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🌱 Patch AM: How two Lexington County brothers turned a prank into holiday magic
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What's up Lexington! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How two Lexington County brothers turned a prank into holiday magic
- How a wrong-way driver turned Christmas Eve deadly on Platt Springs Road
Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.
- Saturday: Very warm with plenty of sun, temps: high: 77, low: 54.
- Sunday: Low clouds, with a high of 66 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• ‘Ding dong do-gooders': Lexington County kids turn classic prank into acts of kindness (wistv.com) — Two young brothers in a Lexington County neighborhood are turning the old “ding dong ditch” prank into a Christmas tradition of kindness by secretly hanging treat bags and handmade cards on neighbors’ doors. Their surprise deliveries in The Farm subdivision are delighting residents and reinforcing their parents’ message that anonymous good deeds still matter. 
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• Two killed in wrong-way crash on Platt Springs Road in Lexington County (wltx.com) — A wrong-way crash on Platt Springs Road in Lexington County late Christmas Eve left two people in a Ford Focus dead and another passenger injured, according to state troopers. Investigators say a Cadillac SUV was traveling west in the eastbound lanes of SC 602 near Dairy June Road when it collided with the car, sending both drivers to the hospital and closing a key local route.
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- Lopez & Funk — 518 Smokehouse
518 Smokehouse , 673 Chapin Rd , Chapin
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Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce , 103 Legion Plaza Rd. , Columbia
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Indian Waters Council - Boy Scouts of America , 715 Betsy Dr # B6 , Columbia - Rotary Club of Chapin Sunrise
Crooked Creek Park Chapin, SC 29036
7:30 am - Sandhills District Meeting & Roundtable
Rembert Area Community Center , 6785 Bradley St , Rembert
6:00 pm - Chicora Roundtable
Horry Georgetown Technical College , 2050 US 501 East , Conway
7:00 pm - Official South Carolina Boating Education Class
Zion Lutheran Church , 226 Corley Mill Rd , Lexington
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Festivus, Happy New Year and whatever else you may celebrate!
I choose to focus on what makes us the similar as opposed to what makes us different. Good health and happiness to each and every one of you! Be… (Nextdoor Hamlet West) - Missing cat
My parents on Park Rd have not seen their indoor/outdoor cat, Cookie, for a week. He is chipped but it is registered to his prior owner, also of Park… (Nextdoor Willowbrooke)
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- Office Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Part Time Store Associate in Lexington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lexington here.
🗞 Nearby News
West Columbia
- Augusta Road and Jarvis Klapman Boulevard repaved in West Columbia, what's next? (westmetronews.com)
- Did you see him? Santa's sleigh spotted across the Midlands (wach.com)
- Midlands city approves two-story triplex after initially denying plans (thestate.com)
Cayce
- Firefighters feed over 600 families for the holidays (wach.com)
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