The Journal is dedicated exclusively to the coverage of local news and views - for, with and about the communities served by our products.

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At The Journal, we believe a newspaper should be an important proponent for the local community it covers. We're here to stand behind our leaders and organizations and to do our part to help our community in any way we can.

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From the very beginning, The Journal was developed with the community it serves. This partnership represents a collaborative effort between the staff and our community. We encourage feedback to ensure that we are responsive to your diverse interests, and we also want you to remember that this is your newspaper. Keeping that in mind, we always encourage feedback, whether it be praise or scolding. Please feel free to let us know what you think.

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The Journal is dedicated exclusively to in-depth coverage of local news. Our concentrated focus enables our writers to dig deeper and develop more comprehensive stories of local interest. We go beyond the headlines to the heart of what really matters to readers.

You'll also be interested to know that The Journal is owned, managed and written by residents of the Upstate. Perhaps that's why we're so determined to be a better newspaper.