🌱 Patch AM: Where the Summerville Green Wave land in new state rankings

Good morning Summerville! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Where the Summerville Green Wave land in new state rankings
• Why more Summerville-area shoppers are skipping big-box produce aisles

Also on today's calendar: The Sweet Tea Festival and 4 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 90, low: 71.
• Wednesday: Humid; an afternoon shower, with a high of 90 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2026 South Carolina High School Football Top 25 Rankings – Aug. 30 (on3.com) — Summerville football fans can see where the Green Wave stand as statewide high school rankings update after week two of the 2026 season. Dutch Fork remains number one after last year's title win over Summerville, while the Green Wave themselves are slotted sixth among South Carolina's top 25 teams heading into the fall schedule.
   

• Ridgeville Farmers Market sees shopper surge amid recalls, parasite fears (live5news.com) — Lowcountry shoppers, including many from nearby Summerville, are flocking to the Ridgeville Farmers Market as national recalls and parasite concerns push people toward local produce. Market organizers report a 15–20% jump in customers since late July, with families seeking fresher food, direct relationships with growers, and more confidence about where their meat and vegetables come from.
   

📸 Around Summerville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Summerville

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 17
• La Chev 208, Summerville →
  La Chev 208, 208 E 1st N St, Summerville
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1
• Food Forest Gardening Morning →
  Summerville, SC Calendar, 651 Wassamassaw Rd., Summerville
  10:00 am
Thursday September 3
• Cozy Crafternoon: Summer Craft Clean Out →
  Summerville, SC Calendar, 301 N Hickory St, Summerville
  4:00 pm
• Young Professionals →
  Summerville, SC Calendar, 125 Central Ave., Summerville
  5:30 pm
Monday September 7
• Labor Day Holiday
  Dorchester 2 Summerville, SC 29483
• Labor Day Observed - Town Hall Closed →
  Summerville, SC Calendar Summerville, SC 29483
Saturday September 19
• The Sweet Tea Festival →
  Hutchinson Square
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31
• Story Time In-Person →
  Berkeley County Library - Sangaree, 595 Sangaree Pkwy, Summerville
  10:30 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day Holiday
  Dorchester 2 Summerville, SC 29483
Thursday September 10
• Billy Currington & Kip Moore →
  Firefly Distillery, 4201 Spruill Ave, North Charleston
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Travis Tritt →
  North Charleston Performing Arts Center, 3420 W Montague Ave, North Charleston
  3:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• 2026 Summerville Oktoberfest →
  Hutchinson Square
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: I HAVE HIM 🥹🙌🫶🥰 HUGE THANK YOU to everyone from the bottom of my heart!!!!
  Missing small chihuahua mix from Brandymill this morning. Answers to Miles. Please DM me if you've seen him. Thank you! (Nextdoor Brandymill)
• Does this dog belong to anyone?
  Saw him on summer trace Drive this morning walking towards trolley Road. (Nextdoor Summer Trace)

• Builders FirstSource, Inc. posted a job opening for Load Builder I Yard/Warehouse in Summerville. Apply here.
• Gerber Childrenswear LLC posted a job opening for Inventory – Cycle Counter/Auditor in Summerville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Summerville here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Charleston

• Water Mission sends team to aid Nepal flood victims (counton2.com)
• NEWS POST: NCPD Mourns with the Columbia Police Department (crimewatch.net)
• South Carolina upcoming events Aug 31 (lemonwire.com)

Ridgeville

• Automaker Production Relocation to US: Confirmed Moves and Timelines (wordpress.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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