🌱Willow Valley Cemetery Gets Facelift + AARP Scholarship Awarded

Good morning, friends. It's me, Karena Garrity, your host of the Mooresville Daily — back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in town these days.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and warm. High: 85 Low: 65.

Here are the top three stories today in Mooresville:

1. Willow Valley Cemetery, one of the oldest burial sites in Mooresville, is beginning to show its age. With help from Atlas Preservation company and their “48 State Tour,” the town of Mooresville and its citizens have taken action to preserve the integrity of the Willow Valley Cemetery and restore its grandeur. Reportedly, just under 40 citizens turned out on May 25, eager to learn from Atlas Preservation company the proper cleaning, restoration, and repair techniques to help the town maintain the gravesites at the cemetery, some of which date back as far as 1855. Reportedly, Willow Valley was selected as the “48 State Tour’s” lone stop in North Carolina. (Mooresville Tribune)
2. Brooke Holland has received the $500 Mooresville-South Iredell AARP Scholarship. The Mooresville-South Iredell Chapter 3224 of AARP gives a scholarship annually to a student who is attending an institution of higher learning. Each year, the scholarship rotates between a student at Mooresville High School and South Iredell High School. Holland will be reportedly attending UNC Chapel Hill and will pursue a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Ultimately, she plans to complete her master’s in nursing and become licensed as a nurse practitioner and establish her own practice. (Statesville Record & Landmark)
3. Whether you're actively in the market for a new home or just thinking about other properties nearby, you can start your search with five of the newest listings in and near Mooresville. Here's a list of the five latest properties to hit the market in and near the Mooresville area including a listing with 2 beds and 1 bath for $285,000, and another with 4 beds and 2.5 baths for $699,000.(Patch)

Today in Mooresville:

• MGSD Holiday - Mooresville Senior High School (all day)
• Memorial Day Sightseeing Cruises (10:30 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Town of Mooresville: Please join us on June 11 for our community clean-up event from 8 a.m. to noon. (Facebook)
• Mooresville Parks and Recreation: It's happening! From now until Labor Day the splash pad at Hope Park is now open. Have a great weekend!(Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Red Oaks: "This cat has been hanging out our house. It is super friendly, definitely not a stray. If anyone knows someone who’s missing him please let me know!" (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Karena Garrity

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