🌱 Patch AM: How an 82-year mystery ended at Greenville-Spartanburg Airport

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In today's newsletter:

• How an 82-year mystery ended at Greenville-Spartanburg Airport
• How Furman turned a home game into a 74-point rout
• Why one Greenville worker blames his job hunt on H-1B visas

Also on today's calendar: Vermin Supreme Live and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Cold with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 41 and low of 25 degrees.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 54, low: 36.
• Wednesday: Periods of sun, with a high of 59 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Decorated WWII pilot recovered, returned home to Upstate after 82 years lost in action (wyff4.com) — A World War II pilot long missing in action has finally been brought home through Greenville-Spartanburg Airport, giving his Upstate family the chance to say a proper goodbye after 82 years. Relatives will hold a private military honors service on what would have been his 105th birthday and are encouraging donations to efforts that recover and reunite families with fallen veterans.
   

• Coyle, Furman roll past Mars Hill, 110-36 (wyff4.com) — Furman women’s basketball delivered a dominant 110-36 home win in Greenville, with sophomore forward Clare Coyle posting 31 points and 10 rebounds for her third straight double-double. Backed by four more double-figure scorers and stifling defense that forced 38 turnovers, the Paladins improved to 5-6 and gave local fans a high-scoring show at Timmons Arena.
   

• The Young People Fixated on Who Gets to Work in America (nytimes.com) — A young Trump supporter juggling three part-time jobs in Greenville, S.C., blames the H-1B visa program for his struggles to break into tech. His story anchors a broader look at Gen Z conservatives who see foreign worker visas as a core threat to American job prospects and a key test of MAGA’s commitment to “America First.”
   

📸 Around Greenville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greenville

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Tuesday December 16

• Basketball at Beck
  Greenville Middle Academy Greenville, SC 29607
  6:00 pm
• Basketball Game @ Home
  Beck International Academy Greenville, SC 29607
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Holiday Sing-Along
  Washington Center Greenville, SC 29607
• Girls Basketball vs. Ralph Chandler
  Greenville Middle Academy Greenville, SC 29607
  6:00 pm
• Basketball Game @ Rudolph Gordon
  Beck International Academy Greenville, SC 29607
  6:00 pm
• Vermin Supreme Live
  The Mushroom Spot , 1358 N Pleasantburg Dr , Greenville
  7:00 pm
• Boys Basketball vs. Ralph Chandler
  Greenville Middle Academy Greenville, SC 29607
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Polar Express/PJ Day
  Washington Center Greenville, SC 29607
• End 2nd Quarter
  Golden Strip Career and Technology Center Greenville, SC 29607

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• Basketball vs Blue Ridge @ TMS
  Tanglewood Middle Greenville, SC 29611
  5:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Toddler Time!
  Upcountry History Museum , 540 Buncombe St , Greenville
  10:00 am
• JV Girls Basketball vs Greenwood
  Greenville Senior High School , 1 Vardry St , Greenville
  5:00 pm
• C-Team Boys Basketball at Greenwood
  Greenwood high school , 1816 Cokesbury Rd , Greenwood
  5:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CVS Health offering measles vaccine to South Carolina residents amid the state’s current outbreak —Andrea Lynn Read on Patch

• Whatever you're celebrating, I wish you a wonderful holiday season.
  May you reflect on your year and cherish all the positive moments, and may you see the negative experiences only as lessons that inspire you to work… (Nextdoor Forrester Heights)
• I just witnessed the kindest couple perform a beautiful act.
  This wonderful elderly woman had fallen in her driveway. From home window nearby, I watched as this young and benevolent couple rushed to her aid… (Nextdoor Woodside Mill District)

• Bering Straits Native Corporation posted a job opening for Janitor in Greenville. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• See festive decorations, and the Greenville Zoo in a whole new light (greenvilleonline.com)
• 'The Chronicles of Narnia' Books Ranked by How Much We Want to See Them Adapted on the Screen (collider.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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