🌱 How Greenwood’s data center pause could shape future growth here

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In today's newsletter:

• How Greenwood's data center pause could shape future growth here

Also on today's calendar: Thomas Sumter Academy at Greenwood Christian and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 86 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 88, low: 67.
• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Data centers: What are they, where are they and why should you care (upstatebusinessjournal.com) — Greenwood County Council has enacted a one‑year moratorium on new data center applications, putting local proposals on hold while officials weigh impacts on land, energy, water, and neighborhoods. A broader look across South Carolina explains what data centers are, why they're flocking to the Upstate, and how other counties and state leaders are responding to environmental and infrastructure concerns.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greenwood

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 24
• Finding Nemo Jr →
  Greenwood Community Theatre, 110 Main St N, Greenwood
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Thomas Sumter Academy at Greenwood Christian →
  2026 Woodlawn Rd, Greenwood
  7:30 pm
Friday October 9
• NBBQA Live Fire Experience: Greenwood Smoke & Sear →
  Greenwood SC
  5:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Gold City in Concert →
  Rice Memorial Baptist Church, Greenwood
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Pretty in Pink 2026: Jolie en Rose →
  The Arts Center of Greenwood, 120 Main Street, Greenwood
  5:30 pm
Friday October 16
• Greenwood County Food Distribution →
  Greenwood SC
  9:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Litter Pickup Series →
  Greenwood City Hall, Monument Street, Greenwood
  9:00 am
• 2026 iMAGINE Lakelands STEAM Festival in Greenwood →
  Greenwood
  10:00 am
Friday October 23
• Corey Stevenson at Flynn's On Maxwell →
  Flynn's On Maxwell, 120 Maxwell Avenue, Greenwood
  6:30 pm
• Flynn's On Maxwell-Acoustic →
  Flynn's On Maxwell, 120 Maxwell Avenue, Greenwood
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 24
• BREAST CANCER AWARENESS ALL BLACK GALA →
  Inn On The Square, an Ascend Collection Hotel, 104 Court Avenue East, Greenwood
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 8
• Westside Girls JV Volleyball @ Greenwood →
  Greenwood high school, 1816 Cokesbury Rd, Greenwood
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Best offer.
  He comes with bed, food, shampoo, gate, dog bowl, dewormed, order and itch spray. Best offer. I can't keep him either. (Nextdoor Waterfalls)
• I am digging my purple irises for fall replanting.
  Selling at $10 a dozen. Cash only. I am taking orders. I have sold 5 dozen already. See pictures. Some with green tops, some just the bulbs. Call or… (Nextdoor Hunters Creek)

• Wesley Commons Retirement Community posted a job opening for Housekeeper / Health and Rehab Center / 7am to 3:30pm Full Time in Greenwood. Apply here.
• Eaton Aerospace posted a job opening for Assembly Technician II (Lean Line) in Greenwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greenwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Men's Golf wins team title at Wolves Fall Intercollegiate (lrbears.com)

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• This Cash-Only South Carolina Bakery Has Fall Pastries Worth Driving Hours For (takingthekids.com)
• Courier Obituaries 9-30-26 (yourpickenscounty.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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