Carlos Galarza covers economic development, the courts, Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and the Town of Salem.

A native of Puerto Rico who graduated from City College of New York, Galarza has worked for various daily and weekly newspapers in Florida during the past 17 years.

He was a reporter with the Orlando Business Journal before moving to the Upstate, where he joined the Daily Journal/Messenger staff Nov. 13, 2006.

Recent Stories

• Foreclosures, market glut drive home prices lower
  Friday, July 20, 2007
  SENECA — An Upstate real estate pro said Thursday that tri-county home prices are slipping as a result of a triple whammy — market correction, a spike in foreclosures and a glut of homes for sale. | Read more