🌱Festival Of Food Trucks + MPD Highlights One Of It's Own Finest

Good morning, Mooresville! I'm back with your new copy of the Mooresville Daily, fresh off the presses. Let's get this week started off right, with a quick dive into the most important things going on in town these days...

First, today's weather:

Cloudy, heavy t-storms; humid. High: 86 Low: 70.

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Here are the top three stories in Mooresville today:

1. Will you be at the 2022 Festival of Food Trucks on August 6? It has been expanded and will be held on Broad Street from Center Avenue to Moore Avenue and Main Street from Center Avenue to Iredell Avenue from 5 to 8:30 p.m. There will be 15 trucks located along Broad Street and Main Street. Live music by Hot Wax & the Splinters. Adult beverages served by 158 on Main, 202 Fine Wines, Dive Bar, Murto Made Mooresville, On Tap, HopTown & Ghostface Brewing. Come early and be sure to bring friends and family. Hope to see you there! (Downtown Mooresville via Facebook)
2. Whether you're actively looking for a new home or just thinking about other properties nearby, you can start your search with five of the newest listings in and near Mooresville.
   Here's a sampling of the newest batch of houses to go up for sale. (Mooresville Patch)
3. In a recent Facebook post, the Mooresville Police Department highlighted Corporal Jordan Compton who, "believes in striving to achieve more than you think is possible. Both on the force and in his spare time, he strives to set, achieve, and exceed goals to better serve his community. Corporal Compton graduated from NC State in 2014 with his bachelor’s degree in sociology. He began his law enforcement career at Concord Police Department, where he worked for two years. He then joined Mooresville Police Department and has since advanced from Officer to the rank of Corporal. Corporal Compton is a member of MPD’s Special Response Team (SRT) unit." Read more about Corporal Compton, his achievements and his accomplisments on the MPD Facebook page. (Mooresville Police Department via Facebook)

Today in Mooresville:

• Town Board Meeting - Town of Mooresville (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Feed NC: "Thank you to Mike and Sharon Riley for donating a bike to our guests! Program coordinator, David Kushner, presented it to a student in our Workforce Development Program where he’ll be using it for his new job soon!" (Feed NC via Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Mount Ulla: "Our buddy is still missing! - Please if you live near Stevens country store on 150 keep an eye out for him!! We are desperately trying to find him!! Please call Dustin or Jackie at 704-876-5344!" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Brook Glen: "Looking for carpool for Iredell Charter Middle School. - My son is starting Middle school , just looking to see if anyone wants to share carpool and days" (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Monday off right. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with your next update!

— 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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