🌱 How did Swansea wrestling stack up in the new statewide rankings?

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• How did Swansea wrestling stack up in the new statewide rankings?

Also on today's calendar: Book Club: Book Buzz & Beyond.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A couple of showers, with a high of 63 and low of 58 degrees.
• Friday: Sunshine; breezy, pleasant, temps: high: 65, low: 32.
• Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 60 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Nine Lake Murray Teams Appear in Preseason Wrestling Polls (thenewirmonews.com) — Swansea High’s wrestling team opens the season ranked No. 11 in Class 3A, putting the town on the statewide radar. They’re one of nine Lake Murray–area programs earning preseason recognition, underscoring how competitive local boys and girls wrestling has become this year.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Swansea

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• First Baptist Church Surviving the Holidays
  1344 Mack St, Gaston
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• Book Club: Book Buzz & Beyond
  Gaston Branch Library , 214 S Main St , Gaston
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Teacher Talent Show
  Brookland Cayce High School , 1300 State St , Cayce
  12:27 pm
• Corbett Middle vs Schofield Middle
  A L Corbett Middle School , 10 A L Corbett Cir , Wagener
  5:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Men’s Luncheon
  3 Brother's Pizza , 830 Main St , Pelion
  11:30 am
• Eyes of the Eagle Showdown tournament
  Cyril B Busbee Middle School , 501 Bulldog Blvd , Cayce
  5:00 pm
• Calhoun County Saints vs Branchville Yellow Jackets
  Calhoun County High School , 150 Saints Ave , St Matthews
  6:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Columbia Girls Varsity Basketball @ Hunter-Kinard-Tyler
  Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary School , 7066 Norway Rd , Neeses
  2:00 pm
• Columbia Boys Varsity Basketball @ Hunter-Kinard-Tyler
  Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary School , 7066 Norway Rd , Neeses
  3:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Wagener-Salley War Eagles vs Branchville Yellow Jackets
  Wagener-Salley High School , 272 Main St S , Wagener
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• IS Wild At Heart Survival School
  750 Boy Scout Rd , Gaston
  11:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Cayce

• We the People: Cayce's 12,000-Year Trail offers walk through history (wistv.com)
• Boys basketball season continues as holiday tournaments approach (lexingtonchronicle.com)
• Obituary for Meredith "Frank" Long, Sunday School Teacher at Holland Avenue Baptist Church (westmetronews.com)

West Columbia

• West Columbia Fitness Centers offer the chance to get out of the cold for your winter exercise (westmetronews.com)
• Over 100 new jobs to come to Lexington County after 2 economic development projects approved (lexingtonchronicle.com)
• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: John Lastinger for S.C. House endorsement (lexingtonchronicle.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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