Newspapers in North Carolina are listed by city below. Newspaper circulation and ownership are included.
North Carolina Newspapers by city |
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| City |
Newspaper |
Circulation |
Owner |
| |
| Ahoskie |
 Roanoke Chowan News Herald
| 6,800 | Boone Newspapers, Inc |
|
| Alamance |
 Alamance News
| 6,448 | |
|
| Albemarle |
Montgomery Herald
| 6,716 | Womack Publishing Company |
| | Stanly News & Press
| 9,230 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
|
| Andrews |
Andrews Journal
| 4,800 | |
|
| Apex |
Apex Herald
| 2,025 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
| | Southwest Wake News
| | The McClatchy Company |
|
| Archdale |
Archdale-Trinity News
| 3,500 | Paxton Media Group LLC |
|
| Asheboro |
Asheboro Courier-Tribune
| 12,731 | Stephens Media Group |
| | Randolph Guide
| 3,700 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
|
| Asheville |
Asheville Citizen Times
| 32,201 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| | Asheville Disclaimer
(comedy & parody) | 28,128 | Michele Scheve and Tom Scheve |
| | La Voz Independiente
(ethnic) | 10,000 | Hispanic Publishing Company Inc. |
| | Mountain Xpress
(city guides) | 28,128 | Jeff Fobes |
| | Out In Asheville
(lifestyle: gay & lesbian) | | |
| | UNCA Blue Banner
(university) | | the University of North Carolina at Asheville |
| | Weaverville Tribune
| | Clint Parker |
|
| Bayboro |
County Compass
| 16,000 | Jeff Aydelette |
|
| Belhaven |
Beaufort-Hyde News
| 3,500 | Cooke Communications, LLC |
|
| Belmont |
Belmont & Mount Holly Banner News
| 3,600 | |
|
| Benson |
Benson News in Review
| 4,500 | |
|
| Black Forest |
Coastal Piedmont Leader
| 1,000 | |
|
| Black Mountain |
Black Mountain News
| 4,000 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
|
| Boone |
Appalachian
(university) | 7,000 | Appalachian State University |
| | Blowing Rocket
| 2,500 | |
| | Boone Mountain Times
| 13,410 | Jones Media, Inc. |
| | High Country Press
| | Ken Ketchie |
| | Watauga Democrat
| 3,500 | Jones Media, Inc. |
|
| Brevard |
Transylvania Times
| 8,400 | |
|
| Bryson City |
Smoky Mountain Times
| 4,025 | Community Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Burgaw |
Burgaw Pender Chronicle
| 5,000 | Cooke Communications, LLC |
| | Pender Post
| 3,500 | |
|
| Burlington |
Burlington Times News
| 23,000 | Freedom Communications, Inc. |
| | Mebane Enterprise
| 4,630 | Womack Publishing Co |
|
| Burnsville |
Yancey Common Times Journal
| 7,000 | |
| | Yancey County News
| 1,400 | Yancey County News LLC |
|
| Carolina Beach |
Island Gazette
| 8,000 | Seaside Press Co. |
|
| Carrboro |
Carrboro Citizen
| 7,500 | Robert Dickson |
|
| Carrollwood |
Ashee Mountain Times
| 10,350 | |
|
| Cashiers |
Crossroads Chronicle
| 2,840 | Community Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Chapel Hill |
Chapel Hill News
| 25,700 | The McClatchy Company |
| | Daily Tar Heel
(university) | 18,000 | the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
|
| Charlotte |
Charlotte Business Journal
(business news) | 14,295 | American City Business Journals Inc. |
| | Charlotte Jewish News
(religion: jewish) | 4,200 | Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte |
| | Charlotte Leader
| | |
| | Charlotte Observer
| 145,595 | The McClatchy Company |
| | Charlotte Post
(ethnic) | 20,375 | Charlotte Post Publishing Company |
| | Creative Loafing Charlotte
(city guides) | 43,889 | SouthComm Inc. |
| | Hola Noticias Charlotte
(ethnic) | | Norsan Media |
| | La Noticia de Charlotte
(ethnic) | 21,000 | |
| | Mecklenburg Times
| 965 | Dolan Media Company |
| | Mi Gente de Charlotte
(ethnic) | | Norsan Multimedia |
| | Mint Hill Times
| | |
| | Mountain Island Monitor
| 10,000 | Lake Norman Publications |
| | Q Notes
(lifestyle: gay & lesbian) | 10,000 | Pride Publishing & Typesetting, Inc. |
| | Que Pasa Mi Gente Charlotte
(ethnic) | 22,330 | Latino Communications, LLC |
| | South Charlotte Weekly
| 30,000 | Carolina Weekly Newspaper Group |
| | UNCC University Times
(university) | 2,000 | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| | Union County Weekly
| 19,000 | Carolina Weekly Newspaper Group |
| | University City Weekly
| 10,000 | Lake Norman Publications |
|
| Cherokee |
Cherokee One Feather
