🌱 Patch AM: How a Charleston lawsuit ties a fatal crash back to Simpsonville

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Charleston lawsuit ties a fatal crash back to Simpsonville

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 59 and low of 35 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 57, low: 46.
• Saturday: Occasional rain and drizzle, with a high of 52 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Local bars accused of overserving drivers before fatal crash on Morrison Drive in 2024 (abcnews4.com) — Two young women from Simpsonville, described as lifelong friends, were killed while walking along Morrison Drive in Charleston after allegedly being struck by two different drivers in April 2024. A newly amended lawsuit now claims multiple Charleston-area bars overserved the accused drivers before the crash, as the victims’ families push for accountability and changes to prevent similar tragedies.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Tourneforte
  Radio Room , 110 Poinsett Hwy , Greenville
  6:30 pm
• Date/BFF Night! Twilight Trees - Set
  Painting with a Twist , 115 Pelham Rd suite #20 , Greenville
  7:00 pm
• Michael Cera Palin with Sidestep Dog, Tourneforte, and Wolfgang Wallace at Radio Room
  The Radio Room , 28 Liberty Ln , Greenville
  7:30 pm

Saturday January 3

• Full Moon Sound Bath — Greenville Yoga
  Greenville Yoga , 3221 Old Buncombe Rd , Greenville
  7:00 pm
• Blacklight Blizzard
  Painting with a Twist , 115 Pelham Rd suite #20 , Greenville
  8:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Teacher Professional Dev Day - Student Holiday
  Golden Strip Career and Technology Center Greenville, SC 29607

Tuesday January 6

• Women's Impact Network (WIN)
  Simpsonville Chamber Conference Room , 105A W. Curtis Street , Simpsonville
  8:30 am
• Students Return - Start of 2nd Semester
  Mauldin High School Mauldin, SC 29662
  8:45 am

Wednesday January 7

• Rotary Club of Simpsonville - Weekly Lunch Meeting
  Rotary Hall , 205 N. Maple Street , Simpsonville
  12:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• 2nd Report Card
  Golden Strip Career and Technology Center Greenville, SC 29607
• Seat Time - Media Center
  J. L. Mann High Academy Greenville, SC 29607
  4:00 pm
• Strings/Orchestra Winter Concert
  Greenville Middle Academy Eastside High School, 1300 Brushy Creek Rd, Taylors, SC 29687, USA
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Good morning, just saw a Black labish dog with a collar and a small tan dog running on Appomattox Dr.
  Sorry no pictures. Headed maybe to Harrisburg St. ? (Nextdoor Powderhorn)
• Looking for the Owners of this pup, just showed up River Ridge Subdivision,< w ga rd & Standing Springs rd> clean, seems well fed and friendly with my dogs.
  Please reachout to me and be able to identify a feature call or text 678 521 7848 Adrienne asap (Nextdoor Lost River Subdivision)

• Mathnasium posted a job opening for Lead Math Instructor / Tutor in Simpsonville. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier in Simpsonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Simpsonville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fountain Inn

• Obituary: Ernest 'Ernie' Dean Nuce (mountvernonnews.com)

Mauldin

• New music venues, soccer stadium, shopping centers to debut in 2026 (greenvilleonline.com)

Greenville

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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