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• Employee accused of cashing stolen lottery tickets at Simpsonville-area gas station

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📰 News we're reading

• Man brought lottery tickets to where he worked, SC cops say. He was arrested (thestate.com) — A Stop-A-Minit store in the Simpsonville area of Greenville County is at the center of a recent lottery-ticket theft case involving an employee accused of cashing stolen scratch-offs. State investigators say the man was arrested, bonded out of jail, and now faces a felony charge that could bring prison time and a hefty fine if he's convicted.
   

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  Simpsonville Area Chamber of Commerce 105A W. Curtis Street Simpsonville, SC 29681
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  Greenville Middle Academy Greenville, SC 29607
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Greenville

• Greenville Tech Foundation's Champions for Student Success event returns in October (greenvillejournal.com)
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• Greenville, SC, Tpm Sales Executive, Lance Wright Passes Away Leaving His Family and Friends (theunionstar.com)

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