🌱 Patch AM: Easley woman killed in Highway 183 head-on crash

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In today's newsletter:

• Easley woman killed in Highway 183 head-on crash
• How Easley edged Riverside in a one-point Friday night thriller

Also on today's calendar: THE LEGACY LIVES - AUSTIN IRBY AS ELVIS and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A stray thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Rather cloudy and not as warm, temps: high: 79, low: 67.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Coroner identifies deceased victim of head-on crash in Pickens County (foxcarolina.com) — A 64-year-old Easley woman, Barbara Dean Walls, was killed in a head-on crash on Highway 183 in Pickens County Friday morning, and another driver was airlifted to the hospital. Investigators say her car crossed the center line, and she was not wearing a seatbelt as the Pickens County Coroner and Highway Patrol continue their investigation.
   

• SC high school football scores from Week 3 of 2026 SCHSL season (goupstate.com) — Easley High's football team edged Riverside 36–35 in a tight Week 3 matchup, one of many South Carolina high school scores reported. Local fans can see how Easley stacks up against regional rivals and track other Upstate results like Daniel, Pickens, and West-Oak.
   

📸 Around Easley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Easley

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• Alexander Hovrath →
  The Grainyard, 122 Folger Ave, Easley
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 9
• Strengthening Families Program Graduation
  West End Elementary School Easley, SC 29642
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Grandparents Breakfast: 3rd - 5th
  McKissick Academy of Science & Technology MAST
  7:20 am
• THE LEGACY LIVES - AUSTIN IRBY AS ELVIS →
  Foothills Playhouse, 201 S 5th St, Easley
  7:30 pm
Sunday September 13
• Southern Weaving Food Hall →
  Southern Weaving Food Hall, 210 Fern St, Easley
  2:00 pm
• Jackson Truluck: Southern Weaving Food Hall →
  Southern Weaving Food Hall, 210 Fern St, Easley
  2:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Matt Buckland →
  The Grainyard, 122 Folger Ave, Easley
  6:30 pm
• Palmetto Varsity Football @ Easley →
  Easley High School, 154 Green Wave Blvd, Easley
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday September 6
• 2026 Spiritfest →
  Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N Academy St, Greenville
  5:00 pm
Monday September 7
• Labor Day - Student Holiday
  Enoree Career Center Greenville, SC 29617
Tuesday September 8
• PTO Color Calendar Fundraiser Starts
  Ambler Elementary School Pickens, SC 29671
  8:00 am
• JV Girls Tennis at St. Joe's
  Greenville Senior High Academy St. Joseph's Catholic School, 100 St. Joseph's Dr, Greenville
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Has anyone seen my sweet little boy?
  He's black/white and his name is Hobie but I don't think he would come to anyone bc he's a feral cat. Haven't seen him since yesterday. He normally… (Nextdoor Hallmark)
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• TRIGO Global Quality Solutions posted a job opening for Quality Inspector in Easley. Apply here.
• Basin Holdings posted a job opening for Shipping & Receiving Clerk in Easley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Easley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pickens

• Giants' Greg Newsome on facing George Pickens, CeeDee Lamb in Week 1: 'Great players, but I like our chances' (nfl.com)
• 40 Black-On-White Homicide Reports Found in August, 2026 (sgtreport.com)
• UPDATE: Weather alert active for Upstate SC Saturday afternoon, says the NWS (thestate.com)

Greenville

• NC author Kristy Woodson Harvey visiting Greenville to promote new novel (greenvillejournal.com)
• Why Hendersonville NC is one of the best day trips from Greenville, SC (greenvilleonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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