The McDowell News explained

The McDowell News
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Owners:Lee Enterprises
Publisher:Terry Coomes[1]
Editor:Scott Hollifield
Language:American English
Headquarters:[2]
Publishing Country:United States
Circulation:2,214 Daily
Circulation Date:2023
Circulation Ref:[3]
Oclc:31906140

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.[4]

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]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Terry Coomes, Regional Publisher at Lee Enterprises . LinkedIn . 18 June 2020.
  2. Web site: The McDowell News. NC Press Association. January 21, 2020.
  3. Web site: Form 10-K. Lee Enterprises . investors.lee.net . February 29, 2024.
  4. Web site: The McDowell News. NC Press Association. January 21, 2020.
  5. Web site: 12 May 2012 . Media General Announces Agreements with Berkshire Hathaway for Purchase of Newspapers and New Financing . 18 June 2020 . PR Newswire.
  6. Web site: McDowell News. mcdowellnews.com. January 2, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20191216080700/https://www.mcdowellnews.com/. December 16, 2019. live.
  7. Web site: About The McDowell news. [volume] (Marion, N.C.) 1923-current ]. Chronicling America . Library of Congress. 26 October 2020.
  8. Web site: Lee Enterprises to buy Berkshire Hathaway newspaper operations; Berkshire Hathaway to finance all debt . 18 June 2020.
  9. Web site: Lee Enterprises completes acquisition of Berkshire Hathaway newspaper operations . Bloomberg . 18 June 2020.
  10. Web site: Kendrick-Holmes . Dimon . 2023-05-07 . Your expanded The McDowell News coming soon . 2023-07-19 . McDowell News . en.

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