🌱 Have you seen this missing Wagener teen?

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• Have you seen this missing Wagener teen?

Today's riddle: What's black & white and read all over? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 55 degrees.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 75, low: 54.
• Sunday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 73 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Last Seen: Mother of missing 16-year-old asks U.S. Marshals to join search (wrdw.com) — A 16-year-old girl from Wagener has been missing for over seven weeks, and her mother is now urging full involvement from the U.S. Marshals in the search. Investigators are following leads from Wagener to other cities while reviewing local surveillance footage. Residents are asked to contact the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office with any information that might help bring her home.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 30

• Hunter Jumpers In & Out Series →
  Stable View, 117 Stable Dr., Aiken
  8:00 am
• October Morning Mix →
  RADIUS Church, 300 W Main St., Lexington
  8:00 am
• Autumn Classic →
  Highfields Event Center, 118 Gaston St., Aiken
  8:00 am
• USHJA Hunter/Jumper In & Out Series →
  Stable View, 117 Stable Drive, Aiken
  8:00 am
• Annual Quilt Show →
  Aiken County Historical Museum, 433 Newberry St., SW, Aiken
  10:00 am
• REHAB w/ Special Guest Maddie Rean →
  Bubba's Pub N Grub, 2544 South Lake Drive, Lexington
  5:00 pm
• Trunk or Treat →
  Millbrook Baptist - Aiken, 223 S Aiken Blvd SE, Aiken
  5:30 pm
• Trick or Treat Candy Trail →
  529 South Lake Drive, Lexington
  5:30 pm
• Yappy Hour →
  SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare, 199 Willow Run Road, Aiken
  6:00 pm
• Back In Black - AC/DC Tribute →
  107 W Main St, Lexington
  6:00 pm
• Drive-In Movies at The Big Mo →
  The Big Mo, 5822 Columbia Highway North, Monetta
  6:30 pm
• Aiken Ghost Tours →
  St. Thaddeus Graveyard, 125 Pendleton St. SW, Aiken
  6:30 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Missing 3 Great Pyrenees mix.
  2 males, 1 female all friendly. All around 100lbs Female is chipped. They do have collars on, but I don't have tags on the collars yet. Around the… (Nextdoor Perry)

• Circle K posted a job opening for Store Assistant Manager in Salley. Apply here.
• footprint Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Merchandiser in Gaston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wagener here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Gilbert

• October 29 - November 4, 2026 (lexingtonchronicle.com)
• Lexington County volleyball teams advance in playoffs (lexingtonchronicle.com)

Batesburg-Leesville

• Amick Farms to hire 40 in $54.8M expansion (lexingtonchronicle.com)

Aiken

• DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen Deploys Franchise Network in Veterans Day Remodeling Push (franchiseherald.com)
• Aiken City Hall is going teal for Alzheimer's (wjbf.com)
• Groundbreaking ceremony celebrates Oliver Hotel downtown redevelopment project (newsbreak.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What's black & white and read all over?" — The Patch Newsletter! (Thank you Cat H. for sending it in!)
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