🌱Honor Veterans Tonight With A Toast + New Recruit K9 Named Groot!

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• Honor veterans tonight with a toast!
• New school attendance boundaries were presented to Mooresville Graded School District School Board.
• The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office Canine Unit got a new recruit!

But first, today's weather:

Tropical Rainstorm Nicole. High: 72 Low: 56.

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Here are the top three stories in Mooresville today:

1. If you are wondering what to do for dinner tonigh, why not head over to Iron Thunder, where William Cox, who comes from a military family, will be holding what he calls a "Toasts to Honor Fallen Heroes," at 8 p.m. According to Spectrum News, "Cox will be joined by Mission 22. He’ll also be raising money to buy the meals of veterans at Iron Thunder with military ID from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. He'll donate the rest to Operation Decisive Victory, a nonprofit that supports veterans. Vietnam veteran Robert “Bobby” DeRosa says these tributes mean everything to him. “Without these tributes, everything is forgotten,” he said. “It means a lot to me and I think about it all the time, but for somebody else to acknowledge it, it does means a lot, it really does.” (Spectrum News)
2. According to Iredell Free News, "Citing growth, transportation efficiency, and the opening of the new Selma Burke Middle School in August 2023, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education Michael Royal presented a proposal for new school attendance boundaries to the Mooresville Graded School District School Board on Tuesday night. The new map was constructed with the help of consultant Edulog and input from the community and district staff. The plan reconfigures the grades housed at each school level as well as the attendance boundaries for each school. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, elementary schools will house grades K-2 (currently K-3), intermediate schools grades 3-5 (currently 4-6), and middle schools grades 6-8 (currently 7-8), with the high school remaining grades 9 -12. Royal said grade and boundary changes will more evenly distribute the student population to alleviate overcrowding and create space for future growth at each school.MGSD Board to consider changes to attendance boundaries to address school crowding, future growth." (Iredell Free News)
3. Groot, a 15-month-old German shorthaired pointer is the newest addition to the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office's Canine Unit. According to WBTV, "Groot will work with the Interstate Criminal Enforcement Team after completing the Canine Training Academy in a few weeks. He will work with his new handler, Deputy Matt Talbert. Groot will be fully trained and certified in narcotics detection and will be one of the first canines in North Carolina to be trained to detect fentanyl." Welcome Groot! (WBTV)

Today in Mooresville:

• To The Rescue! New York Gala - Humane Society (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Mooresville Police Department: "Day two of filming for our new recruitment video. Many thanks to the members of our Special Response Team who let us video their training today! We can’t wait for you to see the finished product and show you why Mooresville PD is a great." (Mooresville Police Department via Facebook)
• Mooresville Police Department: "MPD’s B9 squad is back!!!! Meet our newest recruits! B9 Mim’s floppy ears and keen sense of hearing help her detect when holiday presents are being broken into. Meanwhile, B9 Captain specializes in tracking down candy canes and marshmallows that have escaped hot cocoa. Both of these officers are great additions to MPD’s B9 squad and would be even better additions to your forever home!." (Mooresville Police Department via Facebook)
• Mooresville Parks & Recreation: "We are so excited about all fun things coming next year for Mooresville's 150th Celebration!!!" (Mooresville Parks & Recreation via Facebook)
• Local History of Mooresville NC: "From Local History & Archives at MPL: If you missed the flag processional on Monday, don’t worry, there are still several more #VeteransDay events in #mooresvillenc coming up this week! Due to the weather forecast, some events have been rescheduled." (Local History of Mooresville NC via Facebook)
• Mooresville Chamber of Commerce: "The Veterans Day Parade in Downtown Mooresville has been rescheduled to Saturday, November 12 at 1 p.m" (Mooresville Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Morrison Plantation: "Found cat! - We found her in the stairwell of our apartment, in the Marquis at Morrison Plantation neighborhood. Seems like an indoor kitty. If this is your baby, please contact 704-728-8150." (Nextdoor)

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