@AlsupTheWriter

Editor for @PCYorkCounty and @PCPeeDee Email: balsup@postandcourier.com

Joined May 2011
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Blake Alsup retweeted
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Made it in the local paper back home. I’m in Vermont now and am planning on setting down roots here, but I’ll always be a South Carolinian. Grateful for the people and places in York Co, SC that formed and shaped me. Truly a lovely place with lovely people.
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Incredible to think Nathan Fielder got his commercial pilot's license and achieved "The Miracle over the Mojave" in the middle of making "You Can See Everything." Is there anything he can't do?
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25 years after Leonard Farrington first waved an American flag over I-77 in Fort Mill, the tradition continues each Sept. 11 on the bridge that bears his name. postandcourier.com/york-coun…

This SC man waved an American flag on I-77 overpass on 9/11. The tradition continues 25 years later.

Twenty-five years after Leonard Farrington waved an American flag over I-77 in Fort Mill, the tradition continues each Sept. 11 on the bridge that bears his name.

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A local car dealer handed the keys to a new truck to six York County high school football coaches. They'll drive them until they lose their first game of the season — and if they win a state championship, they'll keep their truck for a year. postandcourier.com/york-coun…

These SC high school football coaches were given brand new trucks, at least until they lose a game

A local car dealer handed the keys to a new truck to six York County high school football coaches. They'll drive them until they lose their first game of the season — and if they win a state champi...

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It was an honor to interview Bob Crawford of The Avett Brothers about his book, "America's Founding Son," live at the College of Charleston yesterday. It was part of the Post & Courier's Charleston Porch Talks series benefitting the Public Service & Investigative Reporting Fund.
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Thanks to everyone who attended, and to everyone who worked so hard behind the scenes to make the event a success! If you'd like to read more about Bob's book and his 25 years with The Avett Brothers, check out this article I wrote in March. postandcourier.com/york-coun…

This member of The Avett Brothers with SC ties has written a book, and not one you might expect

The release of Bob Crawford’s debut book on John Quincy Adams, “America’s Founding Son,” comes the same month as the 25th anniversary of joining The Avett Brothers as bassist and a founding member.

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I'll be interviewing Bob Crawford of @theavettbros April 16 at @CofC for the @postandcourier Charleston Porch Talks series. If you're in town for the concert that night, come see us at noon. Tickets are on sale now & include a signed copy of his new book. postandcourier.com/porch-tal…
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I interviewed Rock Hill illustrator @stephencrotts about his career and ongoing work with @malcolmguite on poetic retellings of the Arthurian legends. We also discussed AI, creation and inspiration. You can read my story for the @postandcourier here: postandcourier.com/york-coun…

This Rock Hill illustrator's work might already be on your bookshelf

Stephen Crotts, a Rock Hill illustrator, has designed dozens of book covers. His latest project, a collaboration with poet Malcolm Guite on the first book of a four-volume retelling of the King...

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It was a pleasure to meet the great @malcolmguite, hear him read from “Galahad and the Grail” and have a few books signed tonight.
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I talked with Bob Crawford, bass player for @theavettbros, about his new book, "America's Founding Son," and 25 years with the band. postandcourier.com/york-coun…

This member of The Avett Brothers with SC ties has written a book, and not one you might expect

The release of Bob Crawford’s debut book on John Quincy Adams, “America’s Founding Son,” comes the same month as the 25th anniversary of joining The Avett Brothers as bassist and a founding member.

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“To me, the idea that AI can write is sort of founded on the notion that there is no soul. To me, you write with something of a soul.” — @TomJunod on a recent episode of @david_perell’s “How I Write” podcast
Sam Allard@SceneSallardFeb 14
Imagine being a bright-eyed J-School grad eager to launch your reporting career, and the editor of Cleveland's metro daily puts you on blast for wanting to be a journalist instead of an AI content farmer. cleveland.com/news/2026/02/j…
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The bit on AI is in the last five minutes of their conversation, but the entire interview is fantastic if you have any interest whatsoever in storytelling. youtu.be/JnHTUyZjwiY?si=FtEU…
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I covered the Buddhist monks’ final South Carolina stop on their “Walk for Peace” yesterday for the @postandcourier postandcourier.com/york-coun…

Monks on ‘Walk for Peace’ make stops in Rock Hill and Fort Mill as they finish SC leg of march

Hundreds of onlookers lined the entryway to the Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill as a group of Buddhist monks on a “Walk for Peace” made their final stop in South Carolina.

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Blake Alsup retweeted
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VICTORY IS SWEET #hottytoddy x @CFBPlayoff
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The biggest football game in Mississippi history! Ole Miss’s first ever playoff game, first 12-win season and Pete Golding’s first game as head coach. No place I’d rather be today than the Vaught. #HottyToddy
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Ole Miss Football
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OFFICIAL | Pete Golding Named Head Football Coach at Ole Miss @CoachGolding x #HottyToddy 📰 rebs.us/4rpiye5
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In the wake of a violent killing on Charlotte public transit, city leaders approved giving private security wider jurisdiction to enforce the law. A similar plan was first proposed in 2016, according to a report obtained by @PCYorkCounty. postandcourier.com/york-coun…

Charlotte expands police jurisdiction on public transit 1 month after stabbing. A captain proposed...

In the wake of a violent killing on Charlotte public transit, city leaders approved giving private security wider jurisdiction to enforce the law. A similar plan was proposed in 2016.

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Rock Hill native Michael James started Campus Scenes in 1994, and in the decades since, he’s drawn dozens of iconic college buildings and mascots one dot at a time. Here's my latest story for @PCYorkCounty. postandcourier.com/york-coun…
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I certainly didn’t expect to hear Seth Avett rapping today, but I’m not the least bit mad about it. open.spotify.com/album/3yMPW…

Listen to It's Natural / Education - Single by Seth Avett | Spotify

Seth Avett · single · 2025 · 2 songs

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The @PCYorkCounty brought together the 3 new superintendents of Rock Hill, Fort Mill and York schools ahead of the 2025-26 school year to discuss their backgrounds and approaches to leading their districts. Read @IanDavisLeonard's story here: postandcourier.com/york-coun…

3 new York County superintendents swap ideas and experiences during exclusive introduction

The newly hired superintendents of Rock Hill, Fort Mill and York schools in York County sat down with The Post and Courier for an exclusive interview before the start of the 2025-26 school year.

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