🌱 How Gaffney’s abandoned power plant became Hollywood’s underwater movie set

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• How Gaffney’s abandoned power plant became Hollywood’s underwater movie set

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 51 and low of 29 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds, temps: high: 54, low: 32.
• Thursday: A shower; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 57 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What Happened to The Abyss: James Cameron's Most Brutal Production (joblo.com) — A major chunk of James Cameron’s 1989 sci‑fi epic The Abyss was filmed inside an abandoned nuclear power plant in Gaffney, where a massive containment structure became the movie’s giant water tank. The story dives into the brutal underwater shoot, the groundbreaking effects it pioneered, and how this ambitious production ultimately underperformed at the box office but grew into a cult favorite.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gaffney

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 16

• Wade Hampton Boys Varsity Basketball @ Gaffney
  Gaffrica High School, 805 E Frederick St, Gaffney
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Wrestling @ Berea (Tri)
  Cherokee County School District Gaffney, SC 29341
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• City Holiday - Christmas Eve
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Thursday December 25

• City Holiday - Christmas Day
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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• BSE-Super Chix Spirit Night
  Carlisle Foster's Grove Elementary School , 625 Fosters Grove Rd , Chesnee
  5:00 pm
• CHS JV Boys Basketball vs Blacksburg
  Chesnee HS
  5:00 pm
• Wade Hampton Girls Varsity Basketball @ Gaffney
  Gaffrica High School , 805 E Frederick St , Gaffney
  6:00 pm
• CHS Var Girls Basketball vs Blacksburg
  Chesnee HS
  6:00 pm
• BSHS Basketball @ Dorman
  Carlisle Foster's Grove Elementary School , 625 Fosters Grove Rd , Chesnee
  6:00 pm
• Rudolph Jr.
  Jesse Boyd Elementary School , 1505 Fernwood Glendale Rd , Spartanburg
  6:00 pm
• Chapman Boys JV Basketball @ Chesnee
  Chesnee High School , 795 S Alabama Ave , Chesnee
  7:30 pm
• Blacksburg Boys JV Basketball @ Chesnee
  Chesnee High School , 795 S Alabama Ave , Chesnee
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Missing 2 Great Pyrenees off Keg Town Mill Rd.
  If anyone sees them, please let me know. 864-316-6196 THANKS!!!! (Nextdoor State Line)

• SCTechJobs posted a job opening for Aeroworks - Brake Press Operator (Post-Hire Training) - #11-907-11 in Gaffney. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(05639) - 125 Walton Dr in Gaffney. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gaffney here.

🗞 Nearby News

Spartanburg

• First Alert Traffic: Bridge repairs to begin on I-26 in Spartanburg County (foxcarolina.com)
• Man wanted in connection with overdose at Spartanburg event, police say (foxcarolina.com)
• The Business Narrative: Governor Unveils Updated State Water Plan to Guide Long-term Protection of Water Resources (greenvillebusinessmag.com)

Boiling Springs

• Providence Day wins The Observer's Sweet 16 football title. View the final rankings (heraldonline.com)

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