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🌱 How a Clemson student’s kidnapping case ended in the Westminster area

Westminster, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

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  • How a Clemson student’s kidnapping case ended in the Westminster area

Also on today's calendar: Men's Golf League and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 69.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• SC man gets life in prison for kidnapping Clemson student (wyff4.com) — A police chase connected to a violent 2024 kidnapping of a Clemson student ended in the Westminster area, where deputies arrested the suspect. The man, who has a long criminal history in Oconee County, has now been sentenced to life in prison without parole on the kidnapping charge, plus additional lengthy sentences for related offenses.
   

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    Friday August 7
  • Warrior Welcome
    Orchard Park Elementary Westminster, SC 29693
    5:00 pm
  • Warrior Welcome at WOHS
    West Oak Middle Westminster, SC 29693
    5:30 pm
    • Sunday August 9
  • Cover the Campus Event
    West Oak Middle Westminster, SC 29693
    6:00 pm
    • Monday August 10
  • Men's Golf League →
    Chickasaw Point Golf Course, 503 S Hogan Dr, Westminster
    10:00 am
    • Tuesday August 11
  • Couples Golf →
    Chickasaw Point Golf Course, 503 S Hogan Dr, Westminster
    3:00 pm
    • Wednesday August 12
  • Men's Golf League →
    Chickasaw Point Golf Course, 503 S Hogan Dr, Westminster
    10:00 am
    • Friday August 14
  • Band Jump Start Clinic at WOMS
    West Oak Middle Westminster, SC 29693
    4:30 pm

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    Many purchases are exempt from the state's 6% sales tax and any applicable local taxes. The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs encourages… (Nextdoor )
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🗞 Nearby News

Walhalla

  • Bridge repairs in rural Oconee (wgog.com)
  • Hartwell Woman to Stand Trial for Murder in Oconee County, SC (921wlhr.com)
  • Robert Stanley Kelley (wgog.com)

Seneca

  • SCDOT to Close Little Choestoea Road Bridge for Replacement Project in Oconee County (wsnwradio.com)
  • Nancy Hyatt Lusk (wgog.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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