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South Iredell Fire Rescue held its annual fall fire festival and open house on Sunday, drawing more than 900 people for bounce houses, crafts, fire-safety demos including a smoke house and extinguisher practice, helicopter displays from Atrium and Novant, and live fire demonstrations (led by Chief Jordan Casarella).

The Mooresville Police Department held its annual Afternoon Out at Liberty Park on Sunday, where officers from Mooresville, Statesville, Davidson and the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office offered free raffles, music, ice cream, hot dogs + BBQ and gave families a chance to meet officers and tour police units.

Powered by FTGU will permanently close its Conover plant and lay off 93 workers on Dec.

18, according to a company letter dated Oct. 19, and the FTGU brand makes chips + crackers and has closed other U.S. plants recently.

Mooresville resident Tina Miessein has opened Lake Norman’s first African+Caribbean grocery store after seven years of running her business online; the new store offers authentic ingredients to local families and visitors.

Bridge of Hearts launched its first student chapter at Lake Norman High School with 30 members led by Alexis Beigel and advisor Corie Carr.

The group will join a trunk or treat event (5-7 p.m.) on Wednesday, Oct. 28 to share their mission of community service.

White Tree Farm — a family-owned dairy goat farm that makes small-batch artisan cheese — won awards in the Got To Be NC Dairy Competition.

The honor boosts its local profile as it continues producing quality farm products.

Iredell County commissioners approved an economic-development incentive of up to $3,187,010 for Corvid Technologies’ Project Avatar expansion, expected to add at least 170 jobs to a new manufacturing facility and boost local investment up to $98 million after the Oct.

20 meeting.

Piedmont HealthCare expands imaging services in Statesville Imaging Center with a new Siemens Healthineers SOMATOM Pro.Pulse CT scanner operational today (Oct.

22). The addition boosts capacity and sets the stage for specialized heart scans in the near future.