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Returning 90% of last year’s statistical production, expect the Blue Devils to light up the scoreboard this season.
08/22/2025

Returning 90% of last year’s statistical production, expect the Blue Devils to light up the scoreboard this season.

MOORESVILLE – While the defense stole most of the headlines last year, especially during a two-month stretch in which the team held seven straight opponents under 10 points, the Blue Devils offense proved to be among the state’s most prolific. Now, with more than 90% of last year’s production ...

After reaching the third round of the state playoffs for the first time since 2011, Mooresville’s goals are even loftier...
08/21/2025

After reaching the third round of the state playoffs for the first time since 2011, Mooresville’s goals are even loftier this season.

MOORESVILLE – The Blue Devils have been on the rise in recent years, culminating in last year’s trip to the third round of the state playoffs, which was the program’s best finish since 2011. This year, the team is loaded with returning talent on offense and has reloaded on defense, entering th...

“What they said was they wanted to go pick some fights and schedule some tougher competition, so that’s what we’ve done....
08/21/2025

“What they said was they wanted to go pick some fights and schedule some tougher competition, so that’s what we’ve done.”

The Lake Norman Wildcats have something to prove entering the new season.

MOORESVILLE – With a young star in the making at quarterback and a challenging non-conference schedule awaiting – including trips to Mount Tabor and Independence – the Lake Norman Wildcats are champing at the bit for the new season to start. “When we finished last season, one of the things w...

Deploying a new offensive system that’s most well-known in Texas, Pine Lake Prep’s attack will look different from any o...
08/21/2025

Deploying a new offensive system that’s most well-known in Texas, Pine Lake Prep’s attack will look different from any other in the area.

MOORESVILLE – For the second straight offseason, Pine Lake Prep has had key contributors transfer out of the program, prompting head coach Austin Trotter to make drastic changes to his offensive philosophy entering the new season. This year, the Pride will look nothing like the other offenses depl...

Langtree Charter will make history Friday night upon taking the field for the school’s first-ever varsity football game....
08/21/2025

Langtree Charter will make history Friday night upon taking the field for the school’s first-ever varsity football game.

Read up on how the program is trying to build on last year’s successful JV-only season while stepping up in competition.

MOORESVILLE – Following a successful JV-only season in which the Lions posted a 4-2 record, Langtree Charter is set to roll out its first-ever varsity football team. “Their buy-in from the start,” Langtree head coach Will Weir said when asked what impressed him the most about the team last fal...

The annual golf tournament hosted by On Tap helped raise $10,000 for Hospice’s “Rainbow Kidz” outreach grief counseling ...
08/20/2025

The annual golf tournament hosted by On Tap helped raise $10,000 for Hospice’s “Rainbow Kidz” outreach grief counseling program provided to children and their parents.

MOORESVILLE – A fun and friendly golf outing in late July joined forces with compassion to help those coping with the toughest of life’s challenges. The second annual Birdies & Brews Golf Tournament – organized by On Tap Crafty Brews and held at Mooresville Golf Club – included Captain’s C...

A lifelong son of southern Iredell County died last week, leaving behind a legacy of love for his hometown.
08/20/2025

A lifelong son of southern Iredell County died last week, leaving behind a legacy of love for his hometown.

Richard “Rick” W. Howard, 72, a visionary developer, devoted family man, and lifelong son of Southern Iredell County, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2025, in Mooresville, North Carolina. Known for his deep love of his hometown and his gift for turning vision into reality, Rick devoted his ...

Check out this editorial on the process that led to the Mooresville Technology Park proposal being withdrawn before a pl...
08/20/2025

Check out this editorial on the process that led to the Mooresville Technology Park proposal being withdrawn before a planned public hearing on the matter.

MOORESVILLE – The proposal to build a data center called Mooresville Technology Park on 400 rural acres in the town’s eastern extraterritorial jurisdiction is no longer moving forward. Tract, the company behind the data center, withdrew the plans after Mayor Chris Carney publicly announced how t...

Have you watched “The Hunting Wives” on Netflix yet?
08/13/2025

Have you watched “The Hunting Wives” on Netflix yet?

MOORESVILLE – A TV series filmed in Mooresville and the surrounding areas has become a massive hit, topping streaming charts in the U.S. “The Hunting Wives,” based on a popular novel, premiered on Netflix on July 21. Viewers quickly binged all eight episodes and created a huge buzz on social m...

Check out the latest on several in-progress projects around town.
08/13/2025

Check out the latest on several in-progress projects around town.

MOORESVILLE – Early stage construction on the five-year project to widen N.C.150 from U.S. 21 to the other side of the N.C. 150 bridge across Lake Norman, combined with work to widen and realign Brawley School Road between U.S. 21 and Talbert Road, has garnered plenty of attention, but those subst...

Town commissioners decided against permitting cat cafes as a by-right use downtown and instead ruled that such ventures ...
08/13/2025

Town commissioners decided against permitting cat cafes as a by-right use downtown and instead ruled that such ventures will require a conditional zoning.

MOORESVILLE – A proposed text amendment that would have allowed a cat café in downtown Mooresville as a “by-right” use was changed by the town board to create further hurdles for the small business, dashing hopes a cat café will open locally this year. The text amendment proposed by entrepre...

The new director has served as the organization’s high school program coordinator since 2021.
08/08/2025

The new director has served as the organization’s high school program coordinator since 2021.

STATESVILLE – Crosby Scholars of Iredell County is welcoming a new executive director as the nonprofit college access program prepares for the 2025-26 school year. Jennifer Christian took on the leadership role, effective July 1, following the retirement of longtime Executive Director Suzanne Wegm...

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