🌱Look Who Won Citizen Of The Year Award + Clean-Up Event This Weekend

Hello again, Mooresville! It's me, Karena Garrity, your host of the Daily. Here's all the community news you need to know right now.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and warm. High: 87 Low: 59.

Here are the top three stories today in Mooresville:

1. The outgoing superintendent of Mooresville Graded School District (MGSD), Dr. Stephen Mauney, was given the Citizen of the Year Award at the Mooresville South Iredelll Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Luncheon. According to the article in Lake Norman Publications, Mauney is retiring after 29 years of teaching, coaching and administrating in MGSD. Congratulations Dr. Mauney and good luck in your retirement! (Lake Norman Publications)
2. Are you done with spring cleaning yet? If not, don't worry, the Community Clean-Up event will be held on Saturday, June 11, from 8 a.m.-noon! You can drop off unwanted items in the parking lot at the corner of East Iredell Avenue and North Church Street. Or, you can schedule pick-up for items such as furniture, electronics and most household debris by calling 704-799-4222. The deadline for scheduling a pickup appointment is today at 5 p.m. (Hazardous materials will NOT be accepted). (Town of Mooresville NC via Facebook)
3. On June 10, an opening reception for Moorseville Art Gallery's newest shows will be held. The annual photography show and a multimedia art exhibit featuring art from local artists paired with local poets writings will be open from 6-8 p.m. Stop by and support local talent. (Mooresville Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)

Today in Mooresville:

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

From my notebook:

• Mooresville Parks & Recreation: "We would like to give a huge congratulations to our very own Special Olympics Lake Norman athletes and team who had major success at the Summer Games 2022. State-level summer state games are the culmination of months of training and competition for the athletes and their hard work and determination truly paid off! Congratulations to the entire Special Olympics Lake Norman Team, we are so proud of every single one of you!" (Mooresville Parks & Recreation via Facebook)
• Mooresville Public Library: "Teens, join us for our newest D&D campaign. Sessions will be held online twice per month starting June 24 from 5-8 p.m. Spots for this campaign are limited. Please register at https://bit.ly/mpldragons to receive the online meeting link." (Mooresville Public Library via Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another 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 Mooresville and I am honored to be a part of Patch.com. You can reach me at; karena.garrity@patch.com.

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