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🌱 Patch AM: Why is fast-growing Goose Creek pushing for its own ZIP code?
And check out Chess Club In-Person on the Goose Creek Patch calendar
Hi Goose Creek! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why is fast-growing Goose Creek pushing for its own ZIP code?
- Is the Goose Creek Hardee’s among the Hardee’s suddenly going dark?
Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Goose Creekfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.
- Sunday: Low clouds, temps: high: 69, low: 60.
- Monday: Windy with a few showers, with a high of 71 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Who really controls the map? Inside Google's grip on Lowcountry navigation (postandcourier.com) — If Google Maps has ever misplaced your Goose Creek street, you’re not alone—city GIS staff say errors are common as the fast-growing city even pursues its own new ZIP code. Local mapping experts explain how user edits, pranks, and slow updates can confuse addresses, but also how residents and businesses can usually get mistakes fixed fairly quickly. 
Find out what's happening in Goose Creekfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
• More Hardee's burger restaurants in SC have closed. Here's where. (postandcourier.com) — Goose Creek residents may notice their local Hardee’s dark after franchisee Arc Burger temporarily closed several Charleston-area locations amid a financial dispute with the chain. Hardee’s says it aims to reopen six South Carolina restaurants, including the affected Lowcountry sites, once new arrangements are in place. Other nearby Hardee’s have already shut down permanently in recent years.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Goose Creek
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- Chess Club In-Person
Goose Creek Library , Activity Room , Goose Creek
4:00 pm
Monday December 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
- PokeKon Fest - Charleston, SC
Embassy Suites by Hilton Charleston Airport Hotel & Convention Center , 5055 International Blvd , North Charleston
10:00 am - Afternoon Tea
Kersey House Bistro , 117 W Luke Ave , Summerville
11:00 am - Saturdays at the Distillery
Firefly Distillery , 4201 Spruill Ave , North Charleston
12:00 pm - Dorchester County Clemson Club - Watch Party
Palmetto Flats Restaurant & Tavern , 975 Bacons Bridge Rd #148 , Summerville
12:00 pm - 3rd Annual Thai Taco Holiday Oyster Roast
Thai Taco Sushi Bar & Grill , 109 Holiday Dr , Summerville
2:00 pm - *BFF/DATENIGHT* Written in the Stars
Painting with a Twist , 1336 Old Georgetown Rd Suite 106 , Mt Pleasant
6:00 pm - Charles Grant
Forte Jazz Lounge , 477 King St , Charleston
7:00 pm - The Brewery Comedy Tour
Indigo Reef Brewing Company , 2079 Wambaw Crk Rd Unit 1 , Charleston
7:30 pm - Motown Throwdown
The Charleston Pour House , 1977 Maybank Hwy , Charleston
1:30 pm - WFY12 Sunday Meeting +Movement (in person) (1)
Satsang Yoga Charleston , 1256 Ben Sawyer Blvd , Mt Pleasant
4:00 pm - SC Works Berkeley: Info Session
SC Works Berkeley , 500 S Live Oak Dr , Moncks Corner
9:00 am
Saturday December 27
Sunday December 28
Monday December 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Happy holidays everyone!
My husband and I were just discussing things we would like to get done around our house and we were thinking of seeing how much it would cost for… (Nextdoor Liberty Hall Plantation) - Car trouble happens when traveling for the holidays.
If you need a trailer we are open 24/7. Give us a call 843-485-6988 (Nextdoor St James Estates)
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Late Night Team Member in Goose Creek. Apply here.
- Coca-Cola Consolidated posted a job opening for Merchandiser in Goose Creek. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Goose Creek here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hanahan
- 3rd annual All-Friday Night Lights team revealed (live5news.com)
Ladson
- Home for the holidays: Charleston Animal Society delivers newly adopted pets for Christmas (postandcourier.com)
- The Peach Cobbler Factory scoops up downtown Charleston space (postandcourier.com)
North Charleston
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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