🌱 Patch AM: Why did Easley’s Walmart lock its doors early on Christmas Eve?

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In today's newsletter:

• Why did Easley’s Walmart lock its doors early on Christmas Eve?
• How Easley police helped bring down a major area drug operation

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 48 and low of 28 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 53, low: 30.
• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 58 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A South Carolina man needed his last-minute items, then the Walmart store manager stepped in and caused a holiday chaos (attackofthefanboy.com) — A Christmas Eve confrontation at the Easley Walmart erupted after a manager locked the doors about 15 minutes before the posted 6 p.m. closing time, leaving at least one last-minute shopper furious and sparking viral debate online. The incident has locals weighing workers’ right to get home on time against customers’ expectations that doors stay open until the exact posted hour.
   

• 14 arrested in several Pickens County undercover drug investigations (wyff4.com) — Fourteen people have been arrested on 35 drug-related charges after undercover investigations across Pickens and Anderson counties, with the Easley Police Department working alongside county and state agencies. Charges include meth and fentanyl trafficking and distribution, some near parks and schools, signaling an ongoing push against serious drug activity affecting Easley-area neighborhoods.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Fit Over 40
  Pickens County Library System - Village Library - Pickens , 124 N Catherine St , Pickens
  10:30 am

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

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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)
• Urgently needed!
  Large doggy wheelchair.... My beautiful senior American Eskimo Spitz has suffered some sort of injury to his back leg. I need to get him to the vet… (Nextdoor Blacksnake)

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