🌱 Patch AM: Mooresville family members charged after infant’s death ruled homicide

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In today's newsletter:

• Mooresville family members charged after infant's death ruled homicide
• How a Mooresville officer's case fuels a national surveillance fight

Also on today's calendar: The Harbour COMMUNITY YARD SALE and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 91 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 69.
• Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Iredell County parents, grandparents charged after baby dies from severe malnutrition (wbtv.com) — Authorities say a 3‑month‑old girl died after being found unresponsive at a Mooresville home on Brawley School Road, and her parents and grandparents now face murder and felony child abuse charges. Investigators allege the infant suffered severe malnutrition and dehydration, and a grand jury has indicted both parents on first‑degree murder.
   

• Exclusive: Congressman wants surveillance cameras to 'get the Flock out' of his district (bizpacreview.com) — A Mooresville police officer is cited as an example in a broader debate over Flock Safety license plate readers, after colleagues accused her of misusing the system to monitor a private individual. A North Carolina congressman is now pushing for strict federal limits on such cameras, arguing they create a surveillance state that threatens civil liberties nationwide.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mooresville

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 17
• Mooresville: DJ Night →
  Dive Bar Mooresville, 152 N Main St, Mooresville
  9:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 17
• Fall Speaker Series: Joanna Lowell →
  Main Library, 304 South Main Street, Mooresville
  6:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Friday Karaoke at Kilted Buffalo Langtree →
  119 Landings Drive, Mooresville
• 25 Years Later: Commemorating 9.11.2001 - A Walking Exhibit →
  Downtown Mooresville, 215 North Main Street, Mooresville
• The Bite →
  King Canary Brewing, 562 Williamson Road, Mooresville
  4:00 pm
• Downtown Mooresville Gallery Crawl →
  Mooresville Arts, 103 W. Center Avenue, Mooresville
  6:00 pm
• Little Johnny Trailer Trash Live @ Shoals →
  Mooresville NC
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Jack Daniels X Montecristo BBQ Social - Mooresville →
  Casa de Montecristo Cigar Lounge & Bar, 130 Consumer Square Drive, Mooresville
• 25 Years Later: Commemorating 9.11.2001 - A Walking Exhibit →
  Downtown Mooresville, 215 North Main Street, Mooresville
• The Harbour COMMUNITY YARD SALE →
  130 Bay Port Ln, Mooresville
  7:30 am
• The 9th Annual Iredell County Walk For Recovery →
  South Iredell High School Gym, 299 Old Mountain Rd, Statesville
  3:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Lake Norman Philharmonic - Free Community Concert →
  Liberty Park, 255 E Iredell Ave, Mooresville
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for someone on the neighborhood to help with backyard clean up.
  Weed wacking and raking up grass clippings. Some bush trimming. (Nextdoor Curtis Pond)
• MISSING DOG‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
  It's been more than 12 hours since my Ellie has ran off I'm more than stressed out we stay near Cornelius park she sometimes runs to the park but I… (Nextdoor Cornelius Road)

• O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in Mooresville. Apply here.
• Olive Garden posted a job opening for Prep Cook in Mooresville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mooresville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Davidson

• The President of MyOutdoorJoy, James Smith, Has Been Appointed to Mecklenburg County's Parks and Recreation Commission (columbiabusinessmonthly.com)

Troutman

• Edward Thomas Chenevey (iredellfreenews.com)

Cornelius

• What's Your Budget? $800,000-900,000 (corneliustoday.com)
• One life. Live it. (corneliustoday.com)
• Huntersville mandates helmets for young e-bike riders, caps speeds to 28 mph (qcnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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