🌱 Patch AM: How strong do Riverside’s returning starters make this Greer squad?

Good morning to you Greer! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How strong do Riverside's returning starters make this Greer squad?
• What led to two Greer officers losing their jobs over Flock?

Also on today's calendar: In Person Writing Session and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Some sun, a t-storm; humid, temps: high: 91, low: 70.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun with a t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• HSRZ Preview 2026: Riverside Warriors (wspa.com) — Riverside High's Warriors, based in Greer, kick off their 2026 football season Friday, Aug. 21, at Greenwood, and expectations are building around a veteran offense. With receiver-turned-quarterback Cooper Adams, standout back Keon Knowles, and four returning linemen, Greer fans can look for a more balanced attack and a defense anchored by two-way threat Marques Skinner and the Glunt twins in the secondary.
   

• South Carolina police officer fired for tracking ex-partner via Flock camera (washingtontimes.com) — Two Greer Police Department officers are among several Greenville County-area law enforcement employees fired this summer for allegedly misusing Flock license-plate cameras to look up personal contacts. The article details a Mauldin officer's repeated searches on an ex-partner's vehicle and places the Greer cases in a broader national debate over police use and abuse of this surveillance technology.
   

📸 Around Greer

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greer

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 23
• Greer Farmers Market (4) →
  Greer City Park, 301 E Poinsett St, Greer
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• JV Football Away at St. Joseph's
  Blue Ridge High School Greer, SC 29651
  7:00 pm
• Varsity Volleyball Away at Travelers Rest
  Blue Ridge High School Greer, SC 29651
  7:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Varsity Football Home vs St. Joseph's
  Blue Ridge High School Greer, SC 29651
  7:30 pm
• Varsity Football - Riverside @ Greenwood
  Riverside High School Greenwood high school, 1816 Cokesbury Rd, Greenwood, SC 29649
  7:30 pm
Saturday August 22
• Swimming - Riverside Hosts Annual Splashdown
  Riverside High School Middle Tyger YMCA Family Center, 720 Shoals Rd, Duncan, SC 2933
  8:30 am
Monday August 24
• Volleyball Scrimmage vs. G. Hurricanes
  Greer Middle Greer, SC 29651
  5:30 pm
• Open House
  Riverside High School , 794 Hammett Bridge Rd, Greer, SC 29650
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• In Person Writing Session →
  Lowes Foods of Greer, 850 E Suber Rd, Greer
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Job Search and Resume Workshop
  Middle Tyger Library
  10:00 am
• Session 1: Pizza Dinner & Curriculum Night
  Oakview Elementary Simpsonville, SC 29681
  5:00 pm
• 2026 A-List Awards Celebration Presented by Prisma Health →
  Simpsonville Area Chamber of Commerce Holly Tree Country Club 500 Golf Club Dr. Simpsonville, SC 29681
  5:30 pm
• Session 2: Pizza Dinner & Curriculum Night
  Oakview Elementary Simpsonville, SC 29681
  5:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello neighbors it's Aaron the License Plate guy.
  Just posting a few pictures of my artwork and birdhouses. Always looking for more plates to add to the collection! And yes I do sell my signs and… (Nextdoor Stonewood Manor)
• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
  FOUND on August 13, 2026 in Inman, SC 29349 near Asheville highway Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder, view… (Nextdoor Silver Ridge Farms)

• Compass Group, North America posted a job opening for HOUSEKEEPER (FULL TIME) - No Experience Required in Greer. Apply here.
• Chick-fil-A of Greer posted a job opening for Team Member Part Time in Greer. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greer here.

🗞 Nearby News

Taylors

• Greenville County advances cell tower restrictions: County Council notes (greenvillejournal.com)
• HSRZ Preview 2026: Eastside Eagles (wspa.com)
• Horoscope Today, August 18, 2026 (greenvilleonline.com)

Greenville

• Fall for Greenville will have 60 plus food vendors, 90 music acts (greenvilleonline.com)
• Hayden Panettiere's ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson was at the scene when she died: Police report (wbal.com)

Ok Greer! 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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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