Alex Cooper, Author at GREENVILLE JOURNAL

Dealing with COVID-19 during your pregnancy

What to expect when you’re expecting ... during the COVID-19 pandemic

Clemson student Tyler McDougald wins national LGBTQ leadership award

Tyler McDougald, a rising junior who is double majoring in English and history with a minor in philosophy, was born and raised in Greenville.

Clemson and MUSC partner to provide COVID-19 testing to rural and underserved areas

HMHSC began in 2019 and has focused on issues like infant mortality, childhood obesity, cancer prevention and pain management. Under its new executive leader David Sudduth, the program will expand into the COVID-19 testing.

Shortage: Greenville County Schools still in search of bus drivers

Did you know? The optimal number of bus drivers for Greenville County Schools is 397.

Students, parents, administrators and teachers show their excitement for the first day of school in Greenville County public schools.

Greenville County Schools will open with in-person school on August 24

Students will attend in-person school one day out of the five day school week with the other four days spent in eLearning.

Upstate Splash raises funds to teach kids to swim

Upstate Splash started six years ago by a group of swimmers from a club called Greenville Splash.

Gun safety organization provides face masks, sanitizer and gun locks to Greenville communities

Put Down the Guns Now Young People began in 2009 after the death of a Spartanburg Methodist College student from gun violence.

Conditioning to resume Aug. 10 for Greenville County Schools’ athletics

Athletic programs have been suspended since June 25 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Greenville County student households may be eligible for free internet

Those in Greenville County who qualify for the free internet service must submit an online application by Monday, Aug. 3, 2020.

Contact tracers play critical role in containing COVID-19 in the Upstate

It wasn’t until months into the pandemic that Donna Willis Foster happened to read an article looking for contact tracers — staff of South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental…

Highlighting the state’s past with historical markers

More than 1,700 historical markers have been erected across the Palmetto State

State Department of Education approves Greenville County Schools reopening plan

South Carolina Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced on Thursday, July 30, the approval of Greenville County Schools’ reopening plan. The district was one of 25 that received the go-ahead…