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Orangeburg, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Orangeburg! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How SC State’s chatbots freed 400 staff hours in Orangeburg
Also on today's calendar: Orangeburg County Chapter Meeting and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 93, low: 71.
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Higher Ed's AI Policy Gap Is Wider Than Academic Integrity (theeduledger.com) — South Carolina State University in Orangeburg is highlighted as an example of how AI chatbots can free up hundreds of staff hours to better support students. The piece looks broadly at how colleges nationwide are struggling to set clear AI policies, weighing benefits in admissions, advising, mental health support, and hiring against serious concerns about bias, data privacy, and student well-being. 
📸 Around Orangeburg
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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YOUR FAMILY, OUR FAMILY COMUNITY FUN DAY FISH FRY →
EBG, 148 Seaboard St NW, Orangeburg
12:00 pm
Saturday July 18
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Other local events
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Farmers Market
Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce Claflin University Outside of Jonas T. Kennedy Complex On Magnolia between Clark & Lewis Dunton
11:00 am -
Claflin University Athletics Paws Up Celebrity Soiree and Golf Tournament
Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce Celebrity Soiree-Claflin Student Center, 400 Magnolia Street Golf Tournament-Lake Marion Golf Course,Santee, SC 29142
6:30 pm -
County Council Meeting →
Orangeburg County, SC Calendar, 1437 AMELIA STREET, Orangeburg
5:30 pm -
County of Orangeburg - Council Meeting
Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce Administrative Center 1437 Amelia Street Orangeburg, SC 29115
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Orangeburg County Chapter Meeting →
Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center, 649 Riverside Dr, Orangeburg
7:00 pm -
City of Orangeburg - Council Meeting
Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce City Council Chambers 933 Middleton Street Orangeburg, SC 29115
7:00 pm -
Farmers Market
Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce Claflin University Outside of Jonas T. Kennedy Complex On Magnolia between Clark & Lewis Dunton
11:00 am
Thursday July 16
Monday July 20
Tuesday July 21
Thursday July 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Farmers Market
Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce Claflin University Outside of Jonas T. Kennedy Complex On Magnolia between Clark & Lewis Dunton
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Free Weekly Euchre Meetup - Thursdays @ Edisto River Brewing Co. →
Edisto River Brewing Company Llc, 209 Main Rd Ste B, Johns Island
6:30 pm -
Claflin University Athletics Paws Up Celebrity Soiree and Golf Tournament
Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce Celebrity Soiree-Claflin Student Center, 400 Magnolia Street Golf Tournament-Lake Marion Golf Course,Santee, SC 29142
6:30 pm -
County of Orangeburg - Council Meeting
Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce Administrative Center 1437 Amelia Street Orangeburg, SC 29115
5:30 pm
Thursday July 16
Monday July 20
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- South Carolina State University posted a job opening for Assistant Professor of Art / Curator II ~ NON Tenure Track in Orangeburg. Apply here.
- Palmetto Corp posted a job opening for Crusher Operator in Orangeburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orangeburg here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Cayce Mayor and City Council will hold a Council Vision Planning Session while attending the Municipal Association of SC Annual Conference (westmetronews.com)
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- For 30 days, a nonprofit leads hikes and floats across SC. The goal is conservation. • SC Daily Gazette (scdailygazette.com)
- Stay Here, Play Here: Chapin Theatre Company presents Disney's 'Mary Poppins' (lexingtonchronicle.com)
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