Daily editionTuesday, October 27th, 2026
Good morning, Simpsonville.
The 5AM Simpsonville Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 27th of October.
Community
SCDOT 2025 counts show South Pleasantburg Drive carried about 60,600 vehicles per day, making it the Upstate's busiest noninterstate road, while Laurens Road, Business 85, and S.C. 153 also logged tens of thousands daily across Greenville, Spartanburg, and Anderson counties.
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Culture
Organizers announced the lineup for Greenville Country Music Fest, set for April 30–May 1, 2027, at the CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park and featuring Wyatt Flores, Two Friends’ Big Boots set, Laci Kaye Booth, and more.
Tickets will go on sale Friday, Oct. 30 at 10 a.m.
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Greenville watercolor artist and instructor Stacey Peters creates layered, atmospheric works that let pigment and water shape soft and hard edges; she teaches locally and online and was one of three Exhibition Committee Award winners in the Metropolitan Arts Council’s 2026 Flat Out Under Pressure.
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Sports
South Carolina will host Texas A&M at Williams‑Brice Stadium on Nov. 7, with kickoff set for 3 p.m. ET and the game airing on ESPN (the SEC announced Oct. 26).
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The Upstate Super 20 football rankings for Week 11 were released Oct. 26 and added two new teams; Dorman remains No. 1 (8-1, 3-1 Region 2-5A) and Gaffney is No. 2 (8-1, 4-0 Region 2-4A); both play Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m.
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Furman head coach Clay Hendrix announced Monday that he will resign at the end of the season and will remain coach for the Paladins' final four games, beginning this Saturday at Paladin Stadium against Western Carolina.
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No. 1 South Carolina women's basketball will open its 2026-27 season on Nov. 2 against No. 17 Maryland in Paris at noon on ESPN.
Coach Dawn Staley begins her 19th season with a full 15-player roster that includes returning fifth-year forwards Ashlyn Watkins and Chloe Kitts, and the nonconference slate features eight preseason Top 25 opponents.
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