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🌱 Patch AM: Dump truck incident snarls traffic and internet on busy Greer road
Spotted on the Greer calendar: RENEW + Whole Fitness: SEAT Class
Coffee in hand, Greer? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Dump truck incident snarls traffic and internet on busy Greer road
- What a $61 million Greer apartment sale means for taxes and rents.
- How Greer's wastewater plant is saving money with nanobubbles
Also on today's calendar: Greenville Woodworkers Guild Tool Sale and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Some rain, with a high of 63 and low of 60 degrees.
- Sunday: A couple of morning t-storms, temps: high: 73, low: 58.
- Monday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 84 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Dump truck brings down internet cables on busy Greer road, crews say (foxcarolina.com) — Police and firefighters are managing traffic on South Buncombe Road in Greer after a dump truck snagged overhead internet cables Friday morning, possibly damaging a traffic light. Expect delays near the ice cream shop and nearby apartments while Spectrum crews work to fix the lines and restore normal traffic flow. 
• El Paso HOME buying spree: $600M in apartments, El Paso to Carolinas (elpasotimes.com) — A Texas-based public housing agency has bought The Lively Victor Park in Greer for over $61 million, converting it into mostly income-restricted apartments and removing it from local property tax rolls. The deal is part of a $600 million multistate buying spree meant to fund more affordable housing in El Paso, raising questions about how Greer's complex will balance reduced rents, market-rate units, and lost tax revenue.
• Nanobubbles: A practical tool for improving wastewater treatment performance (wwdmag.com) — Engineers highlight how nanobubble technology cut chemical use and improved sludge handling at the Maple Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Greer, showing a real-world example of cost savings and efficiency gains. The piece explains how nanobubbles can help utilities statewide stretch existing infrastructure, reduce polymer consumption, and stabilize treatment performance without major capital upgrades.
📸 Around Greer
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greer
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★ Featured events ★
- RENEW + Whole Fitness: SEAT Class →
Neighborhood Impact Center, 113C Berry Avenue, Greer
10:00 am
Tuesday October 13
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Other local events
- Girls Tennis - Christ Church @ Riverside
Riverside High School, 794 Hammett Bridge Rd, Greer
5:00 pm - Flag Football - Eastside @ Riverside
Riverside High School, 794 Hammett Bridge Rd, Greer
6:00 pm - Boys Volleyball - Travelers Rest @ Riverside
Riverside High School, 794 Hammett Bridge Rd, Greer
7:00 pm - Girls Tennis - Riverside @ Travelers Rest
Travelers Rest High School, 301 N Main St, Travelers Rest
5:00 pm - JV/V Girls Volleyball - Riverside @ Travelers Rest
Travelers Rest High School, 301 N Main St, Travelers Rest
5:30 pm - Girls Golf Home vs Christ Church
Cherokee Valley Course and Club, 450 Cherokee Valley Way, Greer
4:30 pm - Girls Tennis - Riverside @ Gaffney
Gaffney High School, 149 Twin Lake Rd, Gaffney
5:00 pm - Greenville Woodworkers Guild Tool Sale →
209 Hollyridge Ct, Greenville
8:00 am - Greenville Woodworkers Guild Tool Sale →
209 Hollyridge Ct, Greenville
8:00 am - Fall Book Festival →
Randall House, 215 Randall St, Greer
11:00 am - Trunk or Treat →
Bellamore, 552 Memorial Dr Ext, Greer
5:00 pm
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Saturday October 17
Thursday October 22
📣 Greer Shout Outs!
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- John W. Molony Law Firm, LLC — (843) 762-5732
- Palmetto Roofing Specialties — (888) 597-6720
- SEO After Coffee — 8642835030
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The garden is still growing.
We've got six watermelons that hopefully will be able to eat before it gets too cold and kills everything. (Nextdoor Pleasant Meadows)
- Food Lion posted a job opening for PT Customer Service Leader in Greer. Apply here.
- Hardee's posted a job opening for Fast Food Restaurant General Manager @ Greer in Greer. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greer here.
🗞 Nearby News
Taylors
- Food, music and fun: Fall for Greenville opens downtown (greenvilleonline.com)
- 2026 Chrysalis Award: Kitchen $75,000 (qualifiedremodeler.com)
- UV Stabilized PCR Polymer Market To 2035: Decentralized Testing Drives Growth (indexbox.io)
Greenville
- 126 Herrick Pl Lot 130, Greenville, SC 29611 (redfin.com)
- Crews to bury utility lines, add lighting along Greenville's Augusta Street (foxcarolina.com)
Ok Greer! 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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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