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In today's newsletter:

  • What family messages revealed before the Ladson double homicide charges.
  • Why the Boston Celtics picked Charleston for this year's training camp
  • How one Revolutionary leader helped shape Charleston's earliest civic life

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Wednesday: Humid; breezy in the morning, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Facebook posts reveal family's pleas to Justine May leading up to double homicide arrest (nationalcybersecurity.com) — Charleston County authorities are investigating a tragic Ladson double homicide in which 31-year-old Justine May is charged with killing her two children, with state child-fatality specialists assisting local deputies. Newly surfaced Facebook posts and messages show escalating conflict between May and worried relatives, who repeatedly urged her to seek help and allow more access to the children before the deaths.
   

• Boston Celtics begin training camp at The Citadel (live5news.com) — The Boston Celtics are in Charleston this week, holding training camp at The Citadel and joining several other NBA teams that have recently used the military college's facilities. Practices run through Tuesday before the team departs Wednesday, bringing star players and national attention to town. Coach Joe Mazzula praised Charleston's hospitality and the setup that drew them here.
   

• 'Millions for defense': the life of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (charlestonmercury.com) — Charleston readers get a deep look at Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, the Revolutionary War leader and statesman who later led several of the city's key civic and religious institutions. The piece traces his education in Europe, military service alongside Washington, and role in the Constitutional Convention. It also highlights his leadership of the Charleston Library Society and Charleston Bible Society.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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