🌱 Patch AM: How an Easley shoplifting call ended in a countywide police chase

Hey there, Easley! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How an Easley shoplifting call ended in a countywide police chase
• Can Easley cool off Laurens after T.L. Hanna's 57-point outburst?

Also on today's calendar: Greenville Woodworkers Guild Tool Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A couple of morning t-storms, with a high of 70 and low of 58 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 87, low: 54. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Documents: Man escapes federal custody in Greenville, arrested after chase (foxcarolina.com) — An escaped federal inmate was captured by Pickens County deputies after a vehicle chase that began when he and his girlfriend were suspected of shoplifting at Academy Sports in Easley. Authorities say he fled a Greenville halfway house in early September and was later tased and arrested after refusing to stop, facing multiple new charges that could affect local law enforcement and court activity.
   

• Football Recap: T.L. Hanna Now 16-2 over Last 18 Games (maxpreps.com) — Easley football fans can look ahead to a Friday night matchup as Laurens prepares to face its familiar foe Easley at 7:30 p.m. The preview comes after T.L. Hanna's big win over Laurens, which reshapes the region picture. Local supporters may want to watch how Laurens responds before coming to town to challenge Easley.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Easley

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• Greenville Woodworkers Guild Tool Sale →
  209 Hollyridge Ct, Greenville
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 12
• DMS Volleyball at Belton
  Dacusville Middle School Easley, SC 29640
  8:00 am
Tuesday October 13
• Y Mentor Training (Easley YMCA) →
  200 Frank Parrott Road, Easley
  9:00 am
Wednesday October 14
• Blooms & Tunes →
  Sassafrass Flower Farm, 255 Alex Drive, Easley
  9:30 am
• DMS Volleyball vs Liberty
  Dacusville Middle School Easley, SC 29640
  5:30 pm
• Business and Beers: Business & Beer at Southern Weaving Food Hall →
  Southern Weaving Food Hall, 210 Fern St, Easley
  6:00 pm
• Yoga with Greenville →
  Sassafrass Flower Farm, 255 Alex Drive, Easley
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 15
• U-Pick Thursday →
  Sassafrass Flower Farm, 255 Alex Drive, Easley
  5:00 pm
• Travis Owens →
  Grainyard, 122 Folger Ave, Easley
  6:30 pm
Friday October 16
• Handgun 201 →
  SCGS Range, 8008 Old Greenville Hwy, Easley
  9:30 am
Saturday October 17
• Magnolia & Memories Tour →
  Clubhouse Revival, 117 South Pendleton Street, Easley
  8:30 am
• Cecil Thompkins →
  Grainyard, 122 Folger Ave, Easley
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I posted an item to sell on Nextdoor and somebody replied and wanted to buy it was just a $20 item I try to get them to pay with cash but they said they wanted to Venmo.
  They said they Venmo me the money but they were doing a business account so an email came with a phone number in it supposedly from Venmo it was not… (Nextdoor Hamilton Park)
• Their pizza is fabulous.
  My preference is to either order and pick up or have it delivered. I did eat inside one time around Christmas time and it was pretty noisy but again… (Nextdoor Rock Springs/Powdersville)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Easley. Apply here.
• Food Lion posted a job opening for PT Sales Associate Cashier in Easley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Easley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Greenville

• Documents: Why Pickens City Council fired city administrator (wspa.com)
• 3 Dallas Cowboys Who Should Be Traded After Brutal NFL Week 5 Loss (fox16.com)
• City of Columbia warns drivers to avoid flood prone roads, intersections (abccolumbia.com)

Central

• Guardians' Gavin Williams to start vs. White Sox's Sean Burke in winner-take-all ALDS Game 5 (counton2.com)
• Isaias: Latest timing for heavy rain, gusty winds for Carolinas (wyff4.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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