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In today's newsletter:

  • How many new jobs are headed to Orangeburg County’s industrial sector?
  • How will the I-26 overhaul change your drive through Orangeburg?
  • How a former Claflin leader reshaped teacher pipelines statewide

Also on today's calendar: Orangeburg Riverhawks Athletic Banquet and 1 more event.

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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: A couple of showers, with a high of 63 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and windy, temps: high: 65, low: 32.
  • Saturday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 63 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Industrial growth continues in Orangeburg County (wistv.com) — New industrial projects in Orangeburg County are moving forward, including a newly approved development and a 400,000‑square‑foot plant expected to create nearly 400 jobs. Local leaders say these facilities will especially benefit residents without college degrees, offering higher‑paying, accessible work and helping chip away at the county’s high unemployment and income gap. Residents and business leaders alike see Orangeburg as an emerging hub for high‑tech industry.
   

• SCDOT to hold public hearing on proposed I-26 corridor improvements (wltx.com) — Major changes are being proposed for I-26 through Orangeburg County, and residents can weigh in at a public hearing on January 8, 2026, at the Orangeburg County Conference Center. SCDOT will present plans to widen and upgrade I-26 between mile markers 145 and 172, with displays, Q&A, and formal comments accepted in person and online through January 23.
   

• Roy Jones, College of Education faculty member and executive director of Call Me MISTER®, to retire from Clemson University effective June 2026 (clemson.edu) — Orangeburg readers may remember Roy Jones from his years leading teacher education at Claflin University before he helped grow Clemson’s Call Me MISTER program into a national model. Jones will retire from Clemson in June 2026, and the university is launching a national search for his successor while naming an interim director to keep the influential teacher pipeline moving forward.
   

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    Friday December 19
  • Orangeburg Riverhawks Athletic Banquet
    Claflin University , 400 Magnolia St , Orangeburg
    6:30 pm
  • The Last Singer
    Bluebird Theater , 1141 Russell St , Orangeburg
    7:00 pm
    • Thursday December 25
  • Farmers Market
    Claflin University , On Magnolia between Clark & Lewis Dunton , Orangeburg
    11:00 am

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  • South Carolina State University posted a job opening for English Instructor in Orangeburg. Apply here.
  • Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Full Time - Receiver/Stocker - Day in Orangeburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orangeburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Columbia

  • Columbia non-profit set to host free food and diaper giveaway (wach.com)
  • Pre-K students at Bradley Elementary surprised with bicycles (abccolumbia.com)
  • B2K and Bow Wow Announce 2026 'Boys 4 Life Tour' Dates (wtlcfm.com)

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