Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 95 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Wednesday: Sweltering heat with sunshine, temps: high: 97, low: 72.
Thursday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 96 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Secretive Texas housing agency builds an apartment empire 1,500 miles away (houstonchronicle.com) — An El Paso, Texas housing authority's nonprofit has been quietly buying apartment complexes across the Southeast, including a multifamily property in Greer, and converting many units to income-restricted housing. The deals can remove properties from local tax rolls while giving distant officials major influence over housing policy, raising questions about transparency, lost revenue, and how current residents are affected.
Volleyball vs League Academy Northwood Middle School, 710 Ikes Rd, Taylors, SC 29687, USA 5:30 pm
Thursday September 3
Gardening Class- Planting a Fall Vegetable Garden → Greenville County Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Administrative Office Pavilion Athletic Fields @ 400 Scottswood Rd, Taylors, SC 29687, USA, United States 9:00 am
Friday September 4
Northwood Medtor Training Northwood Middle Taylors, SC 29687 8:30 am
Northwood Mentor Training Northwood Middle Taylors, SC 29687 8:30 am
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
UPDATE - we have (2) interested adopters from this post! We hope she can meet them and find a loving permanent home! Thanks to everyone! Sweet dog in foster care from Greenville Animal Care. She is 4.5… (Nextdoor Chartwell Estates)
UPDATE: Dog has been taken in by the GCAC shelter as of Monday 8/31 in the afternoon. Young male boxer found in the Granite Woods development in Greer on 8/30 in the evening. Has a green collar, and his front leg has been shaved… (Nextdoor Granite Woods)
DHL Express USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Forklift Operator in Greer. Apply here.
Contingent Resource Solutions, LLC posted a job opening for Machine Operators in Greer. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greer here.
🗞 Nearby News
Taylors
Who moved up in our SCHSL girls volleyball ranking entering Week 3 in Upstate? (greenvilleonline.com)
Is it safe to eat lettuce yet? What to know as cyclosporiasis outbreak lingers (wyff4.com)
Report: Woman shot, killed after pointing gun at officer; SLED to probe (greenvilleonline.com)
Greenville
48 hours in Greenville, South Carolina: Food, trails and art in a walkable downtown (fredericknewspost.com)
LiveWell Greenville to host inaugural Greenville Coffee Fest in February (greenvillejournal.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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