Anna B. Mitchell
The Greenville News
Greenville, SC, United States
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Today's the first day of hurricane season. Here's how to know if you're at risk of flooding
Federal, state and local officials know the problem spots around Greenville County and elaborate online maps show where waterways become floodways. → Read More
Greenville's choice to open schools after holidays despite sharp COVID rise draws criticism
Thousands signed an online petition penned by Greenville County parents questioning the wisdom of reopening schools Monday after the two-week holiday and asking for more transparency in how the decision → Read More
Testing, lagging information remain the weak links in South Carolina's COVID-19 strategy
South Carolina is short on data and it is short on testing, so any solution for keeping people safe from the highly contagious coronavirus as the economy → Read More
Federal aid targets gig economy workers, but delays prolong suffering in time of crisis
Self employed and contract workers are some of the most vulnerable as well-intentioned relief programs fail to keep pace with economy's shutdown. → Read More
One of Greenville's COVID-19 patients tells her story, still not knowing where she got the virus
Yarissa Correa of Greenville said she was living a normal life going to work at Magna in Piedmont, buying groceries, taking her kids to school. . → Read More
Federal aid targets gig economy workers, but delays prolong suffering in time of crisis
Self employed and contract workers are some of the most vulnerable as well-intentioned relief programs fail to keep pace with economy's shutdown. → Read More
Gov. McMaster refrains from issuing shelter in place order
All of the Herald-Journal’s coverage of coronavirus is being provided for free to our readers. Please consider supporting local journalism by subscribing to GoUpstate.South Carolina remains open for business.Though many local and state officials had urged him to do so, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster opened his 4:30 p.m. press conference Thursday, March 26, saying he would not be shutting… → Read More
Coronavirus: ZF Transmissions in Gray Court temporarily halts production amid outbreak
ZF Transmissions' biggest customer is Chrysler, which closed its plants earlier this week; ZF's chassis plant in Duncan, which supplies BMW, is open. → Read More
South Carolina public schools to close statewide in effort to slow coronavirus spread
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster will hold a press briefing on COVID-19 at 4 p.m. Sunday, a spokesperson said. → Read More
South Carolina public schools to close statewide in effort to slow coronavirus spread
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster will hold a press briefing on COVID-19 at 4 p.m. Sunday, a spokesperson said. → Read More
Measure that would have rescinded anti-gay resolution in Greenville County fails
A motion that would have rescinded the Greenville County Council's 1996 anti-gay resolution failed to pass in the group's regular meeting Tuesday night → Read More
What Joe Biden's decisive victory in SC means for the 2020 Democratic nomination
So what does Biden's dominating performance in South Carolina mean for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination? → Read More
Greenville County councilman's bid for anti-bias law dies, causes uproar as he walks out
Willis Meadows, a proponent of traditional values and one of 6 Greenville County councilmen who voted down the anti-bias law, says the law's symbolic → Read More
Flood waters on the Saluda claim 132-year-old footbridge in Piedmont
A footbridge that community leaders in Piedmont had seen as a possible anchor for tourism in the struggling community has washed away."I'm devastated, → Read More
Challenge from Greenville News opens access to Spartanburg probate records
Spartanburg County Probate Court changed its photography policy on court records Thursday after a challenge from The Greenville News. Copies of the public → Read More
Here's how a professional planner says Greenville County can rein in sprawl
With 222,000 people moving to Greenville County in the next 20 years, where will they all go? → Read More
Buoyed by business from BMW, GSP unveils $33 million commercial cargo facility
Since 2013, "landed" pounds of cargo at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport has increased 110%, compared to 27% in the South and 26% in US. → Read More
Greenville opens first section of Woodruff Road bypass — the 'Parallel Parkway'
As the city opens its new "Parallel Parkway," plans are in the works to extend the road that bypasses Woodruff Road by another 2.5 miles → Read More
Here's why a quarter of Greenville County residents will see a 40% jump in trash fees
The Greater Greenville Sanitation District is promising more frequent recycling and yard waste pickup. → Read More
Simpsonville-area neighbors protest more homes, a broken pool and a missing soccer field
Copper Creek's original developer couldn't finish the subdivision following the 2008 recession. → Read More