🌱 Patch AM: Multi‑agency sting targets massage businesses in Mauldin and Simpsonville

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In today's newsletter:

• Multi‑agency sting targets massage businesses in Mauldin and Simpsonville

Also on today's calendar: Greenville Woodworkers Guild Tool Sale and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.
• Saturday: Some rain, temps: high: 62, low: 57.
• Sunday: A couple of morning t-storms, with a high of 75 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 8 arrested in undercover Greenville trafficking, prostitution sting (greenvilleonline.com) — Law enforcement agencies, including Mauldin Police, recently carried out a multi‑agency human trafficking investigation that led to arrests tied to massage businesses in Mauldin and Simpsonville. That probe preceded a separate undercover operation on Greenville's west side, where eight more people were arrested on prostitution and trafficking‑related charges as part of ongoing efforts to curb commercial sex exploitation.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mauldin

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• Greenville Woodworkers Guild Tool Sale →
  209 Hollyridge Ct, Greenville
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Washington Center Yard Sale & Equipment Exchange
  Washington Center Greenville, SC 29607
  8:00 am
• Fall Community Cleanup Day →
  Mauldin Sports Center, 10 City Center Drive, Mauldin
  9:00 am
• Natural Oatmeal Soap Making Workshop →
  Set Apart Health, 785 East Butler Road, Mauldin
  1:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• City Municipal Court →
  City Hall, 5 E Butler Rd, Mauldin
  9:00 am
• The Tuesday Bike Night @ Bridgeway Station →
  Bridgeway Brewing Co., 610 Bridgeway Blvd, Mauldin
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Magnet Night
  Greenville Middle Academy Greenville, SC 29607
  5:30 pm
Thursday October 15
• City Municipal Court →
  City Hall, 5 E Butler Rd, Mauldin
  9:00 am
• Magnet Open House
  Beck International Academy Greenville, SC 29607
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• Greenville Woodworkers Guild Tool Sale →
  209 Hollyridge Ct, Greenville
  8:00 am
• Fall Book Festival →
  Randall House, 215 Randall St, Greer
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 10
• Greenville, SC One Million Steps for OCD Walk →
  Bridgeway Station, 1000 Via Corso Ave, Simpsonville
  12:30 pm
• Shift for the Shield Charity Car Show →
  3950 Grandview Dr, Simpsonville
  3:00 pm
• Crafted Hair Co Launch Party →
  102 Woodson St, Simpsonville
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• 2nd Annual Chili Cookoff →
  Sweet Sippin', 103 West Curtis St., Simpsonville
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: Pet Reunited
  A dog who went missing in Greenville, SC, has been safely reunited with their family after 1 hours, 38 minutes. More details here https://www… (Nextdoor Planter's Row)

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Simpsonville. Apply here.
• Ingles Markets Inc posted a job opening for 41 Assistant Bakery Manager in Simpsonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mauldin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Simpsonville

• Simpsonville Police Department hosts annual National Night Out at Heritage Park (wyff4.com)
• Month: October 2026 (clemson.edu)
• Five Upstate penny taxes are on November ballots. What's at stake (greenvilleonline.com)

Greenville

• Greenville's History: Sea lions and segregation at Cleveland Park's pool (greenvillejournal.com)
• Community Foundation President Bob Morris announces retirement (greenvillejournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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