Thank You, Summerville

I am heartbroken to report that I will no longer be the editor of Summerville Patch.

Patch launched its South Carolina sites beginning in June 2011. Summerville was the second community in the state to receive a site. Since then, I have covered thousands of stories — a wide swath of everything the community was buzzing about. It has been the toughest but most rewarding job of my career. 

My position is eliminated — as part of a re-organization at Patch, owned by AOL — effective 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15. Hundreds of communities just like Summerville, including all of the Patch communities in South Carolina, will also lose their editors. 

I have been assured by management the elimination of the local editor positions is not because we were unsuccessful as editors or the communities weren't engaged enough. If anything, South Carolina proved the importance of local, on-the-ground journalism. You embraced us, and we worked hard to provide the news important to you. 

You may continue to share your events, blogs and photos on the site, but no local Patch reporters will be covering news in Summerville for the foreseeable future.

I will continue to live in the community but will no longer cover its news on the local level. 

I have taken a position as a reporter for South Carolina Radio Network. If you'd like to follow me on Facebook, click here. If you'd like to reach out to me, my phone number is 843-695-9845.