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🌱 Who’s in this year’s Leadership Spartanburg class shaping our community?

And check out Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness on the Spartanburg Patch calendar

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Greetings Spartanburg! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Who's in this year's Leadership Spartanburg class shaping our community?
  • Why are police and the coroner on Rev. Booker T. Sears Street?
  • When will Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster hit Ground Zero?

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Friday: Warm with sunny intervals, temps: high: 87, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. OneSpartanburg Inc. announces 47th Leadership Spartanburg class (upstatebusinessjournal.com) — OneSpartanburg Inc. has named the 47th Leadership Spartanburg class, bringing together local professionals from Spartanburg County government, schools, nonprofits, and businesses for a nine‑month leadership program. Participants will explore Spartanburg County's strengths and challenges while building skills and connections that can shape future community projects, services, and civic leadership across the area.
   

2. LIVE: Police, coroner responding to neighborhood in Spartanburg (foxcarolina.com) — Police and the Spartanburg County Coroner's Office are currently responding to a situation on Rev. Booker T. Sears Street in Spartanburg, with crews on scene as of 4 p.m. Wednesday. Details about why authorities were called have not yet been released, and FOX Carolina says it is working to learn more about what's happening in the neighborhood.
   

3. Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster Announce December Tour Dates (themosh.net) — Rock and metal fans in Spartanburg can catch Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster live at Ground Zero on December 19, with Vanna and Dan Spencer also on the bill. The stop is part of a four-date December run that includes Knoxville, Carrboro's Holiday Hootenanny, and Atlanta, bringing a concentrated burst of heavy music to the region.
   

4. Tomato Variety Demos in Upstate SC (clemson.edu) — Tomato trials in Spartanburg County and Greenville County are showing promise for new heat‑tolerant varieties after early plantings in York County failed in extreme heat. Local growers are testing large and plum tomatoes for yield, flavor, and resilience, with more harvests and evaluations planned into early fall that could influence what Upstate farms, markets, and gardeners plant next.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • VACATION
    Practice, Practice, practice. I bought a used golf club at the thrift store yesterday morning. It's a 48 ° wedge. I watch the pros pull out these… (Nextdoor Fernwood)
  • We got our Duke Energy electricity bill a couple of days ago.
    I always check all bills and on this one found a schoolkid error. The calculation for the Storm Recovery Charge was incorrect based on the figures on… (Nextdoor Woodwind)
  • Food Lion posted a job opening for PT Customer Service Leader in Spartanburg. Apply here.
  • TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Sr Care Coordinator Supervisor in Spartanburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spartanburg here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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