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In today's newsletter:

• How many Mount Pleasant drivers got ticketed under the hands‑free law?
• What new harbor deepening study just launched from Mount Pleasant?
• Mount Pleasant legal community mourns Motley Rice co‑founder Joe Rice

Also on today's calendar: 16th Annual Business & Community Expo and 3 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Becoming cloudy; warm, humid, with a high of 89 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 91, low: 75.
• Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 86 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• One year in, hands-free law leads to hundreds of citations in Lowcountry (live5news.com) — Mount Pleasant drivers are still racking up hundreds of tickets under South Carolina's year‑old hands‑free driving law, with local police writing 700 citations since March and planning extra patrols over Labor Day weekend. Officers say the law is reducing crashes, but warn that any distraction, not just phones, can quickly turn dangerous on busy local roads.
   

• Corps, SC Ports launch harbor improvement feasibility study (workboat.com) — Mount Pleasant's SC Ports headquarters just hosted the signing of a key agreement to study deepening the upper Charleston Harbor, a move that could boost port competitiveness and jobs statewide. The Army Corps and SC Ports will now analyze navigation, traffic projections, and environmental impacts before deciding whether to extend the 52‑foot channel farther up the Cooper River.
   

• Joe Rice, powerhouse Lowcountry attorney and Motley Rice co-founder, dies unexpectedly at 72 (live5news.com) — Mount Pleasant is mourning Joseph "Joe" Rice, the influential attorney and co‑founder of local law firm Motley Rice, who died unexpectedly at 72. The Mount Pleasant‑based firm praised him as a visionary leader and major philanthropist; funeral arrangements and public remembrance details have not yet been announced.
   

📸 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

Tuesday September 8
• Town Council Meeting →
  Town of Mount Pleasant Town Hall Complex - 100 Ann Edwards Ln. Mount Pleasant SC 29464
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Historical Commission →
  Town of Mount Pleasant Town Hall Complex - 100 Ann Edwards Ln. Mount Pleasant SC 29464
  8:00 am
• Historical Commission-RESCHEDULED to September 17, 2026 →
  Mount Pleasant, SC Calendar, 100 Ann Edwards Ln., Mount Pleasant
  8:00 am
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 September 5
• 2026 Lowcountry Jazz Festival - Saturday →
  Charleston Gaillard Center, 95 Calhoun St, Charleston
  5:00 pm
Monday September 7
• Clara's Kids Club - Labor of Love for our Parks! →
  Charleston, SC Calendar, 1727 Bozo Ln, Charleston
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 8
• Committee on Ways and Means →
  City of Charleston - 80 Broad Street Charleston SC 29401
  4:30 pm
• Design Review Board →
  Charleston, SC Calendar, 2 George St. First Floor - Suite 1403, Charleston
  4:30 pm
• City Council →
  City of Charleston - 80 Broad Street Charleston SC 29401
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Board of Architectural Review - Large →
  Charleston, SC Calendar, 2 George St. First Floor - Suite 1403, Charleston
  4:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Isle of Palms

• Isle of Palms completes first beach renourishment phase weeks ahead of schedule (live5news.com)
• IOP Public Safety Committee provides updates on Flock camera usage, traffic signals, and pedestrian projects (counton2.com)

Charleston

• Over $7 million approved to fund Charleston County Public Library Main Library renovations (live5news.com)
• Free-standing emergency room advances through approval process on James Island (live5news.com)
• Prominent Charleston area attorney, Joe Rice, dies at 72 (counton2.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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