🌱 South Carolina legal community remembers John McIntosh and his Blythewood farm

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In today's newsletter:

• South Carolina legal community remembers John McIntosh and his Blythewood farm

Also on today's calendar: Navigating Grief.

Today's riddle: What does a thesaurus eat for breakfast? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 89 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 89, low: 66.
• Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 93 and low of 70 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• John McIntosh, advisor to high SC officials, mentor to young lawyers, dies at 87 (thestate.com) — A prominent South Carolina prosecutor and advisor to multiple attorneys general, John McIntosh spent his later years on a farm in Blythewood, where he hosted friends and doted on rescue dogs. Colleagues remember him as a calm, trusted mentor whose judgment shaped major drug, corruption, and white-collar crime cases across the state for decades.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Blythewood

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★ Featured events ★

Monday June 22

• Navigating Grief →
  1617 Broad St, Camden
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday July 1

• Independence Day Celebration →
  Doko Meadows Park, 171 Langford Rd, Blythewood
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday June 20

• Muzika Festival: Little Women
  Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce Lexington Two Performing Arts Center 3205 Platt Springs Road, West Columbia, SC, 29170 US
  7:00 pm

Sunday June 21

• Camp Barstow 2026 - Week 3 - Camp Barstow 2026 →
  Indian Waters Council - Boy Scouts of America Camp Barstow, 117 Camp Barstow Dr, Batesburg, SC 29006
  1:00 pm
• Muzika Festival: A Summer's Delight
  Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum 3100 S Ocean Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29577 US
  2:00 pm

Tuesday June 23

• Coffee Talk
  Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce Stars and Strikes Family Entertainment Center 800 Lake Murray Blvd. (corner of LMB and Columbiana) Irmo, SC 29063
  8:00 am
• LAWYERLISA Legacy Lunch and Learn: Prevention Planning →
  Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce via ZOOM
  12:00 pm
• Football Conditioning
  Hand Middle Track depending of weather
  4:00 pm
• Girls Basketball Conditioning
  Hand Middle Gym
  4:30 pm

Wednesday June 24

• Partner 101-New Partner Orientation
  Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce The Irmo Chamber House 1235 Columbia Ave. Irmo, SC 29063
  8:30 am

Thursday June 25

• Table for Six: Midlands Healthcare Leaders
  Columbia Opportunity Resource Pastides Alumni Center, 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
  5:30 pm
• Council Commissioners Meeting →
  Indian Waters Council - Boy Scouts of America 715 Betsy Dr # B6, Columbia, SC 29210
  6:30 pm

Friday June 26

• Jungle Book Kids
  Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce Chapin Theatre Company, 830 Columbia Ave, Chapin, SC 29036
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Winnsboro

• FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAYS: Storms this evening, then heavier rain Friday morning (wistv.com)

Columbia

• City of Columbia Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement partners with Innovative Solutions to launch South Carolina's first data-driven Naloxone vending program (thecolumbiastar.com)
• Working together to make a difference: Red Cross and NAACP Unite to Expand Community Impact and Blood Donation Awareness (redcross.org)
• Jerk Hut shooting suspect named by Richland County Sheriff (thestate.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Synonym buns (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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