🌱 Patch AM: How Easley police helped crack a major Upstate drug operation

Good day Easley! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Easley police helped crack a major Upstate drug operation

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 53 and low of 30 degrees.
• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 58, low: 36.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 58 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 14 arrested in Upstate drug investigations (wspa.com) — Fourteen people face a range of meth and fentanyl charges after a coordinated December drug investigation involving the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, SLED, and the Easley Police Department. Authorities say the joint effort targets trafficking that crosses local jurisdictions and are urging Easley and Pickens County residents to keep sharing tips about suspected drug activity.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 31

• The Pint Station New Years Eve Party
  The Pint Station Restaurant & tap room , 116 E Main St , Easley
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• Happy New Year!
  Greenville County Museum of Art , 420 College St , Greenville

Friday January 2

• Varsity Boys Wrestling at Bearcat Invitational
  Rock Hill High School , 320 W Springdale Rd , Rock Hill
  4:00 pm
• Girls Wrestling at Bearcat Invitational
  Rock Hill High School , 320 W Springdale Rd , Rock Hill
  4:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Varsity Boys Basketball PrepHoops Showcase vs Independence (NC)
  Greenville Senior High School , 1 Vardry St , Greenville
  6:15 pm
• Varsity Girls Basketball PrepHoops Showcase vs Seneca
  Greenville Senior High School , 1 Vardry St , Greenville
  7:45 pm

Tuesday January 6

• JV Girls Basketball at Woodmont
  Woodmont High School , 2831 W Georgia Rd , Piedmont
  5:00 pm
• C-Team Boys Basketball vs Woodmont
  Greenville Senior High School , 1 Vardry St , Greenville
  5:15 pm
• Battleground Carolina: A Prelude to War with Durant Ashmore
  Upcountry History Museum , 540 Buncombe St , Greenville
  5:30 pm
• Varsity Girls Basketball at Woodmont
  Woodmont High School , 2831 W Georgia Rd , Piedmont
  6:15 pm
• JV Boys Basketball vs Woodmont
  Greenville Senior High School , 1 Vardry St , Greenville
  6:30 pm
• Varsity Boys Basketball at Woodmont
  Woodmont High School , 2831 W Georgia Rd , Piedmont
  7:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I've been fostering this sweet boxer mix from the Pickens animal shelter since Tuesday .
  I'm keeping him till Friday but he is up for adoption . I would keep him but our 15-year-old poodle is not a fan of sharing his home with another dog… (Nextdoor Alice Mill Village)
• "My name is Lilly.
  I have to ride around in a bouncing bus all day some days with my daddy, who is kind of cranky sometimes, and is always on the move. I’m looking for… (Nextdoor Northside)

• The Willows of Easley posted a job opening for HOUSEKEEPER Hourly in Easley. Apply here.
• Dodge's posted a job opening for 3rd Shift Leader in Easley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Easley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Liberty

• Basketball Game Preview: Liberty Red Devils vs. Daniel Lions (maxpreps.com)

Greenville

• Greenville's biggest newsmakers of 2025 (postandcourier.com)
• Wild winds sweep the Upstate, knock out power (wspa.com)
• Jerry Jones Announces George Pickens Update on Tuesday (macon.com)

Clemson

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