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🌱 How a Greenwood drug bust may have prevented wider community tragedy

Greenwood, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Greenwood drug bust may have prevented wider community tragedy
  • How could new data center rules reshape future growth in Greenwood County?

Also on today's calendar: SC Festival of Flowers 2026.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 84, low: 57.
  • Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 86 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• ‘Devastation and death' avoided after discovery made in car, SC prosecutor says (thestate.com) — A Greenwood resident has been sentenced to 18 years in state prison after authorities found hundreds of fentanyl pills and a gun during a 2024 search of his Greenwood home and vehicle. Prosecutors say the seizure likely prevented widespread harm in Greenwood County, and they praised the DEA and Greenwood Police Department for their work in getting the drugs off local streets.
   

• Greenwood Co. considers data center regulations, residents question motives (wspa.com) — Greenwood County council is fast-tracking new zoning rules that would tightly regulate any future data centers, even though no projects are currently proposed. Officials and utility leaders say they have capacity and safeguards, while several residents criticized the meeting as feeling like a sales pitch. The ordinance still needs additional readings before it can take effect.
   

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  • UPDATE: Pea-sized hail anticipated with thunderstorms to hit Greenwood County Monday (islandpacket.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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