🌱 Patch AM: What Lexington One’s glowing review means for your schools’ leadership

Morning Lexington! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Lexington One's glowing review means for your schools' leadership
• Lexington County man accused of ambushing deputy now faces major charges
• What the new Lexington-Richland Five admin center means for your schools

Also on today's calendar: Business Over Breakfast - October and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Some rain, with a high of 71 and low of 68 degrees.
• Sunday: A couple of morning t-storms, temps: high: 79, low: 60.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lexington 1 board gives superintendent high marks (lexingtonchronicle.com) — Lexington County School District One's board has rated Superintendent Keith Price "very effective" for the 2025–26 school year, extending his contract through June 2030 and approving a 2% raise aligned with other employees. Board leaders say his steady leadership is helping guide Lexington students to learn, grow, and excel, signaling continued stability at the top of the district.
   

• Lexington County man accused of calling 911, firing shotgun at deputy charged with attempted murder (wltx.com) — A Lexington County man is charged with attempted murder after state investigators say he lured deputies to his home with repeated 911 calls, then fired a shotgun at a master deputy. Deputies returned fire, injuring the suspect, and prosecutors from the 11th Circuit Solicitor's Office are pursuing multiple charges related to weapons and a prior conviction.
   

• Lexington-Richland Five breaks ground on new Administrative Center (abccolumbia.com) — Lexington-Richland School District Five has broken ground in Lexington on a long-awaited Administrative and Professional Development Center that will finally replace aging Dutch Fork Road offices dating back to the 1970s. Funded by the 2024 bond referendum, the new complex will consolidate scattered staff and, leaders say, better support teachers and students as the fast-growing district expands.
   

📸 Around Lexington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lexington

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 12
• Lexington's Scarecrow Stroll on Main →
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Other local events

Tuesday October 13
• Business Over Breakfast - October →
  RADIUS Church, 300 W Main St., Lexington
  7:30 am
Wednesday October 14
• Kids night @ East Bay Deli - Lexington →
  Lexington SC
• Court →
  111 Maiden Ln, Lexington
  9:00 am
Thursday October 15
• Marketing For The Trades →
  111 Maiden Ln, 111 Maiden Lane, Lexington
  9:30 am
• Rock 4 Recovery with Craig Morgan →
  Icehouse Amphitheater, 107 West Main Street, Lexington
  6:30 pm
• Rock4Recovery - Craig Morgan →
  107 W Main Street, Lexington
  6:30 pm
Friday October 16
• Resurrection - A Journey Tribute →
  107 W Main St, Lexington
  6:00 pm
• Chapin at White Knoll →
  White Knoll High School, 5643 Platt Springs Rd, Lexington
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• Pearls and Purpose Conference →
  111 Maiden Lane, Lexington
• Cancer of Many Colors Poker Stroll →
  Keg Cowboy | Bar & Restaurant, 108 East Main Street, Lexington

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 10
• Pups & Pints Adoption Event and Donation Drive: Halloween Edition @ Savage Craft Ale Works →
  Savage Craft Ale Works, 430 Center St, West Columbia
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Today I had a craving for something from my childhood.
  So I went to my local Walmart and purchased some of these. Now for those of you who remember (as I do) these came wrapped individually in aluminum… (Nextdoor Oak Grove Area)
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  My daddy had a stroke and can't walk to look for me! (Nextdoor Pleasant View)

• Blake Management Group posted a job opening for Prep-Cook 1st shift 6a to 2:30 p Rotating Weekends in Lexington. Apply here.
• Auto Plus Pep Boys posted a job opening for Automotive Mechanic in Lexington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lexington here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Columbia

• Still time to get your tickets for the West Columbia Beautification Foundation Reverse Raffle - Win $10,000 (westmetronews.com)
• West Columbia paves way for start on planned Colite City apartment, retail hub (thestate.com)
• Hundreds Of Open-Air Tables, Tacos, And Fresh Produce Fill This Massive South Carolina Flea Market (newsbreak.com)

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• USC Law speaks to Optimists (thenewirmonews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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