🌱 Scott's Branch brings playoff football home Friday
Summerton, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day Summerton! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Scott's Branch brings playoff football home Friday
- Summerton crash kills Sumter woman, sends family members to hospital
- How cold shapes alligator life from Lake Marion northward
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.
- Thursday: Clouds and sun; breezy, nice, temps: high: 75, low: 44.
- Friday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 60 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Scott's Branch hopes to make a run in Class A Division II playoffs starting with Lee Central (hssr.com) — Scott's Branch opens its playoff run at home Friday, November 13, hosting Lee Central at Spann Stadium after a first-round bye. The 7-3 Eagles enter with sophomore quarterback Kaleb Minger coming off a four-touchdown performance, while senior Nyren Bowman leads the team in receiving and tackles. 
• 24-year-old Sumter woman dies in single-vehicle wreck near Clarendon (theitem.com) — A crash on U.S. 15 in Summerton killed 24-year-old Pamela Brook Paschall of Sumter early Monday. Her husband and child were taken to a Manning hospital after the SUV she was driving overturned, authorities said. Highway Patrol and the Clarendon County coroner's office are investigating.
• How Far North Alligators Live Along Atlantic Coast Rivers (worldatlas.com) — Alligators at Santee National Wildlife Refuge near Summerton share a cold-weather challenge with populations farther up the Atlantic coast. South Carolina wildlife officials say the reptiles slow down and stop eating as water cools below 70 degrees. The broader account traces how winter limits their range northward.
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Calhoun County Museum, 313 Butler St, St Matthews
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Stephen did a great job in the front bed today
Leveled boarder blocks, added new dirt, and filled area in with new mulch (Nextdoor Princess Pond) - May be helpful to many.....
https://youtube.com/shorts/ktv6U63Ky9s?is=qUIp2f3TWpUZy_f1 (Nextdoor Francis Marion)
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store posted a job opening for To-Go Specialist in Santee. Apply here.
- Hardee's posted a job opening for Team Member in Holly Hill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Summerton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Manning
- Brothers Stevenson lift Manning over Battery Creek in 30-24 playoff win (hssr.com)
Sumter
- Sumter County Board of Education discusses attendance and tax revenue (americustimesrecorder.com)
- Cheapest gas stations in Sumter (newsbreak.com)
- Early voting for school board Area 8 runoff between Leventis and Ray is Thursday and Friday, Nov. 12-13 (theitem.com)
Kingstree
- Football Preview: Johnsonville and Hardeeville Have Made a Habit of Blowouts, and Now They Meet (maxpreps.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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