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🌱 Silver Bluff at Strom Thurmond and 10 more events
Also, don't miss Strom Thurmond Varsity Football @ Saluda on the Johnston Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Strom Thurmond Varsity Football @ Saluda
- Silver Bluff at Strom Thurmond
- Tracie & Byron Music at Three Star Vineyard
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 89 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 90, low: 68.
- Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Johnston
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★ Featured events ★
- Strom Thurmond Varsity Football @ Saluda →
Saluda High School, 160 Ivory Key Rd, Saluda
7:30 pm
Friday October 23
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Other local events
- Silver Bluff at Strom Thurmond →
1131 Columbia Rd, Johnston
7:00 pm - Tracie & Byron Music at Three Star Vineyard →
Three Star Vineyard, Johnston
1:00 pm
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Eau Claire at Ridge Spring-Monetta →
1071 Trojan Road, Monetta
7:30 pm - American Leadership Academy at Saluda →
160 Ivory Key Rd, Saluda
7:30 pm - Eau Claire Varsity Football @ Ridge Spring-Monetta →
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle-High School, 1071 Trojan Rd, Monetta
7:30 pm - 2nd Annual Leon Everette Fried Green Tomato Festival →
Aiken Estates, Hitchcock Dr SW, Aiken
2:00 pm - Ponderosa P.M.G.A Pro-Am →
Ponderosa Country Club, 190 Durango Dr, Leesville - C.A. Johnson Girls JV Volleyball @ Batesburg-Leesville →
Batesburg-Leesville High School, 600 Summerland Ave, Batesburg-Leesville
5:30 pm - Saluda Town Council Meeting →
Saluda Town Hall, 100 South Jefferson St., Saluda
6:00 pm - Fox Creek JV Football @ Midland Valley →
Midland Valley High School, 227 Mustang Dr, Graniteville
6:00 pm - Steering Committee →
Saluda Presbyterian Church, 103 W. Highland St., Saluda
6:30 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Reminder: The Public Service Commission has scheduled Customer Public Hearings for November and December in Docket No.
2026-186-EG, which involves the joint petition of Dominion Energy South Carolina and NextEra Energy, Inc. for the review and approval of a proposed… (Nextdoor )
- Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Saluda. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Warrenville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Johnston here.
🗞 Nearby News
Edgefield
- Edgefield County Breaks Ground on $1.83M Star Park With Outside Funding (kicks99.com)
- The Milwaukee Art Museum Just Returned Two Ceramics Made by Enslaved Potter David Drake to His Descendants (smithsonianmag.com)
Saluda
- This Week at the First Peak – Events for Sept. 30-Oct. 6 - First Peak of the Blue Ridge (firstpeaknc.com)
- High school football Week 7: Top games, schedule, latest Midlands power rankings (thestate.com)
Batesburg-Leesville
- Woman says she found what appeared to be mold on her Wendy's burger after asking for everything fresh: 'Why is there mold on the back of my burger?' (newsbreak.com)
- 11 Beloved BBQ Restaurants Across South Carolina (tastingtable.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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