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Spotted on the Summerville calendar: Kinsmen Service Pros Online Home Care Awareness Event

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Good morning Summerville! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Summerville volunteers helped 50 local families celebrate Christmas
  • What deputies say happened at a Summerville-area playground
  • How Daniel’s Law protected a newborn surrendered at Summerville Medical Center

Also on today's calendar: Kinsmen Service Pros Online Home Care Awareness Event and 3 more events.

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Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Monday: Breezy; a shower this morning, with a high of 66 and low of 33 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 51, low: 33.
  • Wednesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 54 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• SPD Outreach Program serves 50 families, 125 children (postandcourier.com) — Summerville families in need received a major boost this Christmas as the Summerville Police Department’s outreach program delivered food and gifts to 50 families and 125 children. With Gregg Middle School as home base and strong support from local donors and volunteers, the effort provided hams, turkeys, food bags, clothing, gift cards and bicycles to students identified by school staff.
   

• Suspect arrested after alleged assault, kidnapping at playground (postandcourier.com) — Dorchester County deputies arrested a Summerville woman after an alleged incident at a neighborhood playground where children were reportedly harassed and briefly restrained. Authorities say nearby adults intervened quickly, and the suspect now faces kidnapping, indecent exposure and simple assault charges while the investigation continues.
   

• 8 SC newborns surrendered at safe havens under Daniel's Law in 2025, tying record (postandcourier.com) — One of this year’s eight safely surrendered newborns in South Carolina was a baby girl born June 5 at Summerville Medical Center and relinquished there two days later under Daniel’s Law. The article explains how the state’s safe-haven process works, why officials say it saves lives, and how these surrenders fit into broader concerns about infant health statewide.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Our sweet cat Cruise (aka Crusito) slipped out of the house either late Christmas Eve or early Christmas morning.
    She’s a black fluffy cat with yellow green eyes. Last scene wearing her collar in Palmetto walk of Cane Bay. She is spayed with a clip deer. We… (Nextdoor Magnolia at Cane Bay)
  • May I please ask you guys opinions, how would you all feel if you were the only person in the house that did not receive a gift under the Christmas tree to open?
    Even individuals that did not live with us were given gifts. To add to this I bought everyone else at least one present to open. Should I be hurt??… (Nextdoor Blackberry Creek)
  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for Late Night Team Member in Summerville. Apply here.
  • USA Jobs posted a job opening for Warehouse Janitorial Cleaner in Summerville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Summerville here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Lead Maintenance Technician December 2025 The North Charleston Housing Authority is (postandcourier.com)
  • Pokémon event in North Charleston draws crowd, vendors report brisk sales (abcnews4.com)
  • Holy City Missions warming shelter opens with cold temperatures forecast (abcnews4.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Lunch and dinner. (From Norine S.)
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