Overview
- A resurfaced 2024 town hall video shows Mayor Chris Carney without pants with a female journalist, according to the Wall Street Journal.
- A judge ordered the video released, and the town’s appeal has paused that order.
- Three former town employees filed a retaliation lawsuit, saying officials punished them for trying to preserve or investigate the footage.
- Town commissioners passed a no-confidence vote urging Carney to resign, but he remains in office with his term running through 2027.
- Carney apologized and blamed a bad mix of alcohol and medication, while residents and officials say the saga has embarrassed Mooresville, known as Race City USA.