🌱 Patch AM: How two beloved Mount Pleasant K-9s wrapped up remarkable careers

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

In today's newsletter:

• How two beloved Mount Pleasant K-9s wrapped up remarkable careers
• How a pygmy elephant helped shape Mount Pleasant TV history

Also on today's calendar: Our Annual Quarter Auction and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
• Sunday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 83, low: 63.
• Monday: Sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mount Pleasant Police Department celebrates retirement of 2 longtime K-9 officers (live5news.com) — Mount Pleasant residents are saying goodbye to two four-legged officers as police K-9s Chapo and Harley retire after years of service protecting local streets and assisting major investigations. Both dogs, celebrated for tracking missing children, seizing drugs and cash, and supporting neighboring agencies, will now live with their longtime handlers while newer K-9s take over community demonstrations and enforcement work.
   

• WCBD celebrates 72 years of serving the Lowcountry (counton2.com) — Mount Pleasant viewers are part of WCBD's 72-year story, from early broadcasts on Coleman Boulevard—complete with runaway pygmy elephant mascot Suzie Q—to nonstop coverage during Hurricane Hugo and other defining Lowcountry moments. The station highlights how its mission of serving Charleston-area communities has endured through decades of technological change, thanking generations of local residents for tuning in.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Pleasant

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Our Annual Quarter Auction →
  Auxiliary Post 6444, 711 Church St, Chapel Hill
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 26
• Lowcountry Marching Band Invitational →
  Wando High School, 1000 Warrior Way, Mt Pleasant
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• JETSET on the Mat at lululemon Mt. Pleasant →
  1232 Belk Drive, Mount Pleasant
  10:00 am
Monday September 28
• Third Act with Mayor Will Haynie →
  Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, 302 Hibben St, Mount Pleasant
  1:00 pm
• Board of Zoning Appeals →
  Mount Pleasant, SC Calendar, 100 Ann Edwards Ln., Mount Pleasant
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Mount Pleasant Farmers Market →
  Mount Pleasant Farmers Market, 645 Coleman Blvd, Mt Pleasant
  3:30 pm
• Korean Dumpling Making with Sarah's Dumps →
  The Coastal Cupboard, Mount Pleasant
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Design Review Board Meeting →
  Mount Pleasant, SC Calendar, 100 Ann Edwards Ln., Mount Pleasant
  5:00 pm
• W@W: Wonder @ Worship →
  Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, 302 Hibben St, Mount Pleasant
  6:00 pm
• Wonderful Wednesdays →
  Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, 302 Hibben St, Mount Pleasant
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• SCBLA 24th Annual Conference →
  100 Ferry Wharf Road, Mount Pleasant

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 26
• Annual Gastroenterology and Hepatology Update →
  Mills House Charleston, Curio Collection by Hilton, Charleston
  7:00 am
• Plant Walk & Forage →
  Pinckney Park, Charleston
  9:00 am
• 2026 Tricia Scobey Legacy Race →
  Coastal Skillet, 112 Renaissance Lane, Charleston
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Our male cat, Gizmo has been missing for almost 7 days now.
  He loves to be outside, and usually checks in every few hours, sometimes a day or so. He is micro chipped. My boys and I really miss him. We live in… (Nextdoor Wando Lakes/East)
• This is my beautiful Aeden Blue who went to the Rainbow Bridge 3 years ago.
  I'm ready to get another Flame Point Siamese. Does anyone know of any that are available? (Nextdoor Foxmoor)

• Waccamaw Dermatology, LLC posted a job opening for Treatment and Authorization Representative - Mount Pleasant/Summerville in Mount Pleasant. Apply here.
• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Mount Pleasant. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Pleasant here.

🗞 Nearby News

Isle of Palms

• LENS Foundation Launches Affordable Housing Program
for Isle of Palms First Responders (counton2.com)
• Loggerhead Nesting Season Ends With 58 Nests on Isle of Palms, Sullivan's Island (luckydognews.com)
• City of IOP to host public safety open house in October (counton2.com)

Charleston

• Marcus & Millichap Announces Sale of South Carolina Hotel (lodgingmagazine.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: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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