🌱 How could NorthMark’s massive power plant reshape Spartanburg’s future?
Spartanburg, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Spartanburg! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How could NorthMark’s massive power plant reshape Spartanburg’s future?
- What Spartanburg’s measles photos reveal about a growing national crisis
- How falling vaccinations put Spartanburg kids at higher measles risk
Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 86, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 90 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• SC Public Service Commission to consider challenge to NorthMark plans (goupstate.com) — A proposed 450-megawatt power plant tied to NorthMark’s data center in Spartanburg is facing a formal challenge, as Concerned Citizens of Spartanburg County and the Southern Environmental Law Center ask state regulators to review the project. With DES still weighing air permits, County Council debating a data center moratorium, and over $2 billion already invested on South Pine Street, the outcome could reshape local jobs, development, and environmental protections. 
• US Measles Cases Outpace 2025 Record Seven Months Into this Year (bocaratontribune.com) — U.S. measles cases have already topped last year’s record, and federal officials highlight a large South Carolina outbreak that recently ended after sickening nearly 1,000 people. Photos from Spartanburg show local vaccine storage and a mobile health unit as experts blame misinformation and declining MMR coverage for this worsening, but preventable, crisis.
• US measles cases hit 35-year high as vaccinations decline (star-telegram.com) — Measles cases in the U.S. have already surpassed last year’s total, and South Carolina is among the hardest-hit states, with a major outbreak noted by federal health officials. Photos from Spartanburg show local vaccination efforts as experts warn that falling MMR vaccination rates are driving this preventable surge, especially among children.
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- Our " Hotdog" has gone missing!
She is NOT an outdoor cat. She is a black and white tuxedo rescue , spayed female. She is a special needs kitty with a distal kink in her tail that… (Nextdoor Lake Forest/ Pierce Acres) - Anyone interested in a kitten??
They are 6 weeks old. Two orange kittens are male. Two black kittens are male. (Nextdoor Gossett Rd)
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- Golden Corral posted a job opening for Meat Cutter in Spartanburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spartanburg here.
🗞 Nearby News
Boiling Springs
- Coroner identifies motorcyclist killed in overnight crash in Boiling Springs (foxcarolina.com)
- Weather alert for strong thunderstorms in Greenville and Spartanburg counties Thursday afternoon (thestate.com)
- You Gotta Hear This: New Music From Katie Cole, Bella Lam, and More (thebluegrasssituation.com)
Inman
- 3123 Harvey Brook Ct, Inman, SC 29349 (zillow.com)
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