🌱 Meet the James Island scholar-athlete earning recognition on and off field
James Island, South Carolina Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings James Island! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the James Island scholar-athlete earning recognition on and off field
- How James Island residents forced SCDOT to rethink Folly Road medians
Also on today's calendar: No Limits Pickleball for Parkinson's.
Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 82 and low of 72 degrees.
- Monday: Humid with some sun, temps: high: 85, low: 73.
- Tuesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Scholar Athletes of the Week: Markovic and Dutrow (abcnews4.com) — A James Island High School student, swimmer and lacrosse player Murphy Dutrow, is being honored as a Scholar Athlete of the Week, putting local academic and athletic achievement in the spotlight. The feature highlights Dutrow’s leadership roles, church and youth outreach work, and strong GPA, alongside Summerville standout volleyball player Emilia Markovic. 
• Don't Want the Medians on Highway 17? Here's What Your Options Actually Are MyrtleBeachSC News (myrtlebeachsc.com) — James Island’s successful pushback against proposed raised medians on Folly Road is held up as a model for North Myrtle Beach residents now facing similar Highway 17 changes. The piece explains how James Island’s council vote and organized public response influenced SCDOT, and suggests how communities can use that leverage before designs are finalized.
📸 Around James Island
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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No Limits Pickleball for Parkinson's →
1742 Signal Point Rd, Charleston
1:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
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Other local events
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James Taylor →
LTP-Daniel Island, 161 Seven Farms Drive, Charleston
7:00 pm -
No Limits: Pickleball For Parkinson's Begins September 22nd; 1 pm -3 pm →
Dill Dinkers Pickleball, 1742 Signal Point Rd, Charleston
1:00 pm
Sunday September 20
Tuesday September 22
📣 James Island Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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The Sunday Sessions →
The Bounty Bar, 15 Center Street, Folly Beach
9:00 pm -
Super Reggae Man →
Rita's Seaside Grille, 2 Center St, Folly Beach
6:00 pm -
The Speed of Sound →
The Bounty Bar, 15 Center Street, Folly Beach
9:30 pm -
Yoga and Sound Healing →
12th Street East, Folly Beach -
The Riverfront Rascals →
The Bounty Bar, 15 Center Street, Folly Beach
9:30 pm -
Tom Crowley & The Speakers →
The Bounty Bar, 15 Center Street, Folly Beach
9:30 pm -
Mermaids & Mateys →
Folly Beach SC
10:00 am -
Campbell & Sons →
The Bounty Bar, 15 Center Street, Folly Beach
9:30 pm -
Willow Avalon →
Music Farm, 32 Ann St, Charleston
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Johnny Holliday & The Silver Lining →
The Bounty Bar, 15 Center Street, Folly Beach
10:00 pm
Sunday September 20
Thursday September 24
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Wednesday October 7
Friday October 9
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🗞 Nearby News
Folly Beach
- Salty Snout Showdown brings Folly Beach's ‘most unhinged dog contest' (counton2.com)
Charleston
- Charleston County names new emergency communications director focused on AI, tech (abcnews4.com)
- Charleston ranks as top affordable city for young people beginning careers: study (counton2.com)
- Charleston Moves to Host 10th Annual Pedal & Panache (holycitysinner.com)
Ok James Island! 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: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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