🌱 Patch AM: How are Flock cameras tracking cars in Simpsonville and beyond?

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In today's newsletter:

• How are Flock cameras tracking cars in Simpsonville and beyond?
• Former Simpsonville councilman takes new role in regional Habitat leadership
• Community remembers Bobby Joe Tinsley Sr. and his long, full life

Also on today's calendar: MUSIC BINGO AT 1885 TAPROOM EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 6:30PM and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and very hot, with a high of 97 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 97, low: 72.
• Sunday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 89 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Flock cameras: Upstate SC concerns growing over surveillance abuses (greenvillejournal.com) — Simpsonville is among several Upstate cities whose police departments use Flock automated license plate reader cameras, now under growing public scrutiny for potential surveillance abuses. Local governments like Oconee County and Greer are rethinking or pausing the technology, as advocates and law enforcement debate whether crime-fighting benefits outweigh privacy and misuse concerns across the region.
   

• Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County welcomes five new Board Members (whosonthemove.com) — A former Simpsonville City Council member, Ken Cummings, is among five leaders joining Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County's Board of Directors, helping guide affordable homeownership efforts that can benefit families in and around Simpsonville. The new board members bring experience in banking, law, education, and community leadership to support home construction, repairs, and homebuyer education across Greenville and Laurens counties.
   

• Bobby Joe Tinsley, Sr. Obituary Sep 3, 2026 (robinsonfuneralhomes.com) — Family and friends are mourning 85-year-old Bobby Joe Tinsley Sr., a longtime upholstery business owner remembered by a large extended family across several states. Funeral services are set for Tuesday, September 8 in Easley, with memorials requested to the American Lung Association or Compassus Hospice on West Georgia Road in Simpsonville, offering a way for locals to honor his memory.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Simpsonville

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 6
• 2026 Spiritfest →
  Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N Academy St, Greenville
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 9
• Rotary Club of Simpsonville - Weekly Lunch Meeting
  Simpsonville Area Chamber of Commerce Rotary Hall 205 N. Maple Street Simpsonville
  12:00 pm
• Volleyball vs Ralph Chandler
  Hillcrest Middle Simpsonville, SC 29681
  5:30 pm
• Volleyball at Bryson
  Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill Simpsonville, SC 29681
  6:00 pm
• MUSIC BINGO AT 1885 TAPROOM EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 6:30PM →
  1885 Taproom, 104A E Curtis St, Simpsonville
  6:30 pm
Friday September 11
• Kindness Krew
  Hillcrest Middle Simpsonville, SC 29681
  7:45 am
• PTA Popsicles on the Playground
  Oakview Elementary Simpsonville, SC 29681
  5:30 pm
• Sippin' in Simpsonville Wine Tasting Presented by Weichert, Realtors - Shaun & Shari Group →
  Simpsonville Area Chamber of Commerce Downtown Simpsonville Check-in will be on W. Curtis Street
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday September 7
• Labor Day - Student Holiday
  Golden Strip Career and Technology Center Greenville, SC 29607
Tuesday September 8
• BBQG September 2026 Guild Meeting — Busy Bees Quilt Guild →
  Fountain Inn Activities Center, 610 Fairview St, Fountain Inn
  1:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Back to School Vaccine Clinic
  Washington Center Greenville Co Health Dept, 352 Halton Rd, Greenville, SC 29607\
• NCFC's Parent Cafe
  Sterling School 's Vegas Room
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Planet Fitness, Inc. posted a job opening for Future Opening: Overnight Custodian in Simpsonville. Apply here.
• Acosta Group - Acosta Sales & Marketing Company posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Walmart in Simpsonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Simpsonville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fountain Inn

• 'Newsies' brings underdog spirit to Fountain Inn's Younts Center (greenvillejournal.com)
• Front Porch Housing Golf Classic returns Sept. 14 (greenvillejournal.com)
• Paul Robert Deguise (concordmonitor.com)

Mauldin

• Greenville County restaurant closed in August after failed SC health inspection. Here's why (thestate.com)
• Predicting Dutch Fork at Spartanburg and other top SCHSL football games in Upstate (greenvilleonline.com)

Greenville

• Greenville's History: A city built by immigrants (greenvillejournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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