🌱 How did Five Forks land among South Carolina’s top places to live?

Hello Five Forks! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How did Five Forks land among South Carolina’s top places to live?

Also on today's calendar: Greenville Woodworkers Guild Tool Sale and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Very warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 88 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Breezy, temps: high: 91, low: 55.
• Sunday: Cooler; an a.m. shower or two, with a high of 70 and low of 45 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Forest Acres, Lexington crack SC 10 best places to live for 2026. Columbia landed No. 41 (thestate.com) — Five Forks ranks No. 4 on a new list of South Carolina’s best places to live, highlighted for its rapid growth, high-end neighborhoods, and strong schools. The statewide rankings, based on Niche data, also spotlight nearby Greenville County suburbs and compare them with larger cities like Columbia, Greenville, and Charleston.
   

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📸 Around Five Forks

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Five Forks

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Greenville Woodworkers Guild Tool Sale
  209 Hollyridge Ct, Greenville
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Friday April 17

• Madison Medlin
  Bullwinkle's Tavern , 2613 Woodruff Rd Unit 102 , Simpsonville
  6:00 pm
• JJ Sansaverino
  Blues Boulevard Jazz , 300 River St #203 , Greenville
  7:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• EI '67 Workshop
  Five Forks Branch Library , 104 Sunnydale Dr , Simpsonville
  10:00 am
• Protecting the Legacy: Your Home is Just a Place to Live – Simpsonville
  Five Forks Branch Library , 104 Sunnydale Dr , Simpsonville
  11:00 am
• PSYCHEDELIC RABBIT FEST!
  New Realm Brewing Co. , 912 S Main St , Greenville
  12:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Soccer vs. Fisher
  Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill Simpsonville, SC 29681
  5:30 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Kiwanis Club of Simpsonville
  Simpsonville Area Chamber of Commerce , 100 W Trade St , Simpsonville
  12:00 pm
• Soccer vs Bryson
  Hillcrest Middle Simpsonville, SC 29681
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 18

• Mauldin Mavericks vs Lexington Wildcats
  Mauldin High School , 701 E Butler Rd , Mauldin
  10:00 am
• Mauldin Blues & Jazz
  Mauldin Cultural Center , 101 E Butler Rd , Mauldin
  4:00 pm
• Live Music Saturday
  Pickle Yard , 15 Jenkins Ct , Mauldin
  6:00 pm
• Matilda: The Musical
  Mauldin High School Mauldin, SC 29662
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Mauldin

• 35+ Things to Do with Grandparents in the Upstate (kiddingaroundgreenville.com)
• Embattled S.C. Senator, Gubernatorial Candidate Escalates Legal Drama (fitsnews.com)

Simpsonville

• Let There Be Mom fundraiser supports parents facing life-threatening illnesses (foxcarolina.com)
• Man accused of arson during investigation into series of fires in Simpsonville (foxcarolina.com)
• A rezone could help revitalize Simpsonville's former food truck park (greenvilleonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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