🌱 Patch AM: Easley community remembers educator and coach Charles David Carter

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In today's newsletter:

• Easley community remembers educator and coach Charles David Carter

Also on today's calendar: The Silos of Easley Presents Passenger Princess and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 94 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 95, low: 73.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Charles David Carter Obituary Aug 16, 2026 (robinsonfuneralhomes.com) — Easley is mourning longtime educator and coach Charles David "Charlie" Carter, 78, who devoted much of his career to Easley High School and local church life. Family and friends can pay respects at Robinson Funeral Home on Powdersville Road Thursday evening, with a funeral Saturday at Rock Springs Baptist Church and burial at Robinson Memorial Gardens, all in Easley.
   

📸 Around Easley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Easley

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• THE ODD COUPLE →
  Foothills Playhouse, 201 S 5th St, Easley
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• PTO Skate Night
  McKissick Academy of Science & Technology MAST
  6:00 pm
Friday August 21
• All Pro Dads
  McKissick Academy of Science & Technology MAST
  6:45 am
Saturday August 22
• The Silos of Easley Presents Passenger Princess →
  The Silos, 122 Folger Ave Ste A, Easley
  6:30 pm
• Passenger Princess →
  The Silos, 122 Folger Ave Ste A, Easley
  6:30 pm
Sunday August 23
• THE ODD COUPLE →
  Foothills Playhouse, 201 S 5th St, Easley
  3:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Strengthening Families Program
  West End Elementary School Easley, SC 29642
  6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• SDPC TOY/SEOY Banquet
  McKissick Academy of Science & Technology Madren Center, Clemson
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 19
• Superintendent Visit to MAST
  McKissick Academy of Science & Technology MAST
  7:20 am
Thursday August 20
• BINGO THURSDAYS (1) →
  The Market at the Mill, 225 Pumpkintown Hwy, Pickens
  11:30 am
• PTO Skate Night
  McKissick Academy of Science & Technology MAST
  6:00 pm
Friday August 21
• All Pro Dads
  McKissick Academy of Science & Technology MAST
  6:45 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Are we allowed to post to share family recipes, or is there a local group that can swap.
  Ie. meat loaf, Shepard pie, chicken pot pie, best chicken thigh recipes, deserts, side dishes (Nextdoor Habersham)
• Building an addition to our home.
  Looking for a block mason and framer. Let me know who you have used. We do have the plans drawn up and will be subcontracting it out ourselves. In… (Nextdoor Montague lakes)

• Pickens County School District posted a job opening for Custodian Pool in Easley. Apply here.
• PetSmart posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Part Time in Easley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Easley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Liberty

• Two people exposed to rabid cat in Anderson County (wspa.com)

Pickens

• Poulson is Walhalla's choice (wgog.com)
• 2026 Fantasy Superflex Mock Draft 3.0: Caleb Williams a First-Rounder (wspa.com)
• ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᏕᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏚᎾᏛᏁᎴᎢ ᏗᏓᏃᎮᏍᎪᎢ: Cherokees in the Revolutionary War (theonefeather.com)

Ok Easley! 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: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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