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

In today's newsletter:

  • See how Summerville JV boys placed at the Stags Stampede meet
  • How a $1.25M grant will boost training at Summerville Airport
  • How a Summerville advocate is pushing Congress for more cancer funding

Also on today's calendar: Author's talk with Author Andrew Snorton (moderated by Arthur Takeall) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 89 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, temps: high: 86, low: 70.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 79 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Stags Stampede 2026 - JV BOYS (Raw) (milesplit.com) — Summerville High's JV boys turned in strong performances at the 2026 Stags Stampede, placing several runners in the top 20 and packing the results sheet with Green Wave names. The raw times show how Summerville stacked up against Cane Bay, Berkeley, Fort Dorchester, West Ashley, and others, offering local families a detailed look at every finisher's place, grade, and pace.
   

• Charleston Southern University Secures US$1.25 Million for Aviation Training Expansion (afm.aero) — Summerville-area residents will see more aviation activity and training opportunities as Charleston Southern University expands its Aeronautics program using Summerville Airport and local simulator facilities, backed by a US$1.25 million federal grant. The funding boosts pilot and air traffic management training capacity, adds new simulators, drones, and maintenance equipment, and helps keep program costs down for aspiring local aviators.
   

• S.C. advocates travel to Capitol Hill seeking more cancer research funding (wrdw.com) — A Summerville resident joined hundreds of advocates in Washington, D.C., pressing Congress to boost federal funding for cancer research and early detection programs that would benefit South Carolina institutions like MUSC. They're backing billions in NIH support and a bipartisan bill to make clinical trials more accessible, arguing that money should never block patients from lifesaving care.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Ladson

  • Classroom Champions: Ladson teacher seeks donations for autism sensory movement space (live5news.com)
  • Mermaids & Mateys (abcnews4.com)
  • South Carolina Mother Charged After Two Children Found Dead in Ladson Home; Family Says They Warned Police – WENG 98.1FM, 107.5 FM & 1530 AM (wengradio.com)

North Charleston

  • Slave Dwelling Project holds annual conference focusing on 250 years of reckoning, resilience and remembrance (live5news.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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