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🌱 How safe is Kiawah Island compared with other popular Carolina beaches?

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Greetings Kiawah Island! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How safe is Kiawah Island compared with other popular Carolina beaches?

Also on today's calendar: Encore Band and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 95 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 95, low: 82.
  • Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 95 and low of 78 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Report ranks Folly Beach as the second most theft prone beach in America (abcnews4.com) — Kiawah Island stands out in a new nationwide beach crime analysis as having the lowest implied theft risk in South Carolina, giving local visitors extra peace of mind. While nearby Folly Beach ranks as the nation's second most theft-prone beach, Kiawah and several other state beaches earned strong visitor safety grades, underscoring the island's reputation as a relatively secure coastal destination.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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Folly Beach

  • Folly Beach looks to adopt local drone rules for beach enforcement (abcnews4.com)
  • Summer Crowds Have Changed This South Carolina Beach Town For Good Say Locals (takingthekids.com)
  • New Bodycam of Drunk Driver Who Killed Bride on Wedding Night Has People Absolutely Sickened (cafemom.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In the ICU (Thank you Donna M. for sending it in!)
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