🌱Square Dancing, Not A Thing Of The Past + Four Dead In Wake Of Ian

Hello, everybody! It's me, Karena Garrity, your host of the Daily. Follow along to find out everything you need to know about what's going on these days in town. Today's briefing includes updates on:

• Bye-bye Ian!
• Get ready to swing your partner round and round!
• Looking for a new home?

But first, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 68 Low: 43.

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Here are the top five stories in Mooresville today:

1. Did you know Mooresville Police Department has a community resource coordinator who acts as a liaison between crime victims (specifically domestic violence victims) and needed area resources such as housing, counseling, food, etc.? According to a Facebook post on the MPD page, "Lori Carlson serves as MPD’s community resource coordinator. In addition to victim liaison, she also: develops and maintain working relationships between the public and non-profit agencies, as well as faith-based organizations, serves on committees and area task forces to promote safety, empowerment and recovery, makes educational presentations and manages special projects and works hand-in-hand with the officers and detectives to assist and support victims of domestic violence and the community as a whole. Lori brings a wealth of knowledge and many years of service to our community. We are so glad to have her as part of our team!" (Mooresville Police Department via Facebook)
2. Do you like to square dance? Did you know that The Mooresville Spinning Moors Square Dance Club will host an open house dance at the War Memorial Building at 220 N. Maple St. on October 4 at 7 p.m.? According to the Mooresville Tribune, "the event is free and open to the public. Not only are adults invited, but also older children interested in learning to dance can come and join in the fun with their parents. Western square dancing is the world’s greatest social mixer, using a non-alcoholic stimulant called “fun” and “fellowship.” It is friendship set to music bringing joy, happiness and companionship to many lives!" Hope to see you there, it sounds like fun!(Mooresville Tribune)
3. According to statesville.com, "Owen McAllister, a Pine Lake Preparatory senior, returned to Mooresville last weekend as a national champion, having just won the National Auto Sport Association’s championship race at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California. After getting his start racing karts at age 8, Owen transitioned to cars at age 13. He now competes in two classes, the SCCA Formula Enterprise FE2 and the NASA Prototype NP01 car." Congratulations Owen, great job! (statesville.com)
4. Looking for a new home, and want to get a better feel for what's available near you? Perhaps you could use some assistance in your search? Not to fear! To save you some time, we've got a fresh batch of five new listings nearby. Here are the five most recent properties to go up for sale in and near the Mooresville area, including a listing in the Troutman area with four beds and three baths for $473,900, and another in the Troutman area with four beds and three baths for $473,900. (Mooresville Patch)
5. Hurricane Ian is in the rearview mirror, however, according to the Mooresville Tribune, "remnants of Ian downed trees and power lines across North Carolina and authorities reported at least four fatalities Saturday connected to the severe weather. “We mourn with the families of those who have died and urge everyone to be cautious while cleaning up to avoid more deaths or injuries," Governor Roy Cooper said in a statement. The highway patrol responded to over 1,400 calls for service and 784 collisions between midnight Friday and early Saturday morning, a spokesman said. Not all were necessarily weather-related. There were no initial reports of major structural damage, though nearly 73,000 people across the state were without power Saturday evening, according to a state outage map. That was down from over 330,000 earlier in the day." Thank goodness there wasn't more damage and hopefully, everyone can get back to normal soon! (Mooresville Tribune)

Today in Mooresville:

• Town Board Meeting - Town of Mooresville (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Feed NC: "Why is your donation so important right now? Feed NC has hit record numbers this month for the grocery program. 135 new applications have been processed, our kitchen served over 1,000 unique individuals through grocery services alone." (Feed NC via Facebook)

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— Karena Garrity

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