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Allison M. Sammons

Greenville, Spartanburg
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Covers:  Crime, features, politics, business
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Allison M. Sammons’s Biography

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Allison got her start as a journalist before moving into social media, digital marketing and content production.

A native Tennessean, Allison is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and holds two bachelor's degrees in English and Journalism.

She now calls Greenville her home. While she looks back on her days in newspaper, she loves the roles she’s stepped into since leaving newspaper.

Allison M. Sammons’s Journalist Portfolio

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Future of executions in SC remains uncertain

Future of executions in SC remains uncertain

Like other prison systems across the country, the S.C. Department of Corrections can't purchase the drugs nec…

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Spartanburg's only dairy farmer 'not going anywhere'

Spartanburg's only dairy farmer 'not going anywhere'

James Anderson wakes up every morning long before the sun comes up and starts tending to his farm. There isn'…

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SC to begin screening blood donors for Zika

SC to begin screening blood donors for Zika

South Carolina will be among the first 11 states to screen blood donations for the Zika virus as part of a ne…

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Spartanburg County salons feel burned by tanning tax

Spartanburg County salons feel burned by tanning tax

It's been six years since the tanning tax was imposed in the Affordable Care Act, and some salon owners in th…

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Spartanburg schools implement anti-bullying programs

Spartanburg schools implement anti-bullying programs

Spartanburg County school districts have implemented a comprehensive program to deter bullying and make repor…

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Inman woman facing second double-lung transplant

Inman woman facing second double-lung transplant

Lung transplants aren't that common in the United States, but 14 years after her first one, an Inman woman is…

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Articles

Man barred from filing lawsuits in federal court

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By Allison M. Sammons
| Danville Register & Bee Verified
Merle T. Rutledge Jr. is no stranger to the federal civil justice system. Since 2009, he has filed lawsuits in federal court attempting to sue everyone from Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to the town of Chatham. Rutledge appeared in United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia on Thursday morning for a show cause hearing. During that hearing, Judge Jackson L.
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AT&T: Securing a Seat at the Tech Table for Women

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By Allison M. Sammons
| diversityinc.com
AT&T's Allison Roberts, president of the Women of Technology employee network, shares why it's important to attract and retain women in technology. By Allison Roberts I'm in technology. When I'm not acting as the director for software development life cycle, I focus on my other role at AT&T: President of our Women of Technology employee network.
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Camp celebrates 10 years of helping children battling cancer

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By Allison M. Sammons
| Rock Hill Herald Verified
When Tom Russell first began putting Camp Victory together 10 years ago, he never imagined it would grow into what it is now. Russell, co-creator of the camp and co-founder of The Children's Security Blanket, knew that the kids being served by the local nonprofit needed a place to just be kids. "In the first camp, we had five or six kids out here. We did not know what we were doing," Russell said. "I researched every camp I could find across the Southeast and Northwest.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I did a lot of freelance work in college, but my first paying gig was in Danville, VA as a cops and courts reporter.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I actually learned how to type on my aunt's old typewriter when I was 10 or 11.

How is social media changing news?

It's changing how people get news, how quickly they get it and the type of news people focus on.