The McDowell News
The McDowell News is an English language newspaper published daily in Marion, North Carolina, United States, covering McDowell County. The newspaper is a member of the North Carolina Press Association.[2]
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Lee Enterprises |
| Publisher | Terry Coomes[1] |
| Editor | Scott Hollifield[2] |
| Founded | 1923[3] |
| Language | American English |
| Headquarters |
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| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 2,257 Daily 2,351 Sunday (as of 2022)[4] |
| OCLC number | 31906140 |
| Website | mcdowellnews |
History
The newspaper was owned by Media General[5] until it was sold to Berkshire Hathaway's subsidiary BH Media Group in 2012.[6][7][3]
Lee Enterprises bought BH Media Group's publications in early 2020.[8][9]
Starting June 6, 2023, the print edition of the newspaper will be reduced to three days a week: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Also, the newspaper will transition from being delivered by a traditional newspaper delivery carrier to mail delivery by the U.S. Postal Service.[10]
See also
References
- "Terry Coomes, Regional Publisher at Lee Enterprises". LinkedIn. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- "The McDowell News". NC Press Association. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- "About The McDowell news. [volume] (Marion, N.C.) 1923-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- Lee Enterprises. "Form 10-K". investors.lee.net. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- "Media General Announces Agreements with Berkshire Hathaway for Purchase of Newspapers and New Financing". PR Newswire. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc., "Daily Newspapers: North Carolina", 2016 Annual Report (PDF), Omaha, Nebraska, archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-26, retrieved 2017-03-27
- "McDowell News". mcdowellnews.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- "Lee Enterprises to buy Berkshire Hathaway newspaper operations; Berkshire Hathaway to finance all debt" (PDF). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- "Lee Enterprises completes acquisition of Berkshire Hathaway newspaper operations". Bloomberg. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- Kendrick-Holmes, Dimon (2023-05-07). "Your expanded The McDowell News coming soon". McDowell News. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
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