🌱Mooresville Road Projects + Tuesday Morning Earthquake Nearby

Hi all. It's me, Karena Garrity, your host of the Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in the community today...

First, today's weather:

Considerable cloudiness. High: 77 Low: 61.

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Here are the top three stories in Mooresville today:

1. Did you feel the earthquake Tuesday morning? According to the Mooresville Tribune, "A small earthquake was recorded outside Troutman shortly after 10 a.m. Tuesday. A 1.8-magnitude quake like the one recorded Tuesday morning is likely too small to be felt by many people but it can be picked up by seismograph. Only two respondents reported feeling the earthquake on the U.S. Geological Survey." (Mooresville Tribune)
2. The local housing market is always shifting, and there are a variety of homes to browse these days. As part of our weekly real estate roundup, we're bringing you some of the newest and most interesting houses to hit the market in and around Mooresville. (Mooresville Patch)
3. According to the Mooresville Tribune, "two major road projects should soon allow for better traffic movement around and through Mooresville. The Faith Road/N.C. 115 intersection project and the West Wilson Avenue project. Faith Road/N.C. 115 intersection (a NCDOT road) will begin improvements in fall 2022, while West Wilson Avenue project (a town of Mooresville road) is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2022. (Mooresville Tribune)

Today in Mooresville:

• Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming Direct to You! (9 a.m.)
• Grades 3-5 Yearbook Photos - Pine Lake Preparatory (All day)
• PTO Pride Night at Chick Fil A Mooresville (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Mooresville Police Department: "Susan and Melissa from Lowes Foods surprised MPD with lunch today. Lowes had a wing contest, with members of our community buying and donating wings. As a result, we enjoyed 300 chicken wings, a vegetable platter, and a beautiful MPD cake. Thank you to Lowes and our community for this treat!" (Mooresville Police Department via Facebook)
• Mooresville Police Department: "When you have got a police, fire or rescue emergency, you call 911. When you have an urgent mental health need, you can call 988. You can also text 988. Learn more about 988 and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at" (Mooresville Police Department via Facebook)
• Mooresville Public Library: "Teens can now check out Launchpads! Launchpads are small tablets preloaded with ad-free games and activities that do not require internet connection to play. Adults and teens are limited to one launchpad per card. " (Mooresville Public Library via Facebook)
• Hospice of Iredell County: HPCIC is recruiting a full-time Nurse Practitioner for our Palliative Care team! If providing compassionate care and working with a great team is important to you, please click on the link and learn more!
  https://www.hoic.org/Careers (Mooresville Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: No matter what you’ve experienced in military or civilian life, you may be facing challenges that affect your everyday life — but you don’t have to face them alone. VA has resources and support to help manage mental health challenges. (Mooresville Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)

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— 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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