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🌱 How a Bluffton ICE raid is shaking local families tonight

Bluffton, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Bluffton! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Bluffton ICE raid is shaking local families tonight
  • What consequences May River High students face after chaotic prank
  • How a Bluffton cat food run turned into $1 million

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunshine; nice, less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 80, low: 68.
  • Friday: Sunny and delightful, with a high of 81 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dozens arrested in Bluffton as immigration advocates raise alarm (wjcl.com) — Dozens of people were detained in a joint ICE operation in Bluffton on Friday, with Beaufort County deputies assisting, and immigrant advocates say the raid has shaken local families. Community members report being afraid to leave their homes, and the Lowcountry Immigration Coalition has called an emergency meeting to connect affected Bluffton-area families with lawyers and counselors.
   

• Police: May River High students held accountable after prank leaves school in disarray (wjcl.com) — Bluffton police say students tied to last month’s senior prank vandalism at May River High School are facing school-level consequences, including community service and restitution. The mid-May incident left the building in disarray, with fire extinguisher residue, scattered food items, overturned furniture and even pigs brought inside, but officials are stressing accountability as graduation goes forward.
   

• Cat food sale leads S.C. woman to $1M lottery prize (upi.com) — A Bluffton resident’s quick trip to the local Publix for cat food on sale turned into a $1 million scratch-off lottery win. She bought the ticket just before closing, scratched it at home, and now plans to quietly save her unexpected windfall.
   

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Ok Bluffton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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