A veteran journalist at The Charlotte Observer, Taylor Batten, has been named its new managing editor. Batten, 50, has spent his 24-year career at the Observer, most recently as editor of its … more

Jill Doss-Raines has been named managing editor of The Dispatch, responsible for the daily operation of the newsroom.The move comes as The Dispatch’s executive editor, Scott Jenkins, becomes … more

ELKIN — Bill Colvard has been named editor of The Elkin Tribune, The Yadkin Ripple, and On The Vine Magazine.The Elkin native and former local business owner assumes the post after serving five … more

Long before James “Jim” Atkins ascended to the top leadership role within Gaston County’s hometown newspaper, he was learning what made the publication tick from the ground up and … more

ASHEBORO — Todd Benz has been named Group Publisher for the The Times-News in Burlington, The Courier-Tribune in Asheboro and The Dispatch in Lexington, Lucy Talley, Regional VP of GateHouse … more

George grew up in Hendersonville, NC, and Abbeville, SC. He graduated from Davidson College in 1966 and joined the US Army as a Lieutenant with the Adjutant General Corps.He became publisher of the Times-News in Hendersonville, NC, at age 29, and spent his career in the newspaper business, working in marketing and publishing for papers in Hendersonville, NC, Greenville, SC, Lumberton, NC, Petersburg, VA, Conyers, GA, and Tarboro, NC. more

Ashley Butcher, who has been publisher since October 2012 is departing come May 30th, 2019. Jessica Webb, editor since May 2014, will become general manager/editor at the Times. Readers are invited … more

After a career in the newspaper business of more than 48 years – 33 of which have been spent in Greeneville, Tennessee, with The Greeneville Sun and its sister companies – John E. Cash, … more

The Rocky Mount Telegram lost a valued friend and influence this week when former publisher Mark Wilson lost his 10-year battle with brain cancer. Wilson began serving as the publisher of the Rocky … more

LAURINBURG — A new face has joined The Laurinburg Exchange, but he’s not new to the community. Cody McKeithan joined the newspaper staff on Monday as the customer service representative — … more

Veteran journalist Emily Weaver has been named managing editor of The Daily Record and The Mount Olive Tribune. Weaver started work Monday and is based at The Daily Record’s office in Dunn, … more

Retired News & Observer editorial cartoonist Dwane Powell, whose drawings summarized and satirized decades of North Carolina political debates and decisions with humanity and humor, died Sunday … more

Kilimanjaro, who despite not having a journalism background was inspired to start The Carolina Peacemaker to give a voice to the voiceless during turbulent times and to force those in power to … more

Novant Health Inc. said Monday it has hired Ann Caulkins, former publisher of The Charlotte Observer, as a senior vice president and president of Novant Health Foundation. Caulkins will be in charge … more

Elizabeth Cook sat in the White House pressroom. She wasn’t from the New York Times or the Washington Post. Yet, her mission was to follow the high profile Elizabeth Dole, who was Ronald … more

ROCKINGHAM — Donna Rogers, an award-winning journalist whose 38-year career has included stops in five states, has been named the editor of the Richmond Daily Journal. Rogers has already … more

Veteran journalist Cindy Loman has been named editor of the News & Record. Loman is currently the features editor and editor of 1808: Greensboro’s Magazine. Alton Brown, News & Record … more

SALISBURY — Josh Bergeron has been named editor of the Salisbury Post, effective Dec. 20. Bergeron, managing editor of The State Journal in Frankfort, Ky. since October 2017, formerly worked at … more

John Drescher, former executive editor of the News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C., is joining The Post as a deputy editor on our National Politics Investigations team. John's arrival adds additional … more

Nancy Baker will assume the role of publisher at The High Point Enterprise following Rick Bean’s retirement in January. Baker, a 24-year veteran of the newspaper industry, has been with The … more