Alex Cooper, Author at GREENVILLE JOURNAL

Photos: Upstate Black Lives Matter organizes Sunday protest in Downtown Greenville

Upstate Black Lives Matter organized a protest Sunday in downtown Greenville, named Silent Sunday. View our photo gallery.

Safe Harbor adjusts as lockdown amplifies risk of domestic violence

While the country deals with the COVID-19 pandemic, another public health crisis has slowly emerged due to the perfect storm the novel coronavirus has conjured. In the Upstate, domestic violence…

Watch live: Greenville County Schools in-person graduations at Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Watch the graduations live provided by Greenville County Schools inside this article.

SC High School League announces new sports guidelines

“Sports will most certainly be a tremendous catalyst for our communities to return to a much-welcomed sense of normalcy,” said Jerome Singleton, commissioner for the South Carolina High School League.

Rainfall, tornadoes spawn record-setting spring weather

In April alone, seven tornadoes were confirmed in the Greenville-Spartanburg area, according to the National Weather Service.

Upstate students named 2020 Young Filmmakers Project finalists

Students were required to include a cassette tape as a prop in their short films.

Greenville County school named among Palmetto’s Finest

The South Carolina Association of School Administrators announced that Woodland Elementary School in Greer was one of the winners of the Palmetto's Finest Schools awards.

Pandemic takes a toll on those with addiction

“We don’t know when [the pandemic] is going to be done,” says FAVOR Greenville's Rich Jones. “You don’t have to wait until it’s done to reach for help.”

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

Greenville County Schools plan for uncertain 2021 fiscal year

“We have reason to believe, as difficult as this year will be, next year is likely to be even more difficult from a fiscal standpoint,” Greenville County Schools Superintendent Burke Royster said.

Clemson reveals three-phase plan to allow in-person classes for fall 2020

Jim Clements, president of Clemson University, provided details on the university’s three-phase process for returning to full operations in fall 2020 in an email on Thursday, May 21. The plan…