Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 91 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Wednesday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, temps: high: 87, low: 68.
Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lander University plans $40M housing project (wyff4.com) — Lander University in Greenwood plans a roughly $40 million, four-story residence hall that would add about 300 beds and help relieve its packed on-campus housing. With more than 1,700 students already living on campus, officials say the project aims to bring students back from leased off-campus apartments and could be finished in about three years.
• Ford F-250 Helps Solve a Hit and Run Murder (ford-trucks.com) — A 2023 hit-and-run killing in Greenwood was ultimately solved using detailed driving data pulled from a suspect's Ford F-250. Investigators traced the truck's route, speed, and movements to secure a murder conviction and long prison sentence, highlighting how modern vehicle data can make or break serious criminal cases.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Who wants a runt? He comes with food, milk and bottle. He is very friendly and quite. I already have 2 kitties and dont have time to nourish a runt. He had prior flea… (Nextdoor Waterfalls)
Anyone in need of a wheelchair? It is the Drive brand and in good shape. Let me know! Only asking $35. (Nextdoor Ferncliff)
TJX posted a job opening for Cleaning Associate in Greenwood. Apply here.
SouthState Bank posted a job opening for Floating Universal Banker- Greenwood, SC in Greenwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greenwood here.
🗞 Nearby News
McCormick
Rally in McCormick County demands answers in death of Daryl Lowry (wrdw.com)
Laurens
Voters head to the polls Tuesday in Republican Senate runoff (whosonthemove.com)
School district warns of scammers soliciting Laurens community for donations (foxcarolina.com)
Get To Know The Newcomers On The Clemson Tigers' 2027 Baseball Roster (bcsnn.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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