🌱Counterfeit Bills In The Community + Guns Ready When Schools Open

Good morning, everybody. It's me, Karena Garrity, your host of the Mooresville Daily — here to tell you everything you need to know about what's happening in our community today. Follow along for the latest.

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Here are the top three stories in Mooresville today:

1. Businesses across the Mooresville area are looking to fill openings on their staff, and we've rounded up some of the best local job openings listed within the past week. Looking for full-time or part-time work? Patch and ZipRecruiter have you covered, with our weekly list of new opportunities close to home. (Mooresville Patch)
2. Reportedly spurred by the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead in May, according to the Mooresville Tribune, and Marshal N.C. (AP) "When schools in one North Carolina county reopen later this month, new security measures will include stocking AR-15 rifles for school resource officers to use in the event of an active shooter. School officials and Madison County Sheriff Buddy Harwood have placed one of the semiautomatic rifles in each of the county's six schools. Each of the guns will be locked inside a safe," Harwood said. (Mooresville Tribune)
3. The Mooresville Police Department needs your help! According to a news article from Fox46.com, "A man who used counterfeit bills to buy alcohol from an ABC store is being sought, Mooresville Police said Monday. Officers began investigating the incident last Monday when they say two counterfeit $20 bills were used to buy alcohol at an ABC store on E. Plaza Drive in Mooresville. Officers say they are looking for any information on helping identify the suspect and can be contacted at 704-658-9056." (Fox46.com)

Today in Mooresville:

• Meet the Teacher Events: Grade 6 Only (All day)
• Required Teacher Workday - Mooresville Senior High School (All day)
• MIWAYE Open House - Mooresville Senior High School (10 a.m.)
• Fall Athletics: Meet the Coaches - Pine Lake Preparatory (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Mooresville Rescue Squad Foundation: "Today we honor those whom were injured on the battlefield and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for these United States of America" (Mooresville Rescue Squad Foundation via Facebook)
• Iredell-Statesville Schools: The I-SS Driver Education Department will be offering an online Driver Education Course beginning on September 5. Any 9th-12th grader born on or before March 5, 2008, should register by August 31. For more information visit: www.issnc.org/departments/drivers-ed. (Mooresville Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
• Race City USA: Job Fair & Business Expo on September 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Charles Mack Citizen Center. (Facebook Events)

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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 small town 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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