🌱 Patch AM: Want to golf Greer’s course while directly helping local families?

Hello Greer! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Want to golf Greer's course while directly helping local families?
• How did Flock cameras cost two Greer officers their jobs?

Also on today's calendar: In Person Writing Session and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Some sun, a t-storm; humid, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Clouds and sun with a t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 68.
• Sunday: Sunny, with a high of 91 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Support Greer Relief's Golf tournament, biggest fundraiser of the year (wspa.com) — A major fundraiser for Greer Relief is teeing off at Greer Golf on Monday, Sept. 28, giving locals a chance to play, sponsor, or volunteer while supporting neighbors in need. The 20th Fred Anderson Golf for Relief includes food, contests, and even an Air Cannon and Drone Drive, with all proceeds backing Greer Relief's crisis support and empowerment programs.
   

• SC: Flock cameras spark debate over privacy and crime-solving (wyff4.com) — Local readers should know that two Greer Police Department officers were recently fired for misusing Flock license-plate cameras, part of a broader Upstate and national debate over surveillance and privacy. The story details how agencies credit the cameras with solving crimes while residents and officials raise concerns about oversight, misuse, and civil rights, prompting calls for stricter rules and platform changes.
   

📸 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

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
Tuesday August 25
• JV Volleyball Away at Wade Hampton
  Blue Ridge High School Greer, SC 29651
  5:30 pm
• Varsity Volleyball Away at Wade Hampton
  Blue Ridge High School Greer, SC 29651
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• In Person Writing Session →
  Lowes Foods of Greer, 850 E Suber Rd, Greer
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• In Person Writing Session →
  Lowes Foods of Greer, 850 E Suber Rd, Greer
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• Team Lions PAWS & Think
  Hillcrest Middle Cafeteria
  8:30 am
• Computer Basics for Beginners
  Middle Tyger Library
  9:30 am
• Book Tygers Book Discussion
  Middle Tyger Library
  4:30 pm
Saturday August 22
• SummerBash 2026 →
  Shipwreck Cove Town of Duncan, 119 S Spencer St, Duncan
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I know folks new to SC get frustrated with their flowers bursting into flames come summertime.
  What you planted up north likely won't survive our brutal afternoon scorchers in the summer! Wanted to share my absolute favorite plant to grow that… (Nextdoor Dean Road)
• Our Lady of Vietnam Memorial Park.
  From the moment I arrived, my discernment was going off because I could sense something about this place was special. The energy around this place… (Nextdoor Pleasant Meadows)

• PrimeFlight Aviation Services posted a job opening for Part- Time Ramp Agent- GSP Airport in Greer. Apply here.
• Perceptive Recruiting posted a job opening for CNC Machinist - 3rd Shift in Greer. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greer here.

🗞 Nearby News

Taylors

• Is it legal for children stay at home alone after school in SC? (greenvilleonline.com)
• Greenville County advances cell tower restrictions: County Council notes (greenvillejournal.com)
• HSRZ Preview 2026: Eastside Eagles (wspa.com)

Greenville

• Greenville Tech cuts ribbon on $32M Center for Welding and Automation Excellence (greenvillejournal.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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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