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In the grand tradition of small-town newspapers, The Daily Dispatch operates right in the middle of downtown Henderson, where you’re free to barge in, march up to the editor’s desk and …
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Josh Shaffer
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11/7/25
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Maybe you’ve already heard the news. Maybe you saw our story earlier this weekend online, on social media or in one of our email newsletters.
If you didn’t but you do use …
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Dimon Kendrick-Holmes is executive editor of the Winston-Salem Journal and North Carolina editor for Lee Enterprises.
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10/13/25
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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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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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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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As we’ve learned from recent hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters, your newspaper has a unique and important responsibility to the community and must …
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9/30/24
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