GREENVILLE, S.C. —
GREENVILLE — During the crack epidemic of the 1980s, Jerry Blassingame became a neighborhood kingpin.
He had done well in school and found a passion for woodworking and industrial arts. His shop teacher encouraged him, suggesting vocational school. He won a two-year scholarship to Greenville Technical College, where he studied architectural engineering…
The Post and Courier, the South’s oldest daily newspaper, traces its roots to The Courier, founded in 1803, and The Evening Post, founded in 1894. In 1926, the two newspapers were drawn closer together when The Courier, which had then become The News and Courier, was purchased by The Evening Post Industries Company. Both newspapers maintained separate news staffs until the 1980s, when those staffs were combined. In 1991, when it became apparent that reading habits were better served by a single edition of the newspaper - a morning edition - the two papers were merged to become The Post and Courier. The newspaper is now published by The Post and Courier, Inc.
