THANK YOU. SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN OUR AREA ARE BACK IN SCHOOL WITH MANY MORE STARTING NEXT WEEK. DESTINY: WITH THE SCHOOL YEAR HERE, DOCTORS ARE REMINDING FAMILIES TO MAKE SURE THEIR KIDS HAVE EVERYTHING UP-TO-DATE BEFORE HEADING BACK. PARKSIDE PEDIATRICS SAYS IT ALWAYS SEES A BIG CROWD OF KIDS, RIGHT BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS. DOCTORS SAY THE PANDEMIC MAY HAVE THROWN OFF SCHEDULES FOR PHYSICALS AND STANDARD VACCINATIONS KIDS NEED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. PARKSIDE IS ENCOURAGING FAMILIES TO MAKE SURE THEY’RE ALL CAUGHT UP. NURSE PRACTITIONERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGING FAMILIES TO TALK TO THEIR DOCTOR ABOUT GETTING THE KIDS VACCINATED FOR COVID IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE. >> I THINK WE’VE DEFINITELY SEEN SOME INTEREST INCREASE WITH SCHOOL KIND OF COMING BACK UP AND THIS LATEST WAVE COMING BACK THROUGH. ALSO, THE FAMILIES WHO HAD THEIR KIDS VACCINATED WHO WERE OLD ENOUGH AT THE TIME AND NOW THAT SIX MONTHS AND UP ARE ELIGIBLE, THEY’RE GETTING THEIR YOUNGER KIDS VACCINATED. WE ARE DEFINITELY SEEING SOME INCREASE BUT I THINK THERE ARE , STILL A LOT OF FOLKS OUT THERE WHO ARE STILL HESITANT OR NERVOUS ABOUT IT. PATRICK: GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS SAYS IT’LL BE SHARING INFORMATION ON COVID QUARANTINE PROTOCOLS THIS WEEK. AS FOR GETTING EVERY SCHOOL READY FOR THE KIDS GREENVILLE , COUNTY SCHOOLS SAYS IT’S STILL WORKING TO FILL SOME STAFF OPENINGS. 41 TEACHER OPENINGS 47 FOOD AND , NUTRITION SERVICE OPENINGS AND 65 TRANSPORTATION OPENINGS. DESTINY: AS YOU GET YOUR STUDENT READY FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. THE FBI SAYS TO BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR SCAMS. AGENTS SAY ONE OF THE BIGGEST FRAUD SCHEMES THEY SEE THIS TIME OF YEAR IS THIEVES TAKING ADVANTAGE OF BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPERS. THE FBI SAYS THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO TO AVOID BECOMING A TARGET. >> YOU JUST HAVE TO BE SAVVY WHEN YOU’RE ONLINE. LOOK FOR THE HTTPS ADDRESS IN THE WEBSITE. THAT MEANS IT’S A SECURE LINK. USE TRUSTED SITES. THIS TIME OF YEAR, YOU’LL SEE A LOT OF POPUP ADS AND ADVERTISEMENTS THAT WILL ASK YOU TO CLICK ON LINKS THAT MAYBE TARGET ITEMS YOU COULD POTENTIALLY BE SHOPPING FOR. SCHOOL SUPPLIES, CLOTHING SUPPLIES, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. OTHER WAYS THIEVES WILL TRY TO STEAL INFORMATION DURING THE SCHOOL SEASON INCLUDE CREDIT CARD OFFERS THAT TARGET HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. OR, FAKE EMAIL OR TEXT MESSAGE LINKS. DESTINY: FOR THE LATEST BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION HEAD OVER TO WYFF-4.COM OR OUR MOBILE APP. OUR BACK TO SCHOOL GUIDE INCLUDES DATES FOR WHEN CLASSES START BACK IMPORTANT VACCINATION , INFORMATION, AND MORE. PATRICK: AN UPSTATE PASTOR WILL RETURN TO CHURCH SUNDAY AFTER A MAJOR HEALTH SCARE LAST MONTH. JOHN GRAY PASTORS RELENTLESS CHURCH. HE WAS ADMITTED TO AN ALABAMA HOSPITAL ON JULY SEVENTH. PASTOR GRAY WAS IN A CRITICAL CARE UNIT BECAUSE OF A SADDLE PULMONARY EMBOLISM. HIS WIFE SAID HE WAS IMPROVING, AND THE CHURCH POSTED THAT IT WAS TIME TO CELEBRATE A MIRACLE, WITH HIS RETURN. DESTINY: TO SPARTANBURG. MORGAN SQUARE WILL REMAIN CLOSED TO CARS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. IT IS PART OF A PROJECT TO HELP COME UP WITH A PLAN TO BEST USE THE SPACE. MORGAN SQUARE FIRST CLOSED TO VEHICLES IN 2020 TO HELP BUSINESSES EXPAND OUTDOOR SEATING, AT THE START OF THE PANDEMIC. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SAID IN A MEETING MONDAY NIGHT, THESE NEXT TWO YEARS WILL HELP A NEW COMMITTEE COME UP WITH IDEAS. ON HOW TO USE THE SPACE IN THE FUTURE. PATRICK: THE GRAND BOHEMIAN LODGE IS LOOKING TO FILL JOBS BEFORE THE GRAND OPENING IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE THIS FALL. THE KESSLER COLLECTION IS HOSTING A JOB FAIR TODAY FROM 10 -- 10:00 TO 2:00. OPEN POSITIONS INCLUDE SERVERS, HOUSEKEEPING COOKS AND MORE. IT WILL BE AT THE TRUIST: AREA AND HOSPITALITY INNOVATION CENTER ON PERRY AVENUE IN GREENVILLE. THE EVENT INCLUDES ON-SITE INTERVIEWS, AN OVERVIEW OF THE BENEFITS, AND MORE. