🌱 Patch AM: How new county safety talks could affect policing around Summerville.

Hello Summerville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How new county safety talks could affect policing around Summerville.
• How a dismissed Summerville protest charge fits into national ICE controversies.

Also on today's calendar: Bethany UMC Blessing of the Animals and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 79 and low of 50 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 55.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dorchester County leaders meet to strengthen public safety partnerships (abcnews4.com) — Dorchester County law enforcement and municipal leaders, including those serving Summerville, are working on stronger partnerships to share crime data, training, and backup coverage. A new Public Safety Leadership Roundtable may become a recurring forum to coordinate staffing gaps, active-shooter training, and intelligence sharing so smaller towns like St. George can rely more effectively on county support when needed.
   

• Beyond the Border: U.S. citizen detained, third-country deportations challenged and migrant remains found near border cameras (daylightsandiego.org) — A national immigration-news roundup briefly spotlights Summerville, where police once charged a woman for encouraging students to join an anti-ICE walkout, a case later dismissed by a judge. The newsletter surveys deaths in ICE custody, controversial deportations, court rulings, detention conditions, and surveillance of activists, offering broader context for how immigration enforcement plays out across the country.
   

📸 Around Summerville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Summerville

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 27
• Kingdom Church Celebration →
  Hutchinson Square, 102 S. Main St., Summerville
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 27
• Bethany UMC Blessing of the Animals →
  Azalea Park, 500 S. Main St., Summerville
  3:00 pm
• TRAVELER - Charleston Wind Symphony →
  Summers Corner Performing Arts Center, 318 Gnarly Oak Lane, Summerville
  3:00 pm
• Church at Cane Bay 15 Year Celebration and Outdoor Picnic →
  Brown Family Park, 3000 Front Street, Summerville
  4:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Solid Stance Boxing for Parkinson's →
  Title Boxing Club Nexton, 1000 Nexton Square Drive, Summerville
  11:00 am
• Mobile Diaper Distribution in Summerville →
  Sangaree Library, 595 Sangaree Parkway, Summerville
  1:00 pm
• Info Session →
  SC Works Dorchester, 1325-A Boone Hill Road, Summerville
  3:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Flowertown - Summerville →
  O'Charleys, 315 Azalea Square Blvd, Summerville
  8:30 am
• Food Forest Gardening Morning →
  Wassamassaw Community Park, 651 Wassamassaw Rd., Summerville
  10:00 am
• (PWR!Moves) →
  Cane Bay Family YMCA, 1655 Cane Bay Boulevard, Summerville
  1:00 pm
• PWR!Moves →
  Cane Bay Family YMCA, 1655 Cane Bay Boulevard, Summerville
  1:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Home School Wednesdays →
  Rollins Edwards Community Center, 301 N Hickory St, Summerville
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Went out to lunch today (Thursday).
  As we got back to the car, I said something I haven't said since last April: "Oh, the car is so nice and warm." Yay, it's Fall! (Nextdoor Bridges of Summerville)
• 10 years of working experience offers services from driveways , sidewalks, foundations, stamped pavers and much more .
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• Panera Bread Company posted a job opening for Now Hiring Assistant Manager - Charleston Area in Summerville. Apply here.
• TJX posted a job opening for Retail Merchandise Associate- Overnight Backroom Stocking in Summerville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Summerville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ladson

• Local sheriff's offices to host car seat checks Saturday morning in Ladson (abcnews4.com)

North Charleston

• Charleston Water System continuing to replace lead pipes throughout North Charleston and the Peninsula (live5news.com)
• Lowcountry Food Bank's 6th annual Walk to Fight Hunger returns Saturday to Wannamaker County Park (counton2.com)
• Charleston Hispanic Association hosting drive-through free food event Saturday (counton2.com)

Ok Summerville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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