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🌱 State probe launched after Marion County officer stuns student at ballgame

Good morning to you Marion! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • State probe launched after Marion County officer stuns student at ballgame
  • How far does Marion County’s $888 weekly paycheck really stretch?
  • Why a Marion County deputy tased a player at Pee Dee Academy

Also on today's calendar: Speed Net-Walking Like Never Before and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: Why is it so hot after a ball game? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 82 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 82, low: 58.
  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A South Carolina resource officer put a high school baseball player in a chokehold, but his excuse for what he did next has everyone furious (operationsports.com) — A school resource officer working for Marion County struck a Pee Dee Academy baseball player in the head with a stun device during a game in Mullins, prompting a state investigation. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has turned the case over to SLED and reassigned the deputy while officials sort out conflicting accounts of what sparked the confrontation.
   

• These SC counties have the lowest average weekly wage, latest federal data says (thestate.com) — Marion County workers are earning an average of $888 a week, placing the county among the ten lowest-paying in South Carolina, according to new federal data. The report compares local wages to estimated living-wage needs, highlighting how tight budgets can be for single adults and especially parents in Marion and neighboring rural counties.
   

• Authorities confirm arrest in incident involving SC deputy, baseball player (wistv.com) — Marion County officials have confirmed an arrest tied to a tense confrontation between a sheriff’s deputy and a high school baseball player at Pee Dee Academy near Mullins. Video shows a Marion County deputy using a stun gun during a headlock, and the deputy has now been reassigned while SLED conducts an active investigation into what led up to the incident.
   

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    There is a minor accident on I-95 N reported at 5:29 AM. "South Carolina Department of Public Safety" (Nextdoor )
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🗞 Nearby News

Mullins

  • Braylon Mullins's Miracle: Ranking the 12 Most Improbable Shots of March Madness (wbtw.com)
  • Annual Midlands Gives Campaign Begins April 1 (columbiabusinessmonthly.com)
  • Shocking footage shows a deputy striking a student athlete with a Taser but the reason he gave for the outburst is even more unhinged (attackofthefanboy.com)

Aynor

  • McCrackin leads in Aynor Special Election (wpde.com)

Dillon

  • Palmetto Cruisers Car Club Hosting Car, Truck, & Bike Show At Celebrate Main Street (dillonnews.org)
  • Dillon Brooks' Suns Return Erupts in Fouls, Tech in 2 Minutes vs. Magic (heavy.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because all the fans leave. (Thank you Shirley J. F. for sending it in!)
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