🌱Don't Drink & Driver Or Boat + Dr. Lucy Preyer Wins Volunteer Award

Hello, everybody! It's me, Karena Garrity, your host of the Mooresville Daily. Here are all the things you need to know about what's happening in town...

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 84 Low: 63.

Here are the top three stories in Mooresville today:

1. Don’t Drink and Boat! Don’t Drink and Drive! These are definitive statements from The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, N.C. Highway Patrol and Mothers Against Drunk Driving. These organizations are kicking off the annual “On the Road, On the Water, Don’t Drink and Drive” campaign. The multi-agency safety initiative works to reduce alcohol-related incidents on the state’s roadways and waterways, both which see increased traffic during the summer months. The Wildlife Commission reported that 16 boating incidents in 2021 were alcohol-related, resulting in four fatalities. Lieutenant Forrest Orr of the Wildlife Commission reportedly said, “It’s imperative to designate a sober driver whether you’re in a vehicle or on a boat. Undoubtedly, a designated driver will prevent alcohol-related incidents on the road and in the water and make everyone’s holiday weekend more enjoyable.” North Carolina laws state that a driver or vessel operator with a blood-alcohol concentration that meets or exceeds .08 or is substantially impaired by alcohol and/or drugs, is subject to arrest. (Nextdoor)
2. North Carolina General Assembly seems close to passing a bill legalizing hemp. According to a report from Fox46, "Senate Bill 762 is about growing hemp for industrial products. The bill would allow farmers to continue to grow the plant as a foundation for the fiber found in rope and garments and other products but also for the CBD products, such as oils, vapes and other consumables. The difference is that these products are very low in intoxicants, such as THC, and serve more to soothe people than to make them high." (Fox46)
3. Dr. Lucy Preyer of Mooresville received the Governor’s Medallion Award for Volunteer Service. Preyer who was selected by a statewide panel is a retired psychiatrist, who stepped up during the pandemic and provided free mental health services to uninsured clients of HealthReach Community Clinic in Mooresville. She even went as far as meeting clients in the parking lot to maintain social distance. Congratulations Lucy! (Mooresville Tribune)

Today in Mooresville:

• Memorial Day Brunch (1 p.m.)
• Memorial Day Weekend Sightseeing Cruise (1:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Mooresville Police Department: "Remember to put safety first this holiday weekend by driving carefully and buckling up!" (Facebook)
• Mooresville Public Library: "Ceph (the octopus) is ready for summer reading. Are you?" (Facebook)
• Mooresville Chamber of Commerce: "Thank you, Mooresville Kindness Closet!
  We're so grateful to have such a strong partnership established with the Mooresville Kindness Closet! This organization is dedicated to addressing hygiene poverty in the local community, with four locations throughout Mooresville. Thanks to the Mooresville Kindness Closet, we now have a beautiful shelf in our clinic lobby that MKC stocks every week with household and personal hygiene items for our patients. (Facebook)
• Mooresville Chamber of Commerce: "Charlotte Running Company Lake Norman. Last weekend two of our very own, Abby and Maddie, competed at states! Abby ran the 1600 and placed 4th!! Maddie ran the 800 and placed 4th!! we are so proud of these two!! " (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Harris Village: "I would like to thank people who put a flag on each of the post boxes of Harris Village. - God Bless you." (Nextdoor)
• Communications Specialist Asha Ellison, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library: "MEMORIAL DAY CLOSURE - In observance of the brave military service people who sacrificed their lives for our nation, all Charlotte Mecklenburg Library locations and book returns will be closed Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day." (Nextdoor)

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