🌱 How Travelers Rest police fit into the Upstate’s Flock camera controversy

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In today's newsletter:

• How Travelers Rest police fit into the Upstate's Flock camera controversy

Also on today's calendar: Greenville Girls JV Volleyball @ Travelers Rest and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Very hot, with a high of 98 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Near-record temperatures, temps: high: 97, low: 74.
• Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 98 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Flock cameras: Upstate SC concerns growing over surveillance abuses (greenvillejournal.com) — Travelers Rest police are among at least a dozen Upstate agencies using Flock automated license plate reader cameras, now under growing scrutiny for potential misuse and privacy concerns. Local governments in Oconee County and Greer have already moved to restrict or pause the technology, fueling a broader debate over how much surveillance communities should allow and who gets to decide.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Travelers Rest

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 9
• The Squash Dinner - Topsoil Plant Based Supper Club →
  Topsoil Restaurant, 13 S Main St, Travelers Rest
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Superintendent Breakfast
  Travelers Rest High School Travelers Rest, SC 29690
  7:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Homecoming Dance →
  Travelers Rest High School Travelers Rest, SC 29690
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Greenville Girls JV Volleyball @ Travelers Rest →
  Travelers Rest High School, 301 N Main St, Travelers Rest
  5:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Bros Who Rosé →
  Restaurant 17, 10 Rd of Vines, Travelers Rest
  12:00 pm
• Pedal to Picnic Lunch Only →
  Topsoil Restaurant, 13 S Main St, Travelers Rest
  12:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

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
• Varsity Volleyball Tri-Match at Mauldin w/ TL Hanna
  Greenville Senior High Academy Mauldin High School, 701 E Butler Rd, Mauldin, SC 29662, USA
  5:30 pm
• JV Volleyball Tri-Match at Mauldin w/ TL Hanna
  Greenville Senior High Academy Mauldin High School, 701 E Butler Rd, Mauldin, SC 29662, USA
  5:30 pm
• Boys & Girls Swim vs Riverside/Greer
  Greenville Senior High Academy Middle Tyger YMCA Family Center, 720 Shoals Rd, Duncan, SC 2933
  6:00 pm
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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Me and my wife offer a free of charge tow service.
  We do not handle wrecks of totaled vehicles at this time. If the vehicle is inoperable or disabled we will assist in moving it. If you know someone… (Nextdoor Northwest Travelers Rest)

• Acosta Group - Acosta Sales & Marketing Company posted a job opening for Merchandising Specialist in Travelers Rest. Apply here.
• Prisma Health posted a job opening for Unit Secretary - Oncology PT, Evenings - No Experience Required in Greenville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Travelers Rest here.

🗞 Nearby News

Taylors

• Miracle Hill Ministries cuts ribbon on workforce development program (greenvillejournal.com)
• The Academy of Arts (Taylors, SC) - Nonprofit Profile, Grants, 990 (grantwatch.com)
• Greenville Man Charged with Murder Following Fatal Shooting at Anderson Construction Site (wsnwradio.com)

Greenville

• Fine Arts Center students travel to Greenville's Sister City in Italy (greenvillejournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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