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Greenville Has A New Mascot

Meet Joey, the Greenville mouse.

The city of Greenville now has a mascot, and it's of the rodent variety, WYFF reports. 

Angie Prosser, public information director for Greenville, said Greenville's mascot is a mouse. 

The mascot's name is Joey, a name derived from baseball legend Shoeless Joe Jackson and prominent Greenville native Joel Poinsett.

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Joey will be making public appearances, including City Council meetings and Greenville Drive games.  

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