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The North Carolina Press Association (NCPA) was formed in 1873. It supports newspapers, readership and advertisers throughout the state. Membership includes 155 of the North Carolina newspapers, as of 2020. [3] The North Carolina Press Foundation was formed in 1995. It is a non-profit organization supporting journalists. [146]
The front page on September 20, 1888. The Franklin Press was preceded by four other Macon County newspapers: the Macon Advance, The Franklin Observer, The Western Carolinian, and The Western Reporter. None of them lasted more than a few years. The Franklin Press was founded in 1886 by T.J. Christy of Athens, Georgia. Today it is the oldest ...
In addition to annual state press association awards, The Times-News was a Best of Freedom winner in 2006. [12] In 2006, the North Carolina Press Association [13] recognized The Times-News with awards in sports feature writing, photography, and more.
J.D. Bivins took over once again December 10, 1919, and the next day the News merged with the Stanly County Herald, started that year with A.C. Huneycutt as editor. Huneycutt remained in his position with the Stanly News-Herald. [3] Bivins sold his share of the News-Herald in 1920, and in 1922 bought the Piedmont Press, which became the ...
Alleghany County (/ ˌ æ l ɪ ˈ ɡ eɪ n i / AL-ig-AY-nee) [1] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 10,888 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] Its county seat is Sparta .
The newspaper was established in 1909. The paper also uses Facebook for sharing news and interacting with readers. [1] [2] The paper won the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for a series of articles that showed the city's water was contaminated and had been for eight years. [3] The newspaper was then family-owned. [4]
"North Carolina Newspaper Publishing Has Developed Into Important State Industry". E.S.C. Quarterly. 9. North Carolina Employment Security Commission. Winter–Spring 1951 – via North Carolina Digital Collections. Parker, Roy Jr. (1998), NC Newspaper History, North Carolina Press Foundation "United States: Directory: Press: North Carolina".
Robert Allen acquired the newspaper in 1952 from his brother and owned and operated it for nearly 50 years with Margaret. Margaret Allen was awarded the National Newspaper Association's Emma C. McKinney award [5] for community journalism. The Allens were named to the North Carolina Journalism Hall of fame in 2006 [6] the first couple to be ...