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🌱 Patch AM: Why Mooresville’s factories can’t find enough skilled workers right now
Also check out Mooresville: DJ Night on the Mooresville Patch calendar
Hey hey Mooresville! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Mooresville's factories can't find enough skilled workers right now
- How Davie plans to chase Mooresville in this year's NPC race
Also on today's calendar: Heaven on Earth and Face Off Exhibit August 18-September 24 and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 87, low: 65.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 88 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Iredell's Factories are Short on Workers (iredellfreenews.com) — Factories in Mooresville and nearby Statesville are struggling to find enough skilled workers, even as production orders keep rolling in. Local plants are leaning on specialized staffing firms while leaders push for better pay, training, and long-term workforce development to rebuild a strong industrial talent pipeline for Iredell County. 
• Season opener measuring-stick game (ourdavie.com) — High school football fans in Mooresville will notice Davie County eyeing your Blue Devils as the benchmark after Mooresville's perfect 5-0 North Piedmont Conference run last season. A revamped Davie offense and stout defense head into a tough opener at West Forsyth, with regional predictions again putting Lake Norman and Mooresville atop the league.
📸 Around Mooresville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mooresville
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★ Featured events ★
- Mooresville: DJ Night →
Dive Bar Mooresville, 152 N Main St, Mooresville
9:30 pm
Thursday August 27
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Other local events
- Heaven on Earth and Face Off Exhibit August 18-September 24 →
103 W Center Ave, Mooresville
2:00 pm - Blood, Sweat & Tears Live in Concert With Special Guest Jeff Coffey →
Mooresville Performing Arts Center, 161 S Magnolia St, Mooresville
6:00 pm - South Iredell Healthcare Forum
Mooresville-South Iredell Chamber of Commerce Terra Bella Lake Norman, 140 Carriage Club Drive Mooresville, NC 28117
8:30 am - Charlie Brown Middle School Musical Workshop
Pine Lake Preparatory Mooresville, NC 28115
3:15 pm - Board of Directors Meeting
Pine Lake Preparatory Mooresville, NC 28115
6:30 pm - $5 Dress Down
Pine Lake Preparatory Mooresville, NC 28115 - Mooresville: Karaoke →
Dive Bar Mooresville, 152 N Main St, Mooresville
9:30 pm - Mooresville: DJ Night →
Dive Bar Mooresville, 152 N Main St, Mooresville
9:30 pm - Mooresville: Karaoke →
Dive Bar Mooresville, 152 N Main St, Mooresville
9:30 pm
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Friday August 28
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Wednesday September 9
📣 Mooresville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Mahjong Among the Vines →
Davesté Vineyards, 155 Lytton Farm Rd, Troutman
6:00 pm - HS Football V week 1 vs North Stanly
Community School of Davidson Spartan Park 13828 Beatties Ford Rd, Huntersville
7:00 pm - Bachata on the Square →
Lincoln County Calendar, 1 Court Square, Lincolnton
7:00 pm - FALL '26 CAIN 10-PACK →
Cain Center For The Arts, 21348 Catawba Ave, Cornelius
7:30 pm
Friday August 21
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I'm a 34th year educator from the state of Florida, Metro Nashville Public Schools.
I moved here almost three years ago, as my daughter and three grandchildren are close to here. After two years of applying for teaching jobs, I am… (Nextdoor Midway Lake)
- KBP Brands posted a job opening for KFC Shift Manager in Mooresville. Apply here.
- Lowes Foods Supermarket posted a job opening for LFTG Personal Shopper PT in Mooresville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mooresville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Davidson
- EDGAR Filing Documents for 0001628280-26-057855 (sec.gov)
- cw-20260818 (sec.gov)
- Best 6 Industrial Parts Suppliers for Pumps, Valves, and Tubing Systems (freeyork.org)
Troutman
- Spinners situation still unsettled, but a CPL team could be on deck (lakenormanpublications.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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