🌱 Patch AM: Will new leads emerge in this unsolved Hilton Head chemical attack?

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In today's newsletter:

• Will new leads emerge in this unsolved Hilton Head chemical attack?

Also on today's calendar: 🪷 Join Us for Sunday Stillness Meditation 🪷.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Alison J.!

Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Nice with plenty of sun, with a high of 65 and low of 47 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 58, low: 47.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• "I was dying": Hilton Head Island woman seeks answers after chemical attack (wjcl.com) — A Hilton Head Island woman is marking one year since she was doused with chemicals during a robbery while driving home from a bank on Whooping Crane Way, and she says her case remains unresolved. Still undergoing treatment and struggling emotionally, she’s urging anyone with information to come forward and has asked Beaufort County deputies to take a fresh look at the investigation.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hilton Head Island

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Sunday December 21

• 🪷 Join Us for Sunday Stillness Meditation 🪷
  Pure Salt Studios Health and Wellness Spa , 9 Harbourside Ln , Hilton Head Island
  3:30 pm

Monday December 22

• 🪷 Join Us for Meditation Monday 🪷
  Pure Salt Studios Health and Wellness Spa , 9 Harbourside Ln , Hilton Head Island
  9:00 am

🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 21

• Mimosas & Melodies — Windhorse ~ Gallery & Marketplace
  Windhorse ~ Gallery & Marketplace , 809 Paris Ave , Port Royal
  1:00 pm
• Side Hustle Farmers Market at the Bluffton Taproom
  Side Hustle Brewing Company , 10 Buck Island Rd Suite 200 , Bluffton
  1:00 pm
• Bluffton Community Hanukkah Event
  Bluffton, SC Calendar , 68 Boundary Street , Bluffton
  5:30 pm
• Farmers Market @ Side Hustle Brewing Co.
  10 Buck Island Rd , Bluffton
  6:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Southern Barrel Community Discount
  Southern Barrel Brewing Co. , 375 Buckwalter Place Blvd , Bluffton
• Historic Preservation Review Committee Meeting
  Bluffton, SC Calendar , 20 Bridge Street , Bluffton
  4:00 pm
• Planning Commission Meeting-CANCELLED
  Port Royal, SC Calendar Port Royal, SC 29935
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Senior Wednesday
  Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce , 36 Cecil Reynolds Drive , Bluffton
• Christmas Eve
  Bluffton, SC Calendar
• Christmas Eve Under The Stars 2025
  Bluffton Oyster Factory Park , 63 Wharf St , Bluffton
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Last Winter Market 12/20, Rain or Shine.
  Thank you all for your loyal support, we will see you Summer Market 2026. Happy Holidays and to a Happy New Year. Hilton Head Plantation Residents… (Nextdoor Sound View)
• Looking for a little help that FedEx cannot provide.
  If you received a package with my name on it or recognize the front steps in the picture let me know so I can save this Christmas present-to-be. … (Nextdoor Wild Horse)

• Sonic posted a job opening for Team Member in Hilton Head Island. Apply here.
• H&R Block, Inc. posted a job opening for Bookkeeper - Franchise Location in Hilton Head Island. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hilton Head Island here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bluffton

• Bluffton to implement new safety laws in 2026 for specialized vehicles (blufftontoday.com)
• New Riverside Primary Care opens in Bluffton (blufftontoday.com)
• USC Beaufort's Shawn Becker Named to NCAA Division II Coaching Enhancement Grant Selection Committee (peachbeltconference.org)

Port Royal

• Investigation underway after 26-year-old Marine dies at Parris Island (heraldonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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