🌱 Patch AM: How a fugitive ex-officer finally returned to face Goose Creek charges

Hello again Goose Creek! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a fugitive ex-officer finally returned to face Goose Creek charges
• Why a Goose Creek domestic dispute ended in a 45-year sentence

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

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with partial sunshine, with a high of 91 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 94, low: 74.
• Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Former officer turned fugitive Dan Hiers booked into Berkeley County jail after extradition (counton2.com) — Goose Creek officials say former Charleston police officer and long-time fugitive Dan Hiers is now in the Berkeley County jail after extradition from China, moving a 2005 local murder case forward. Hiers faces a Goose Creek murder charge in his wife's death and a separate Dorchester County charge for criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
   

• Goose Creek man sentenced to 45 Years for fatal shooting of father protecting daughter (abcnews4.com) — A Goose Creek man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for murdering 53-year-old Earl Goodwater outside his family's home in the St. James Estates neighborhood. Prosecutors say the 2023 shooting happened after Butler assaulted his fiancée and then returned with a handgun, fatally shooting her father as he tried to protect his daughter and grandchildren.
   

📸 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

Monday September 7
• Labor Day Holiday
  Dorchester 2 Summerville, SC 29483
Thursday September 10
• Georgetown JV Football @ Hanahan →
  Hanahan High School, 6015 Murray Dr, Hanahan
  6:00 pm
• Billy Currington & Kip Moore →
  Firefly Distillery, 4201 Spruill Ave, North Charleston
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Andrews Varsity Football @ Hanahan →
  Hanahan High School, 6015 Murray Dr, Hanahan
  7:30 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Hanahan Girls JV Volleyball @ North Charleston →
  North Charleston High School, 1087 E Montague Ave, North Charleston
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• The Mars Volta →
  Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St, Charleston
  8:00 pm

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• e-vos LLC — (843) 410-0050
• Palmetto Roofing Specialties — (888) 597-6720
• John W. Molony Law Firm, LLC — (843) 762-5732

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Halloween is coming...
  Here are some tricks and treats from Daisy, my three-legged great dane. Watch her show off her skills and devoir a whole cheeseburger! That second… (Nextdoor Willowbrook)
• Crowfield Neighbors,
  Let's show our generosity by filling the office with our donations! (Nextdoor The Hamlets)

• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Goose Creek. Apply here.
• Papa John's Pizza posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Goose Creek. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Goose Creek here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Z-Man® *ChatterBait® PZ2™*: Premium Performance, Unbeatable Value (thefishingwire.com)

North Charleston

• Bahama Breeze in North Charleston to become Chuy's Tex-Mex restaurant (counton2.com)
• NCPD encourages residents to join community walks in response to recent gun violence (counton2.com)
• Charleston Southern breaks ground on $2.5 million bell tower (abcnews4.com)

Ok Goose Creek! 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: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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