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🌱 Patch AM: Easley-connected Navy family demands answers after sailor’s tragic death
Spotted on the Easley calendar: Benny Hagerty
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In today's newsletter:
- Easley-connected Navy family demands answers after sailor's tragic death
Also on today's calendar: THE ODD COUPLE and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, temps: high: 86, low: 69.
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Family seeks answers after Navy sailor's death during deployment (wyff4.com) — A Navy sailor with family ties to Easley died by suicide during a long deployment, and her siblings are pressing for clearer answers and stronger mental health support from the military. The story highlights her Easley connection, her mother's recent death, and the family's frustration with limited information from the Navy while urging anyone struggling to seek help through the 988 crisis line. 
📸 Around Easley
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Easley
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★ Featured events ★
- Benny Hagerty →
The Grainyard, 122 Folger Ave, Easley
6:30 pm
Friday August 28
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Other local events
- THE ODD COUPLE →
Foothills Playhouse, 201 S 5th St, Easley
7:30 pm - Strengthening Families Program
West End Elementary School Easley, SC 29642
6:00 pm - David Locke →
The Grainyard, 122 Folger Ave, Easley
6:30 pm - Alexander Hovrath →
The Grainyard, 122 Folger Ave, Easley
6:30 pm - THE LEGACY LIVES - AUSTIN IRBY AS ELVIS →
Foothills Playhouse, 201 S 5th St, Easley
7:30 pm - Southern Weaving Food Hall →
Southern Weaving Food Hall, 210 Fern St, Easley
2:00 pm - Jackson Truluck: Southern Weaving Food Hall →
Southern Weaving Food Hall, 210 Fern St, Easley
2:00 pm
Friday August 28
Monday August 31
Thursday September 3
Friday September 11
Sunday September 13
📣 Easley Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- GMS Football @ Riverside
R.H. Gettys Middle School 458 Riverside St, Pendleton, SC 29670, USA
6:00 pm - Pickens County & Upstate Pantry Summit →
Rosewood Center, 419 E Main St, Liberty
9:00 am - BINGO THURSDAYS (1) →
The Market at the Mill, 225 Pumpkintown Hwy, Pickens
11:30 am - Away Team Don Gilm →
The Grainyard, 122 Folger Ave, Easley
6:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Saturday August 29
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- Palmetto Roofing Specialties — (888) 597-6720
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking for recommendations for licensed plumber to replace single hole kitchen sink faucet, labor only, I will supply replacement faucet.
If you are licensed, you may PM me with price and availability. Thanks in advance. (Nextdoor Westchester Easley) - I need to buy a smallish corner love seat/ couch for 3 grandkids.
Must be durable and (max) $200. Wanna buy it in Easley or Liberty. today. Where would you go? (Nextdoor Stone Meadow)
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Easley. Apply here.
- O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in Easley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Easley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Liberty
- How much recess time do kids really need? (san.com)
Pickens
- Search for missing veteran who could be armed, South Carolina police say (thestate.com)
- University of South Carolina to name new building for late US Sen Lindsey Graham, a two-time Carolina alum (hanfordsentinel.com)
- Deputies: Checkpoints for impaired drivers set up along major Pickens County highways (foxcarolina.com)
Greenville
- Michael Cogdill, former WYFF-4 anchor, to promote children's book in Greenville (greenvillejournal.com)
Ok Easley! 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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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