Good morning, Anderson.

Halloween will fall on Saturday, Oct.

31, and most Upstate trick-or-treating will start around 5:30 to 6 p.m. and end between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Check event pages and neighborhood notices (if a porch light is on, homes are participating).

An injured emu was found Tuesday morning near Highway 8 and Stoneybrook Road in Pelzer; deputies secured it and moved it to a safe location, and owners or anyone with information should call Anderson County Dispatch (864-260-4444) and ask for Animal Control.

Anna Leavitt is running for Anderson School District 4, Area 4 school board and says she will focus on managing rapid growth, maintaining high academic standards, and using district funds responsibly.

She supports extending the capital sales tax to fund schools without raising property taxes (retired pediatrician, 30 years in the community).

Tara Hawkins Evans is running for School District 2, Area 1, and told the Anderson Observer she will prioritize teacher recruitment, protected instructional time, and safe classrooms.

She said she'd support extending the capital sales tax only with defined projects and transparency and would use the 8% borrowing limit to fund middle school renovations.

B. Donovan Brock is running for the Anderson School District 2 board (Area 1) and says his experience as a parent, pastor, and small-business owner will guide work on aging middle school facilities, meeting diverse student needs, and careful budgeting; he would review any capital-sales-tax extension before deciding.

Cast your vote for the Upstate Ingles high school girls athlete of the week for Oct.

19-25; voting is unlimited + the poll will be open until noon on Oct. 29, with nominees Abbey Helle (Dorman, 44 assists, 8 digs), Dacie Green (Chesnee, 8 kills, 12 digs, 18 assists), Sarah Smith (Daniel, 10 kills, 11 digs) and Lauren McKinney (Mauldin, 16 kills).

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said running back Gideon Davidson struggled with missed assignments and gave up two sacks in the 20-16 loss to Virginia Tech, and Swinney warned Davidson could lose snaps as the Tigers will play Florida State on Oct.

31 at 7 p.m.

No. 4 Westside will play at No. 8 T.L.

Hanna on Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. with both teams 8-1 as the regular season ends, and the winner could determine region seeding.

South Carolina, coming off a 27-24 upset of No. 11 Tennessee on Oct.

24, will try to avoid a post-win letdown when it plays at Oklahoma on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 4:15 p.m. on the SEC Network.