The Courier-Tribune Explained

The Courier-Tribune
Type:	Daily newspaper
Format:	Broadsheet
Foundation:	1876
Owners:	Paxton Media Group
Publisher:	Paul Mauney
Generalmanager:	Todd Benz
Headquarters:	500 Sunset Ave. Asheboro, North Carolina
Circulation:	5,789
Circulation Date:	2018
Circulation Ref:	^[1]
Oclc:	13168530
Language:	American English

The Courier-Tribune is the daily newspaper of Asheboro, North Carolina and the surrounding county of Randolph County, North Carolina. It has been published daily, except Saturday, since 1978.^{[2] [3] [4]}

History

The Courier-Tribune is one of the 10 oldest newspapers published in North Carolina, tracing its roots back to 1876 and Marmaduke Swaim Robins Randolph Regulator newspaper.^[5] It was named the Courier Tribune in 1940 in the merger of Courier (19301940) and Randolph Tribune (19241940).^{[6] [7]}

In November of 2022 Paxton Media Group acquired The Courier-Tribune and five other North Carolina newspapers from Gannett Co., Inc.^[8]

See also

• List of newspapers in North Carolina

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018 . 2018 Legacy NEWM Annual Reports . investors.gannett.com.
2. Web site: Courier Tribune. United States Newspaper Listings. January 13, 2020.
3. Web site: Annette Jordan. linkedin.com.
4. Web site: Member Directory . North Carolina Press Association . March 20, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170320232927/http://www.ncpress.com/directory/ . March 20, 2017 . live .
5. Web site: LibGuides: Historic Landmark Preservation Commission: Marmaduke Robins Law Office. Ross. Holt. randolphlibrary.libguides.com.
6. Web site: Courier Tribune, About Us. courier-tribune.com. January 13, 2020.
7. Web site: Courier Tribune. Library of Congress. January 13, 2020.
8. News: Northam . Mitchell . Kentucky-based Paxton Media Group buys six North Carolina newspapers from Gannett . 9 December 2022 . 9 December 2022.