🌱 Patch AM: Mount Pleasant couple’s melanoma journey carries a serious warning for neighbors

What's up Mount Pleasant! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Mount Pleasant couple's melanoma journey carries a serious warning for neighbors
• Did you see what Mount Pleasant police caught near Ferry Wharf?
• How a Mount Pleasant student got inside Google's Moncks Corner data center

Also on today's calendar: 16th Annual Business & Community Expo and 2 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 74 degrees.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 84, low: 76.
• Monday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Lowcountry melanoma survivors, doctor urges sun safety (live5news.com) — A Mount Pleasant couple who have both battled melanoma are urging neighbors to take sun safety seriously after years of surgeries, radiation, and life-changing treatment. Alongside a Lowcountry surgeon, they stress checking suspicious spots and using hats, sleeves, and high-SPF sunscreen, especially after a long, sunny summer.
   

• Oscar Mayer Wienermobile rolls into the Lowcountry for 90th birthday tour (counton2.com) — Mount Pleasant residents may spot the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile cruising near Ferry Wharf as it tours the Charleston area for its 90th birthday. Over the next few days it will appear at events in North Charleston and downtown, where visitors can peek inside, meet the drivers, and maybe snag a Wiener Whistle.
   

• Google and College of Charleston Partner to Invest in Student Success (charleston.edu) — A Mount Pleasant-raised College of Charleston student was among four computer science majors who spent six weeks inside Google's Moncks Corner data center, learning how massive server operations really work. Through workshops, mentoring, and a capstone project, they gained hands-on skills, clearer career goals, and connections that could feed directly into the region's growing tech workforce.
   

📸 Around Mount Pleasant

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Pleasant

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 10
• Starlight Yoga - September 10, 2026 →
  Mount Pleasant Pier, 71 Harry M. Hallman Jr Blvd, Mt Pleasant
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 31
• Board of Zoning Appeals →
  Mount Pleasant, SC Calendar, 100 Ann Edwards Ln., Mount Pleasant
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Culture, Arts & Pride Commission →
  Mount Pleasant Recreation Department Town Hall Complex - 100 Ann Edwards Ln. Committee Meeting Room 3300 Mount Pleasant SC 29464
  1:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• 16th Annual Business & Community Expo →
  Omar Shrine Center, 176 Patriots Point Rd, Mt Pleasant
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 22
• Mount Pleasant Farmers Market →
  Mount Pleasant Farmers Market, 645 Coleman Blvd, Mt Pleasant
  3:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• Gracious Day 3-6pm →
  The Dinghy, 8 J C Long Blvd, Isle of Palms
  3:00 pm
• Goo Goo Dolls →
  Credit One Stadium, 7596, 161 Seven Farms Drive, Charleston
  7:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Golf Course Maintenance - Course Closed (7:30AM-12PM) →
  Charleston, SC Calendar, 2110 Maybank Hwy., Charleston
  7:30 am
• Board of Zoning Appeals – Zoning →
  Charleston, SC Calendar, 2 George St. First Floor - Suite 1403, Charleston
  5:15 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Board of Zoning Appeals - Site Design →
  Charleston, SC Calendar, 2 George St. First Floor - Suite 1403, Charleston
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Peninsula Plan Open Studio Hours feat. Project 3500 →
  Charleston, SC Calendar, 85 Calhoun Street, Charleston
  3:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• 2026 Lowcountry Jazz Festival - Saturday →
  Charleston Gaillard Center, 95 Calhoun St, Charleston
  5:00 pm

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• e-vos LLC — (843) 410-0050
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• Palmetto Roofing Specialties — (888) 597-6720

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Earth, wind, and fire on the Charleston Harbor
  Prints available on my website (linked in the comments) (Nextdoor Old Village/Old Mt. Pleasant)
• Lost in Brickyard Plantation.
  Please contact if seen so I can set a trap. She's pregnant FeralCatHelpers@gmail.com (Nextdoor Charleston National)

• Belk posted a job opening for Beauty Flex Associate - Mt Pleasant SC in Mount Pleasant. Apply here.
• Chicken Salad Chick posted a job opening for Back of House Team Member in Mount Pleasant. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Pleasant here.

🗞 Nearby News

Isle of Palms

• City of Isle of Palms Recreation Department to Host Fall 'Piecin' It Together' Group Puzzle Competition (luckydognews.com)
• Mount Pleasant looks to extend multi-use path toward Isle of Palms (live5news.com)
• Dumpster Dynasty LLC Expands Roll-Off Service to 5 Coastal SC Markets (dispatch.com)

Charleston

• Jonas Pate on filming 'Outer Banks' in Charleston (counton2.com)

Ok Mount Pleasant! 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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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