🌱 Piedmont-linked running back picks Penn State over home-state Gamecocks

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• Piedmont-linked running back picks Penn State over home-state Gamecocks

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 49.
• Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 58 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Penn State outlasts four Power Four programs for 4-star running back (victorybellrings.com) — A standout South Carolina running back who once played at Woodmont High in Piedmont has committed to Penn State’s 2027 recruiting class, choosing the Nittany Lions over South Carolina and several other major programs. The four-star prospect rushed for more than 1,600 yards last season and says Penn State’s offensive plan and coaching staff convinced him to leave his home state.
   

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• Senior Walk
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• K4 Awards Day
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• Connections Café - Upcountry Road to Freedom
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Friday May 15

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Want to reach out to the woman who got my attention Friday on the corner of Harrison Bridge and Fairview Road near the Target.
  I appreciate your kindness more than you will ever know. I lost my phone Thursday. After looking everywhere and asking St. Anthony for intercession… (Nextdoor The Farm At Sandy Springs)
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  I'd say she's about 25 to 30 lbs. Mostly black with some brown and white on her face. White paws. She's very sweet. I can't post a Pic right now I… (Nextdoor Old Woodmont Park)

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🗞 Nearby News

Easley

• Proposed South Carolina law pins down tax responsibilities for short-term rentals (wyff4.com)
• ‘This Is Not a Golden Calf'—Pastor Mark Burns Defends Golden Trump Statue (churchleaders.com)
• Vote held on industrial growth project next to Greenville Pickens Speedway (greenvilleonline.com)

Greenville

• Greenville Symphony season finale celebrates songs of Gershwin, Copland (greenvillejournal.com)

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