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🌱 What a new Lily Pad room means for McCormick County kids

McCormick, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings McCormick! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What a new Lily Pad room means for McCormick County kids
  • Could this fast-track medical program fit your career plans?
  • How a major college tournament played out at Savannah Lakes

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Monthly Chamber Breakfast Series and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 70, low: 67.
  • Monday: Humid; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lily Pad Safe Spaces: Jennifer Tice and the 'Soft Place to Land' for Kids in Transition (greenvillebusinessmag.com) — Children entering foster care in McCormick County now have access to a Lily Pad room at the local DSS office, offering a calmer, more home‑like space while they wait for placement decisions. The story follows founders Jennifer and Benjamin Tice, explains how Lily Pad designs trauma‑informed rooms across South Carolina, and highlights why these spaces can ease stressful transitions for kids and caregivers.
   

• Responding to ‘growing need,' Piedmont Technical College creates new healthcare program (edgefieldadvertiser.com) — Residents of McCormick County can now access Piedmont Technical College’s new Sterile Processing Technical Training program, created with Self Regional Healthcare to meet rising demand for these infection‑prevention specialists. A new class begins October 19 with available scholarships, combining classroom instruction and clinical training that can quickly prepare locals for in‑demand hospital jobs across the region.
   

• UNG Golf Teams Capture Wins in South Carolina and Dahlonega (ungvanguard.org) — A regional women’s college golf tournament at Savannah Lakes in McCormick ended with the University of North Georgia taking an eight-stroke win over Anderson. The 18‑team event showcased strong scores over three rounds and highlighted McCormick’s Savannah Lakes course as a competitive venue drawing collegiate golfers from across the Southeast.
   

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  • Driveline posted a job opening for Flex Merchandiser in Abbeville. Apply here.
  • Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Abbeville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near McCormick here.

🗞 Nearby News

Abbeville

  • Optimum Communications, Inc. Announces the Launch of Its New Fiber Network in Abbeville (marketscreener.com)
  • David Stumbo's Constitution Day Talk at Lander Connects History, Modern Law (myclintonnews.com)

Greenwood

  • Half-million-dollar renovation transforms this South Carolina lakehouse (thestate.com)
  • Drunk passenger gets 2 years of federal prison time for behavior, actions on flight (local12.com)
  • Re: TNET: Legendary coach Lou Holtz passes away at age 89 (tigernet.com)

Ok McCormick! 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 has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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