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🌱 District 55 returns to classrooms after bus staffing disruption

Laurens, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Laurens! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • District 55 returns to classrooms after bus staffing disruption
  • Mahjong night brings two Laurens County causes to the table
  • When Laurens was a passenger train ride from Columbia

Also on today's calendar: American Legion Post 25's 6th Annual Toy Drive.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 68, low: 40.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 56 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bus staffing struggles stretch Laurens Co. school district thin (wyff4.com) — District 55 announced a return to in-person classes November 10 after bus driver shortages forced a remote-learning day and left families scrambling. The district said all routes were covered and transportation-related absences would not count toward truancy. Students have five school days after returning to submit November 9 assignments.
   

• Merry Mahjong night to benefit Laurens County Cancer Association and Pathwise (whosonthemove.com) — A December 1 mahjong fundraiser at The Lumberyard will support Laurens County residents facing cancer and people with disabilities. Beginners are welcome, and the $50 admission includes dinner, a drink ticket and a raffle ticket, with proceeds shared by the Laurens County Cancer Association and Pathwise. Dinner starts at 6 p.m., followed by games at 6:30.
   

• Chapin's Choo-Choo: A Journey Through Railroad History (thelakemurraynews.net) — A 75-mile railroad completed in 1891 connected Laurens with Columbia, carrying passengers through communities including Clinton, Newberry and Chapin. This look at Chapin’s railroad history traces how the line helped shape the town and recalls journeys aboard smoky, swaying trains that travelers once found thrilling at roughly 15 miles an hour.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Clinton

  • Laurens and Clinton invite community to honor veterans on Nov. 11 (whosonthemove.com)

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  • BMW Adds Samsung SDI and LG as New Gen6 Battery Cell Suppliers (evxl.co)
  • Callers debate election anomalies and lobby against John Thune (audacy.com)
  • Vote for Upstate Ingles high school boys athlete of the week for Nov. 2-8 (independentmail.com)

Fountain Inn

  • A downtown anchor: how the Farehouse became a Fountain Inn fixture that feels like it has always been there (whosonthemove.com)
  • Fountain Inn Taproom raises the stakes for ‘Taproom's Got Talent' with studio 101 partnership (whosonthemove.com)

Ok Laurens! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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