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Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Greenville Housing Fund Promotes Libba King to Senior VP (greenvillebusinessmag.com) — Greenville residents following affordable housing efforts will see a familiar name taking on more responsibility, as the Greenville Housing Fund has promoted Libba King to senior vice president of real estate and capital solutions. She'll guide the group's strategic plan, development partnerships, and community engagement, influencing how new and preserved affordable homes take shape across Greenville neighborhoods and the wider county.
2. Planner: Networking events in the Upstate, October 2026 (upstatebusinessjournal.com) — Greenville-area professionals have a full slate of networking opportunities this month, including today's Mauldin Chamber coffee and the MomentumGVL summit at Embassy Suites on Verdae Boulevard. Throughout October and early November, chambers in Greenville, Mauldin, Simpsonville and Greer are hosting breakfasts, lunches and after-hours events that can help you build contacts, learn about local projects, and grow your business connections.
3. 2 wanted after shooting in Greenville County, deputies say (wspa.com) — Deputies are actively searching for two suspects after a man was shot Thursday night at 50 Church Street in Greenville County and taken to the hospital, where he's expected to recover. With no suspect description released yet, investigators are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers of Greenville as they continue the case.
4. Hayden Panettiere's LA Residence Was the Subject of 2 Other Police Calls in 2025 (thoughtcatalog.com) — Hayden Panettiere's recent death at a temporary residence in Greenville is now linked to a coroner's finding of multiple drug toxicity, including fentanyl. New details describe earlier police welfare checks and disturbances at her Los Angeles apartment, as well as a recent Malibu treatment stay, while Greenville County investigators documented her final weeks and the presence of her boyfriend at the time of her death.
5. SC Arts Commission says 'no funding' to LGBTQ+ arts organizations (qnotescarolinas.com) — Funding for the Greenville Gay Men's Chorus has been denied again by the SC Arts Commission, despite staff recommendations and past grant awards. In a hastily rescheduled Zoom meeting, commissioners voted down support for the Greenville group and Spartanburg's Proud Mary Theatre Company after a closed-door legal session, prompting LGBTQ+ advocates to criticize the decision as discriminatory and chilling for queer artists statewide.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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