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. DESTINY: A SNAKE AT THE GREENVILLE ZOO IS RECOVERING AFTER VETERINARIANS FOUND IT HAD CANCER DURING A REGULAR CHECKUP. IN JUNE, THE TEAM FOUND AN ABDOMINAL GROWTH ON THE SNAKE’S JAW. LISTER IS A 24-YEAR-OLD, 10 FOOT LONG, BURMESE PYTHON. THE ZOO VETS TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION, AND THE CANCER HAS BEEN REMOVED. THE CITY OF GREENVILLE SAYS LISTER IS DOING WELL. PATRICK: LISTER. DESTINY: I GUESS WITH A SSS, LIKE A SNAKE. PATRICK: ECONOMISTS ARE PREDICTING THE FIRST DIP IN INFLATION IN MONTHS. WHEN TODAY’S CONSUMER PRICE INDEX IS RELEASED. DESTINY: THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS ALSO EYEING THOSE PRICES BEFORE LOWERING INTEREST RATE HIKES. AMY LU IS IN WASHINGTON. AMY: WHILE TODAY’S REPORT WILL LIKELY SHOW PRICES ARE FALLING, THEY ARE STILL AT A RECORD HIGH. MY COLLEAGUE KALYN NORWOOD ASKED THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY WHAT EXACTLY THE ADMINISTRATION IS DOING TO HELP STRUGGLING FAMILIES. THE WHITE HOUSE POINTING TO ITS WORK ON LOWERING GAS PRICES. >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AND WORKING ON WITH THE GAS PRICES COMING DOWN THE LAST 56 DAYS MATTERS. IT GIVES AMERICANS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF BREATHING ROOM. SO, THE PRESIDENT LAID DOWN WHAT HIS INFLATION PLAN IS. HE KNOWS THERE’S STILL MORE WORK TO DO. AMY: PRESS SECRETARY KARINE JEAN-PIERRE ALSO NOTED THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, AND THE CHIPS BILL, BOTH POLICIES SHE SAY WILL HELP EASE INFLATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES. FALLING GAS PRICES MAY ALSO BE A HOPEFUL SIGN, AND A MAIN DRIVER BEHIND TODAY’S REPORT. BUT ECONOMISTS PREDICT INFLATION , IN JULY JUMPED 8.7% FROM A YEAR EARLIER WHICH IS SLIGHTLY , DOWN FROM JUNE. AT THE SAME TIME, HIRING, WAGES, RENTS, AND HEALTHCARE COSTS ARE ALL STILL UP, AND SHOW THAT INFLATION MAY NOT DROP ANYTIME SOON. SOME OF THOSE, NAMELY HIRING AND WAGES, INDICATE THE ECONOMY REMAINS STRONG AND THAT WE ARE NOT YET IN A RECESSION. AT THE WHITE HOUSE. I’M AMY LU. PATRICK: CHANGES ARE COMING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA’S SAMFORD STADIUM. UGA IS STARTING A MORE THAN ’68 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT’. TO OVERHAUL THE STADIUM. THE PROJECT WILL BE PAID FOR. WITH PRIVATE DONATIONS. AND BORROWING BY THE PRIVATE UGA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. THE FIRST PHASE WOULD BUILD A NEW ENTRYWAY WIDEN THE LOWER CONCOURSE. EXPAND RESTROOMS AND BUILD NEW CONCESSION STANDS. THE SECOND PHASE WOULD BUILD A NEW PRESS BOX AND LUXURY SUITES. DESTINY: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS COMING TO IOWA THIS WEEK FOR ONLY THE SECOND TIME EVER. THE FIELD OF DREAMS GAME IS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY IN DYERSVILLE, AT THE SITE WHERE THE ICONIC 1989 MOVIE WAS FILMED. TUCKED INTO THE IOWA CORN FIELDS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BUILT AN , 8,000 SEAT BALLPARK FOR THE GAMES. IT’S EXPECTED TO DRAW A LARGE CROWD ON THURSDAY AS THE CHICAGO CUBS WILL PLAY THE CINCINNATI REDS. PATRICK: SERENA WILLIAMS ANNOUNCED SHE’S RETIRING FROM TENNIS, JUST NOT IN THOSE WORDS, IN A VOGUE ARTICLE AND AN INSTAGRAM POST OF THE COVER. THE ARTICLE IS CALLED SERENA’S FAREWELL I’M TERRIBLE AT , GOODBYES. SHE SAYS SHE NEVER LIKED THE WORD RETIREMENT. WILL EVOLVE AWAY FROM TENNIS BUTWILL EVOLVE AWAY FROM TENNIS AFTER THIS YEAR’S U.S. OPEN. ,ON INSTAGRAM SHE SAYS SHE WILL , FOCUS ON BEING A MOM, HER SPIRITUAL GOALS AND DISCOVERING A DIFFERENT, BUT JUST AS EXCITING SERENA. WILLIAMS IS A 23-TIME GRAND SLAM WINNER AND ONE THE FIRST AT AGE 18. WOW. PATRICK: A NEW ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE IS SET TO OPEN TODAY. DESTINY: DISTRICT 356 IS LOCATED ON FIELD STREET. NEAR FLUOR FIELD. IT’S A PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT AROUND THE BASEBALL FIELD, WITH THE GOALS OF BRINGING MORE FOOT TRAFFIC TO THE WEST END AREA. DISTRICT 356 IS MODELED AFTER JERSEY STREET, AT BOSTON’S FENWAY PARK AND NAMED IN HONOR OF SHOELESS JO