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Hello again Mauldin! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Mauldin red-light stop led to 25 years in prison
  • How are Flock cameras really being used by Mauldin police?

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A heavy thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Sunny spells with a t-storm, temps: high: 91, low: 70.
  • Sunday: Warm with lots of sun, with a high of 92 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• SC: Driver asleep at red light leads to drug conviction (wyff4.com) — A Greenville County man has been sentenced to 25 years in state prison after Mauldin police found methamphetamine and other drugs in his car when he was discovered asleep at a red light in 2021. Jurors convicted him on trafficking and possession charges, and he was also ordered to pay a $50,000 fine, underscoring the serious consequences of drug offenses in and around Mauldin.
   

• SC: Flock cameras spark debate over privacy and crime-solving (wyff4.com) — Mauldin residents should know their police department is part of a wider Upstate debate over Flock license plate cameras, after an officer was fired for allegedly misusing the system to track an ex-partner's car. The article details how these cameras have helped solve serious crimes quickly while also raising major privacy and oversight concerns across the region and country.
   

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Other local events
    Tuesday August 25
  • PTA Meeting
    Washington Center Greenville, SC 29607
    9:00 am
    • Wednesday August 26
  • FCA - Auditorium
    J. L. Mann High Academy Greenville, SC 29607
    8:00 am
    • Thursday August 27
  • Back to School Vaccine Clinic
    Washington Center Greenville Co Health Dept, 352 Halton Rd, Greenville, SC 29607\
  • NCFC's Parent Cafe
    Sterling School 's Vegas Room
    5:30 pm
    • Friday August 28
  • College Colors Day
    Washington Center Greenville, SC 29607

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday August 21
  • Team Lions PAWS & Think
    Hillcrest Middle Cafeteria
    8:30 am
    • Saturday August 22
  • 2026 NPHC Greek Cookout →
    Reedy Fork/Rocky Creek Community Park, 931 S Garrison Rd, Simpsonville
    4:00 pm
    • Monday August 24
  • Volleyball vs. Northwest
    Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill Simpsonville, SC 29681
    6:00 pm
    • Tuesday August 25
  • Lunch & Learn Series Presented by Prisma Health
    Simpsonville Area Chamber of Commerce 105-A West Curtis Street Simpsonville, SC 29681
    11:45 am
  • Scouts of America speak to parents
    Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill Simpsonville, SC 29681
    6:00 pm
    • Wednesday August 26
  • Leadership Simpsonville
    Simpsonville Area Chamber of Commerce 100 W Trade St, Simpsonville, SC 29681

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🗞 Nearby News

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Greenville

  • Drive rally past Winston-Salem (wspa.com)
  • UPDATE: Brace for quarter-sized hail with thunderstorms in Greenville and Spartanburg counties (islandpacket.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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