🌱 Patch AM: Why Mooresville leaders say they can’t block the new mosque

Morning Mooresville! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Mooresville leaders say they can't block the new mosque
• What Mooresville's mayoral shake-up means for town leadership next month

Also on today's calendar: The 9th Annual Iredell County Walk For Recovery and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Cloudy, a t-storm; not as hot, temps: high: 83, low: 68.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Record crowds attend meeting to express concerns over NC mosque (wspa.com) — Mooresville residents packed Tuesday night's town board meeting to debate a new Islamic Center of Lake Norman mosque already under construction on Swift Arrow Drive. Town leaders stressed zoning laws give them little power to block the project and urged neighbors to respect one another as more residents, including faith leaders, voiced support alongside ongoing opposition.
   

• Mooresville mayor announces he will 'retire' at end of September (iredellfreenews.com) — Mooresville Mayor Chris Carney says he'll step down at the end of September, calling it a retirement after months of controversy and a board no-confidence vote. He cites completing his goals and wanting more family time, while Mayor Pro Tem Eddie Dingler is set to be sworn in as the next mayor.
   

📸 Around Mooresville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mooresville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• 25 Years Later: Commemorating 9.11.2001 - A Walking Exhibit →
  Downtown Mooresville, 215 North Main Street, Mooresville

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• 202 N. Main →
  202 N. Main, Mooresville
  8:30 pm
Sunday September 13
• EVAN Album Listening Party // K-pop Event →
  Sharetea Mooresville at LangTree, 119 Landings Drive, Mooresville
• 25 Years Later: Commemorating 9.11.2001 - A Walking Exhibit →
  Downtown Mooresville, 215 North Main Street, Mooresville
• Luna Pizza Truck →
  562 Williamson Road, Mooresville
  1:00 pm
Monday September 14
• 25 Years Later: Commemorating 9.11.2001 - A Walking Exhibit →
  Downtown Mooresville, 215 North Main Street, Mooresville
• Workforce Development Class Starts →
  FeedNC, 2456 Charlotte Highway, Mooresville
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• 25 Years Later: Commemorating 9.11.2001 - A Walking Exhibit →
  Downtown Mooresville, 215 North Main Street, Mooresville
• Hope for Justice →
  FeedNC, 2456 Charlotte Highway, Mooresville
  11:00 am
• Sullys Steamers →
  King Canary Brewing, 562 Williamson Road, Mooresville
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• 25 Years Later: Commemorating 9.11.2001 - A Walking Exhibit →
  Downtown Mooresville, 215 North Main Street, Mooresville
Saturday September 19
• The 9th Annual Iredell County Walk For Recovery →
  South Iredell High School Gym, 299 Old Mountain Rd, Statesville
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Red-shouldered Hawk on a diet!
  (7 pics...click on first pic for best resolution) This guy found the perfect farm fence row. He flew from post-to-post looking for field mice,… (Nextdoor Blackwelder Farm Dr)
• We are Missing our dog off Parkertown rd might have went into Autumn Grove neighborhood or Barfield rd area.
  Please keep an eye out & contact me if found/seen. Friendly male 8 months 50lbs "Loki" Thank you (Nextdoor Autumn Grove)

• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in MOORESVILLE, NC S16689 in Mooresville. Apply here.
• Outback Steakhouse posted a job opening for Server in Mooresville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mooresville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Davidson

• NC's I-77 South payback 'pitting neighbors against neighbors': Davidson leaders (charlotteobserver.com)
• ECU Claims Share Of 11th At Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate - East Carolina University Athletics (ecupirates.com)

Troutman

• Clate Lester Mayberry (iredellfreenews.com)
• Man slit parents', brother's throats and burned house down, stole cash to pay extortionist (local12.com)

Cornelius

• Cornelius Holding 9/11 Remembrance (corneliustoday.com)
• Cornelius Receives Grant for Parkland on Bailey Road (corneliustoday.com)

Ok Mooresville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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