooresville Public Library via Facebook)
• Mooresville Public Library: "Join other teen cosplay fans who want to make items, explore, and learn about cosplay on February 18 at 1 p.m. at our Main Branch." (Mooresville Public Library via Facebook)

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— 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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