🌱 What new stroke training means for Spartanburg patients when seconds matter
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In today's newsletter:
- What new stroke training means for Spartanburg patients when seconds matter
- Why Spartanburg deputies arrested an Upstate funeral home CEO
- How far can Spartanburg’s USC Upstate go in the NCAA regional?
Today's riddle: I went into the woods and found it. Once I'd found it, I searched for it. The harder I searched, the less I wanted it. When at last I couldn't find it, I carried it home in my hand. What is it? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 79 and low of 67 degrees.
- Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 81, low: 66.
- Thursday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• South Carolina expands stroke training as officials urge residents to act fast (florencenewsjournal.com) — Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System and Spartanburg EMS are among 16 providers newly certified to deliver advanced stroke care and train others across South Carolina, aiming to speed treatment for local patients. State health officials are using Stroke Smart South Carolina Month to push residents to recognize warning signs quickly and call 911, as the state continues battling one of the nation’s highest stroke death rates. 
• Officials: Upstate funeral home CEO awaiting extradition on Michigan sex crime charge (foxcarolina.com) — Spartanburg County deputies recently arrested an Upstate funeral home CEO on a fugitive warrant connected to a serious criminal charge in Michigan, and he is expected to be extradited there. Authorities have not released further local details, but investigators say they are continuing to review his background while he remains in custody.
• USC Upstate lands in Tuscaloosa regional, faces Oklahoma St. Friday (wspa.com) — Spartanburg’s own USC Upstate baseball team is heading to the NCAA Tournament’s Tuscaloosa Regional after clinching a second straight Big South title. The Spartans, riding a red-hot May, will open as the No. 3 seed against Oklahoma State, with Alabama and Alabama State rounding out the regional field.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Missing cat!
I live in the Berkeley neighborhood. If you have seen this cat please message me. Email poisonivey33@gmail.com. His name is Butter. Very friendly… (Nextdoor Gossett Rd) - Yet another dog almost got hit by a car on Reidville rd, 1 mile off the 26.
I followed it into a neighborhood. But it got into a gated community before I could get it. I hope and pray it finds its way home. I know things… (Nextdoor Anderson Mill)
- Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Porter - Unit 1385 in Spartanburg. Apply here.
- Andritz Group posted a job opening for Machinist / Grinder Operator in Spartanburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spartanburg here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- USC Upstate baseball team finds out place in NCAA tournament bracket (wyff4.com)
- Harold Womick (gaffneyledger.com)
- 5/24/26 Drag Racing News (draglist.com)
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- Travel With Me: Memorial Day — A Time to Remember (mainstreetmediatn.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A splinter. (Thank you Jake M. for sending it in!)
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