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🌱 CIAA softball championship is coming to Orangeburg in early May

Orangeburg, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

What's up Orangeburg! 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:

  • CIAA softball championship is coming to Orangeburg in early May
  • High-speed chase through Orangeburg County ends with police chief injured

Also on today's calendar: Orangeburg Chapter CCA Banquet and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly to mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 87, low: 54. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 86 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• CIAA Announces Softball Week Ten Honors (theciaa.com) — Orangeburg will host the 2026 CIAA Softball Championship May 7–9, bringing conference teams and fans to town with every game streamed on the CIAA Sports Network. The league also spotlighted standout week-ten performances from Bowie State’s Aaliyah Amos and Fayetteville State’s Sydney Jackson and Madison Heath. Expect added visitors, tourism, and softball buzz around those championship dates.
   

• High-speed chase between SC police chief and woman left chief injured, SLED says (thestate.com) — A high-speed overnight chase that moved from Orangeburg County into Barnwell County left Springfield Police Chief Elijah Fleming injured, according to state investigators. SLED says the chief pursued an armed woman who allegedly fired into his vehicle before fleeing. A Blue Alert followed, and the suspect was later arrested in Orangeburg County as the investigation continues.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Cracker Barrel Old Country Store posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Orangeburg. Apply here.
  • Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Orangeburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orangeburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cayce

  • Barbering and cosmetology students compete at the Lexington 2 Innovation Center in Cayce (westmetronews.com)
  • Property owner cited after stampede Gaston rodeo event leads to injuries, arrests (wistv.com)
  • ‘Pay now or you pay later' SC's Graham says of high gas cost as price of Iran war (thestate.com)

West Columbia

  • Sign Up Now for West Columbia's May 2, Citywide Litter Pick-Up Day, it's a tradition (westmetronews.com)

Ok Orangeburg! 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: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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