🌱 Patch AM: How an Easley angler turned practice day into a $10,000 win

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In today's newsletter:

• How an Easley angler turned practice day into a $10,000 win
• Why Easley's Neal Collins calls SC's school voucher rollout "a failure"

Also on today's calendar: Flower Fest and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.
• Wednesday: Couple of thunderstorms, temps: high: 72, low: 61.
• Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 71 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Easley's Anders secures victory at Phoenix Bass Fishing League event at Lake Murray (majorleaguefishing.com) — An Easley angler just brought home a big win: Joe Anders of Easley captured first place and over $10,000 at the Phoenix Bass Fishing League event on Lake Murray with a 43-pound, 1-ounce two-day catch. His performance capped the South Carolina division season and helped set the field for upcoming regional and national bass tournaments.
   

• 2 years into K-12 voucher program, SC leaders don't know how students are performing (greenvillebusinessmag.com) — Easley's state Rep. Neal Collins is pressing for clearer data on South Carolina's K‑12 voucher program, saying lawmakers still don't know whether participating students are actually improving. With most first-year test results unusable, he argues future funding decisions—and potentially thousands of scholarship spots—should hinge on stronger accountability and faster reporting from education agencies.
   

📸 Around Easley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Easley

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 23
• PrEP Panel →
  111 Hillcrest Drive, Easley

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Other local events

Thursday September 24
• Flower Fest →
  Sassafrass Flower Farm, 255 Alex Drive, Easley
  5:30 pm
• Jade Moore →
  Grainyard, 122 Folger Ave, Easley
  6:30 pm
Friday September 25
• Beyond Vigilance →
  SCGS Classroom, 8114 Old Greenville Hwy, Easley
  4:00 pm
• Swamp Rabbit Bluegrass →
  Grainyard, 122 Folger Ave, Easley
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• empowerHER Women's Conference →
  109 South First Street, Easley
• SC Carry Permit →
  SCGS Classroom, 8114 Old Greenville Hwy, Easley
  9:30 am
• Reedy River String Band →
  Grainyard, 122 Folger Ave, Easley
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 22
• Varsity Girls Tennis vs Gaffney
  Greenville Senior High School, 1 Vardry St, Greenville
  5:00 pm
• JV Volleyball vs Gaffney
  Greenville Senior High School, 1 Vardry St, Greenville
  5:30 pm
• Varsity Volleyball vs Gaffney
  Greenville Senior High School, 1 Vardry St, Greenville
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Blacksmithing 101: Introduction to Blacksmithing →
  Hagood Mill, 138 Hagood Mill Rd, Pickens
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sulzer USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Assembly Technician in Easley. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Pickens

• LIVE: SC governor candidate Jermaine Johnson kicks off campaign tour in Upstate (foxcarolina.com)
• Cowboys Week 2 Stock Report: Jaishawn Barham Leads 4 Rising, George Pickens Among 3 Falling (krqe.com)
• UPDATE: Weather alert affecting Upstate SC Sunday afternoon (thestate.com)

Greenville

• Encompass Health Greenville completes hospital expansion (greenvillejournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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