🌱 Patch AM: Heading to Veterans Park? See today’s Rainbow Bridge Memorial unveiling

Good morning to you Goose Creek! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Heading to Veterans Park? See today's Rainbow Bridge Memorial unveiling
• How a new $55M training center could reshape Goose Creek safety
• Traffic stop near Ladson ends with serious charges for Goose Creek man

Also on today's calendar: Goose Creek Varsity Football @ Stratford and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 72 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 73. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Goose Creek to unveil Rainbow Bridge Memorial on Saturday in Veterans Park (counton2.com) — Goose Creek is celebrating National Dog Day today with the unveiling of the new Rainbow Bridge Memorial at Veterans Park, giving pet owners a special place to remember beloved animals. From 10 a.m. to noon, residents can enjoy adoption opportunities, vet clinics, nonprofits, music, and are invited to bring a collar or keepsake to honor a departed pet.
   

• Goose Creek moves forward with joint fire, police training facility (live5news.com) — Goose Creek officials are moving ahead with a multi-phase joint fire and police training center designed to keep first responders training closer to home as the city grows. Backed by initial state funding and an eventual $55 million build-out, the facility aims to support the city's expanding fire and police forces and allow joint training with neighboring departments, with groundbreaking expected in 2027.
   

• Ladson traffic stop for hands-free law violation leads to drug arrest (live5news.com) — A Goose Creek man was arrested after a traffic stop in the Ladson area for an alleged hands-free law violation led deputies to search his vehicle. Investigators say they found about 22 grams of suspected methamphetamine and other drug-related items, and the driver now faces trafficking and open-container charges while being held at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center.
   

📸 Around Goose Creek

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Goose Creek

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 8
• Story Time In-Person →
  Berkeley County Library - Goose Creek, 325 Old Moncks Corner Rd, Goose Creek
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Friday September 11
• Goose Creek Varsity Football @ Stratford →
  Stratford High School, 951 Crowfield Blvd, Goose Creek
  7:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Ashley Ridge JV Football @ Stratford →
  Stratford High School, 951 Crowfield Blvd, Goose Creek
  6:00 pm
Friday September 18
• White Knoll Varsity Football @ Goose Creek →
  Goose Creek High School, 1137 Red Bank Rd, Goose Creek
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Boy Band Review →
  Joseph S. Daning Amphitheater, 519 N Goose Creek Blvd, Goose Creek
  7:00 pm
Friday September 25
• James Island Varsity Football @ Stratford →
  Stratford High School, 951 Crowfield Blvd, Goose Creek
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• Charleston Family Fest 2k26 →
  Exchange Park, 9850 US-78, Ladson
  11:00 am
Monday August 31
• Story Time In-Person →
  Berkeley County Library - Sangaree, 595 Sangaree Pkwy, Summerville
  10:30 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day Holiday
  Dorchester 2 Summerville, SC 29483
Thursday September 10
• Billy Currington & Kip Moore →
  Firefly Distillery, 4201 Spruill Ave, North Charleston
  6:00 pm
• Georgetown JV Football @ Hanahan →
  Hanahan High School, 6015 Murray Dr, Hanahan
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Andrews Varsity Football @ Hanahan →
  Hanahan High School, 6015 Murray Dr, Hanahan
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• UPDATE: Microchip has been scanned, but the owner has not yet answered any calls or voicemails from the microchip company, the vet, or me.
  I am continuing to care for him, but the vet thinks the owner has moved since the microchip was placed. Hoping I hear back from the owner soon, so I… (Nextdoor Ryan Creek Park)

• Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC posted a job opening for Crew Member in Goose Creek. Apply here.
• Kingdom Restaurants - Burger King posted a job opening for Shift Manager - 3220 in Goose Creek. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Goose Creek here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ladson

• Fairgrounds officials say more negotiation is needed over ongoing dispute with CARTA (live5news.com)

North Charleston

• On the road to safer streets, North Charleston seeks resident input (live5news.com)
• Boeing to double apprenticeship program at North Charleston plant (live5news.com)
• Associate Composites Engineer at Boeing (boeing.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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