🌱 Patch AM: How a new $888K boost could change Greenville adults’ career paths

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In today's newsletter:

• How a new $888K boost could change Greenville adults' career paths
• What Greenville authorities and family reveal about Hayden Panettiere's final hours
• How a Greenville-linked tragedy fueled new scrutiny of Hayden Panettiere rumors

Also on today's calendar: A Toast to the Upstate and 7 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, temps: high: 86, low: 67.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• TalentRiseSC gets $888,500 investment to expand Upstate reach (scbiz.com) — A new $888,500 investment will help TalentRiseSC expand its free career and education coaching for adults across the Upstate, with a goal of getting 60% of Greenville County residents ages 25–64 a job-linked credential or degree. Run through the Greenville Chamber Foundation, the program offers one-on-one help with training options, enrollment, and financial aid to boost local economic mobility.
   

• Brian Hickerson's Sister Speaks Out About His Relationship With Hayden Panettiere (eonline.com) — Hayden Panettiere's recent death in Greenville remains under investigation, with local police and the Greenville County Coroner reporting no signs of trauma or foul play so far. The story centers on statements from her boyfriend Brian Hickerson's family and officials, detailing what's publicly known about her final hours in a Greenville apartment. Authorities continue to await final autopsy findings.
   

• James Blunt shares an article refuting Hayden Panettiere yacht rumors (newsnationnow.com) — Hayden Panettiere's death at an apartment complex in Greenville is briefly revisited here, with officials saying she was found in cardiac arrest and could not be resuscitated. The main focus, though, is James Blunt sharing a journalist's article disputing online speculation that he was involved in an alleged yacht incident Panettiere described in her memoir. Authorities still have not released her official cause of death.
   

📸 Around Greenville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greenville

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• Fortune Feimster →
  Peace Center Concert Hall, 300 S Main St, Greenville
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• Back to School Vaccine Clinic
  Washington Center Greenville Co Health Dept, 352 Halton Rd, Greenville, SC 29607\
• NCFC's Parent Cafe
  Sterling School 's Vegas Room
  5:30 pm
Friday August 28
• College Colors Day
  Washington Center Greenville, SC 29607
Saturday August 29
• A Toast to the Upstate →
  Hampton Station, 1320 Hampton Ave Ext, Greenville
  7:30 pm
Sunday August 30
• The Greenville Jewish Film Festival Pop Up Movie: BELLA →
  Camelot Cinemas, 48 E Antrim Dr, Greenville
  4:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Volleyball Vs. Bryson
  Greenville Middle Academy Greenville, SC 29607
  4:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Boy Scouts Visit Clasrooms
  Augusta Circle Elementary Greenville, SC 29605
  8:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• HOSA - B-Cafeteria
  J. L. Mann High Academy Greenville, SC 29607
  8:00 am
• Volleyball Vs. Fisher
  Greenville Middle Academy Greenville, SC 29607
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26
• Girls Golf vs Gaffney
  Greenville Senior High Academy The Preserve at Verdae Golf Club, 650 Verdae Blvd, Greenville
  4:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• JV Girls Tennis at JL Mann
  Greenville Senior High Academy JL Mann High School, 160 Fairforest Way, Greenville, SC 29607
  5:00 pm
• JV Tennis at JL Mann
  Greenville Senior High Academy JL Mann High School, 160 Fairforest Way, Greenville, SC 29607
  5:00 pm
• Varsity Tennis vs JL Mann
  Greenville Senior High Academy Greenville Senior High School, 1 Vardry St, Greenville, SC 2960
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Fired Mauldin officer used Flock 166 times to track ex, documents show (wspa.com)
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• Byrnes, Mauldin, Boiling Springs Football awarded wins in partial games (on3.com)

Taylors

• Rebuild Upstate celebrates 20 years preserving local affordable housing (greenvillejournal.com)
• Panthers 53-man roster prediction ahead of Sunday's deadline (wspa.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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