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Pickens, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How funny Facebook videos are changing connections with Pickens police
  • How a parent’s tip helped avert a bigger Liberty High scare.
  • Why helicopters will be buzzing over Pickens County next week

Also on today's calendar: Trivia Thursdays at Tavern 53 and 9 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Sunday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 71, low: 61.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• First Responder Friday: Pickens Police Department (wspa.com) — Pickens residents are getting to know their police officers in a very different way, through lighthearted comedy videos created off-duty and shared on the department’s Facebook page. Chief Randal Beach and his team say the viral sketches help humanize officers, ease job stress, and make it easier for people in Pickens to approach them with concerns or questions.
   

• Gun found in car at SC high school (wyff4.com) — A gun was discovered Friday morning in a student’s vehicle at Liberty High School in Pickens County, leading to the arrest of three juveniles but no disruption to classes. Officials say the weapon never entered the building and there is no ongoing threat, crediting a parent’s tip and quick coordination between school staff and the sheriff’s office for containing the situation.
   

• Multi-county emergency response training set to begin October 5 (wspa.com) — Expect to see more emergency crews and low-flying helicopters around Pickens County from October 5–9 as state and local teams run intensive rescue training in rugged areas like Table Rock and Sassafras Mountain. Officials say the annual drills keep crews ready for hard-to-reach emergencies and are giving advance notice so residents aren’t alarmed by the unusual activity.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Liberty

  • Parent's tip leads to gun found in student's car at Liberty High School, officials say (foxcarolina.com)

Central

  • SC: Concerns addressed after water exceeds drink-water standards (wyff4.com)
  • What Swinney is saying about UM football program. Cristobal dishes on personnel (thestate.com)
  • When it comes to ostomy care, the lowest bid shouldn't decide what a patient gets • SC Daily Gazette (scdailygazette.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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