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🌱 What a new USCB Bluffton arena could mean for local residents

Hello Bluffton! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What a new USCB Bluffton arena could mean for local residents
  • Why Southern Living ranks Bluffton among South Carolina’s most charming towns
  • Bluffton pitcher earns major Sun Belt honor on the mound

Also on today's calendar: Second Annual Prom Night 2026 and 7 more events.

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Today's riddle: How do billboards talk ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Friday: Some sun with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 75, low: 61.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• County approves $11.1M for USCB convocation center after split vote (yourislandnews.com) — Beaufort County Council has narrowly approved $11.1 million toward a long-planned convocation center at USCB’s Bluffton campus, keeping the more than $100 million project moving. The 5,000-seat arena and sports complex could host graduations, concerts, and regional events, and serve as a hardened hurricane shelter, though officials still must finalize bond changes and secure tens of millions more.
   

• These are the 15 best small towns in SC, Southern Living says. Here's what makes them charming (thestate.com) — Bluffton earns a top spot on Southern Living’s list of South Carolina’s most charming small towns, praised for its May River setting, marsh views, art scene, and palmetto-lined streets. The roundup compares Bluffton with other scenic communities statewide, giving locals a sense of how their town stacks up as a place to live or visit.
   

• Coastal Carolina's Horn & Arkansas State's Martinez Secure Sun Belt Baseball Weekly Accolades (sunbeltsports.org) — A standout week for Coastal Carolina pitcher Darin Horn puts Bluffton on the college baseball map, as the hometown right-hander earned Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week honors. Horn, listed from Bluffton, S.C., delivered six shutout innings across two key wins, including clutch relief against Clemson and Marshall, while Arkansas State’s Derek Martinez claimed Player of the Week.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hello neighbors.
    I saw this Aussie running down the sidewalk in Berkeley Hall. I stopped and tried to lure him/her but he was clearly stressed and scared. Numerous… (Nextdoor Berkeley Hall)
  • UPDATE ON LOST DOG CHEYENNE
    NO SIGHTINGS LAST SEEN IN LANDINGS SUN CITY GOING INTO THE WOODS TOWARD LATITUDE AND SUN CITY ABOUT 5 DAYS AGO (Nextdoor Okatie Village)
  • Government Jobs posted a job opening for Recreation Aide in Bluffton. Apply here.
  • Cinemark USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Full Time Assistant Manager in Bluffton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bluffton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hilton Head Island

  • Pastor to challenge Michael Rivers in Democratic primary. What we know (islandpacket.com)
  • Knaub, Hertzman With Top 5 Finishes At ULM Invitational Women's Golf (lsusports.net)
  • Hospitals Expanding Facilities, Offerings to Keep Pace with South Carolina's Growth (greenvillebusinessmag.com)

Port Royal

  • Marines: Immigration status checks starting for visitors to Parris Island (islandpacket.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Sign language! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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