🌱Selma Burke Middle School Is Ready For Students +Food Truck Festival

Hello again, neighbors! It's Saturday in Mooresville and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening in the community, including updates on...

• Selma Burke Middle School is ready for students.
• Food Truck Festival.
• One Mooresville Center ribbon-cutting event.

But first, today's weather: An afternoon thunderstorm. High: 93 Low: 69.

Here are the top stories today in Mooresville:

1. The ribbon has officially been cut at the Selma Burke Middle School signifying its grand opening. The building is ready to receive students in a few short weeks and the Mooresville Graded School District is elated. (Iredell Free News)
2. The Festival of Food Trucks is just around the corner. On Saturday, Aug. 5 on Broad Street from Center Avenue to Moore Avenue and Main Street from Center Avenue to Iredell Avenuefrom 5 to 8:30 p.m., the festival will be lining the streets with good eats for everyone. Bring a chair, a friend and your appetite! In addition to food, there will also be live music and special sales. Hope to see you there! (Downtown Mooresville)
3. You're invited to the Town of Mooresville’s ribbon-cutting event on Aug. 7 at 4:30 p.m. at 750 W. Iredell Ave. to celebrate the official opening of the One Mooresville Center. According to the town of Mooresville's website, "the Town spent $1.9 million to renovate and revitalize the building from the former Mooresville Police Department into a one-stop shop for residents, businesses, and contractors to work with Planning and Community Development, the newly created Building Permitting & Inspections Department, and the Fire Marshal’s Office." (Town of Mooresville)

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Today in Mooresville:

Saturday, July 29

• 3rd Annual School Supply Car & Bike Show Guardians of the Children (9:00 AM)
• End of Summer Reading Celebration with the Army Reserve Band (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Mooresville Police Department: "It’s almost back to school time! Our K9s got some school detection training time in yesterday at Langtree Charter Academy before everyone heads back to the classrooms. Training settings included classrooms, bathrooms, and locker rooms." (Mooresville Police Department via Facebook)
• Visit Mooresville NC: "Summer is speeding by. Race over to Race City USA to explore your need for speed." (Visit Mooresville NC via Instagram)
• Feed NC: "Can you help us 'Stuff the truck'? Join us on Saturday, Aug. 5, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. to stuff as many donations as you can into a Davidson fire truck! What items are needed? Back-to- school items including lunch boxes, hygiene items, granola bars, goldfish, cracker assortments (peanut butter, cheese, etc.), fruit snacks, applesauce pouches, breakfast bars, chewy bars, glute- free snack options, Cheez-it, animal crackers, pretzels, popcorn, individual peanut butter packets, cookies, and graham crackers." (Feed NC via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday off right! I'll see you around.

— Karena Garrity

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