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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2025
CARY, N.C. – Morgan Harper, editor of the State Port Pilot in Southport, has been elected president of the North Carolina Press Association (NCPA). …
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9/19/25
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2025 NCPA Editorial and Advertising Awards
Contact: Philip Lucey, NCPA Executive Director, phil@ncpress.com
For Immediate Release
Thursday, September 18, 2025
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9/18/25
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North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek released his office’s special report on the $305,000 settlement agreement between the City of Charlotte and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department …
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9/15/25
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Asheville Watchdog’s lawsuit alleging the city of Asheville violated North Carolina’s open meetings laws can proceed, a judge has ruled.
Judge Robert Ervin filed a brief …
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ANDREW R. JONES
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8/20/25
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OXFORD — The two weekly newspapers in Granville County — The Oxford Public Ledger and Butner-Creedmoor News — have become one as of Aug. 8. Now called The Ledger News, the new brand …
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8/19/25
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RALEIGH — North State Journal publisher Neal Robbins has been appointed deputy under secretary for Rural Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a role that will place him in senior …
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8/11/25
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As the Rocky Mount Telegram approaches its 114th birthday, a band of newsroom alumni have been working on a couple projects to celebrate the paper's long tradition of bringing the news to Twin …
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6/27/25
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As protests and demonstrations continue to unfold across the country, it’s critical that journalists on the ground are prepared—not just to report, but to stay safe and assert their …
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6/13/25
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PENDER COUNTY — After a political cartoon mimicking a few commissioners appeared in a Pender County newspaper, the board took up the vote for a different media outlet to handle their public …
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6/10/25
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The Hoke County Board of Commissioners – at least some of them – are by all appearances trying to hide public information from Hoke County citizens, with the side effect of driving The …
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By Catharin Shepard • Editor •
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6/10/25
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BOGUE — Bogue Sound Distillery has filed a lawsuit against the Town of Bogue that alleges the planning board violated the state’s Open Meetings Law related to a meeting and vote …
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6/10/25
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The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer were named finalists for the Pulitzer Prize Monday, a top journalism honor given for their joint coverage of Hurricane Helene’s destruction …
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Josh Shaffer
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5/13/25
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RALEIGH — North State Media, the publisher of North State Journal, North Carolina’s only statewide newspaper, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the Stanly News & Press, a …
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4/16/25
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS CONTACT:
Heather Hoopes-Matthews
(803) 331-3249
heather@npstrategy.com
North State Journal …
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3/26/25
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The A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism will award a first-place prize of $5,000 to the winning journalist and $2,500 to their news organization. Second place awards …
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3/26/25
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Senator Norm Sanderson, R-Pamlico, is refiling the Government Transparency Act this week in the North Carolina General Assembly, coinciding with Sunshine Week, a national initiative that promotes …
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Brianna Kraemer
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3/17/25
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In a day when the usual defenders of freedom of speech, press freedom, and open government rights have less available to wage public policy battles for first principles, one state senator stands …
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John Bussian, Legislative Counsel to the NC Press Association
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3/14/25
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The North Carolina Scholastic Media Association has announced Green Hope High School journalist Peggy Chen as the 2025 Rachel Rivers-Coffey North Carolina High School Journalist of the Year .
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2/25/25
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Raeford, N.C. – After 16 months of fighting for access to public records, and nine months after filing a lawsuit against Hoke County to obtain them, The News-Journal newspaper in Raeford, …
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1/21/25
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The 2025 Legislative Session is here. Are you prepared to cover all the action? NCPA can help you track all the legislation important to your community.
Legislative tracking, …
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1/15/25
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