🌱 The Mooresville Police Department Wins Award + Dean's List Students

Hello and happy Saturday. I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through the most important things happening in Mooresville. Today we have these stories and more:

• Congratulations Mooresville Police Department.
• Making the grade.
• Runner-up Kyle Larson.

But first, today's weather: Humid with a heavy t-storm. High: 89 Low: 72.

Here are the top stories in Mooresville today:

1. Connecting to the community through social media is just one of the Mooresville Police Department's many strong points. The department was recently honored for Best Facebook Presence in the National Government Social Media 2023 Golden Post Awards. According to the Mooresville Tribune, "MPD was one of 10 government organizations across the country selected as finalists for the category and received the top award at the 2023 Government Social Media Conference." (Mooresville Tribune)
2. Congratulations to the area students at Mitchell Community College who are on the Dean's List for 2023 Spring. Great job! (Iredell Free News)
3. Kyle Larson, who now calls Mooresville home, reportedly has three second place finishes at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. According to BVM Sports, this makes him the racer with the most runner-up results at the track of any NASCAR Cup Series driver all-time without a win. (BVM Sports)

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Today in Mooresville:

Saturday, July 15

• Houseplant Swap (11:00 AM)
• Teen Cosplay (1:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Feed NC: "Cooking, gardening, and learning! What could be more fun?" (Feed NC via Facebook)
• Town of Mooresville NC: "Starting Monday, July 17, the inner lanes of Brawley School Road will be closed from Williamson Road to Rolling Hills Road. They will remain closed until the project is complete." (Town of Mooresville NC via Facebook)
• Feed NC: "There are so many ways of giving back! We’ve made it easy for you to find a great way to make an impact that works for you! Click the link to learn more…https://www.feednc.org/waystogiveback" (Feed NC via Facebook)
• Mooresville Public Library: "Teens and adults are invited to join us on July 20 and 27 at 6 p.m. at our Main Library for an evening movie! You can check out what we're showing on our events calendar." (Mooresville Public Library via Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today. I'll see you around!

— Karena Garrity

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