(ethnic) | | The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians |
|
| Cherryville |
Cherryville Eagle
| 2,750 | Gemini Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Clayton |
Clayton News-Star
| 5,000 | |
|
| Clemmons |
Clemmons Courier
| 2,400 | Evening Post Publishing Company |
|
| Cleveland |
Cleveland Post
| 9,450 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
|
| Clinton |
Sampson Independent
| 7,400 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
|
| Creedmoor |
Butner Creedmoor News
| 5,150 | |
|
| Cullowhee |
Western Carolinian
(university) | | Western Carolina University |
|
| Davidson |
Davidsonian
(university) | 1,900 | Davidson College |
|
| Denton |
Denton Orator
| 2,200 | Stan Bingham, Bingham Publishing |
|
| Dunn |
Dunn Daily Record
| 8,572 | Bart Adams |
|
| Durham |
Duke University Chronicle
(university) | 15,000 | Duke University |
| | Durham Carolina Times
(ethnic) | 5,942 | United Publishers, Inc. |
| | Durham Herald Sun
| 21,055 | Paxton Media Group, LLC |
| | Durham Independent Weekly
(city guides) | 45,000 | Stephen Schewell |
| | Durham News
| | The McClatchy Company |
| | Triangle Tribune
(ethnic) | 12,000 | Charlotte Post Publishing |
|
| Eden |
Eden News
| 2,577 | Media General, Inc. |
| | Eden's Own Journal/Rockingham County Star
| | Finney/Doss Designs |
|
| Edenton |
Chowan Herald
| 4,400 | Cooke Communications, LLC |
|
| Elizabeth City |
Elizabeth City Advance
| 9,555 | Cooke Communications, Inc. |
|
| Elizabethtown |
Bladen Journal
| 4,400 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
|
| Elkin |
Elkin Tribune
| 5,300 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
|
| Elon |
Elon University Pendulum
(university) | 5,000 | Elon University |
|
| Farmville |
Farmville Enterprise
| 2,650 | Cooke Communications, LLC |
|
| Fayetteville |
Fayetteville Observer
| 49,477 | |
| | Fort Bragg Paraglide
(military) | | Fayetteville Publishing Co. |
| | Up & Coming Weekly
| 13,854 | F & B Publications, Inc. |
|
| Forest City |
Forest City Daily Courier
| 9,332 | Paxton Media Group, LLC |
|
| Franklin |
Franklin Press
| 8,600 | Community Newspapers, Inc. |
| | Franklin Weekly
| | Allen Publishing, LLC |
| | Macon County News
| 13,000 | Colin and Betsey Gooder |
|
| Fremont |
Wayne Wilson News Leader
| 1,300 | Merrill Publishing Co., Inc. |
|
| Garner |
Garner News
| 3,500 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
| | Garner-Clayton Record
| | The McClatchy Company |
|
| Gastonia |
Gaston Gazette
| 22,204 | Freedom Communications, Inc. |
|
| Gatesville |
Gates County Index
| 2,450 | Boone Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Goldsboro |
Goldsboro News Argus
| 16,109 | |
|
| Greensboro |
Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
(business news) | | American City Business Journals Inc. |
| | Carolina Peacemaker
(ethnic) | 9,100 | Carolina Newspapers, Inc. |
| | Greensboro News & Record
| 57,489 | Landmark Media Enterprises LLC |
| | Rhinoceros Times
| 35,000 | Hammer Publications, Inc. |
| | YES! Weekly
(city guides) | 149,000 | |
|
| Greenville |
East Carolinian
(university) | 9,000 | East Carolina University |
| | Greenville Daily Reflector
| 20,752 | Cooke Communications, LLC |
|
| Grifton |
Grifton Times-Leader
| 2,500 | Cooke Communications, LLC |
|
| Hampstead |
Topsail Voice
| 5,000 | Carteret Publishing Co, Inc. |
|
| Havelock |
Havelock News
| 2,500 | Freedom Communications, Inc. |
|
| Hayesville |
Clay County Progress
| 4,600 | |
| | Smoky Mountain Sentinel
| 4,000 | Sentinel News Media |
|
| Henderson |
Henderson Daily Dispatch
| 6,847 | Paxton Media Group, LLC |
|
| Hendersonville |
Hendersonville Times News
| 12,459 | Halifax Media Holdings, LLC |
|
| Hertford |
Perquimans Weekly
| 2,200 | Cooke Communications, LLC |
|
| Hickory |
Hickory Daily Record
| 19,000 | Media General, Inc. |
|
| High Point |
High Point Enterprise
| 15,907 | Paxton Media Group, LLC |
|
| Highlands |
Highlands Highlander
| 2,800 | Community Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Hillsborough |
News of Orange County
| 3,800 | Womack Publishing Company |
|
| Holly Springs |
Holly Springs Sun
| 8,100 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
|
| Huntersville |
Huntersville Herald Weekly
| 25,500 | Lake Norman Publications |
|
| Iredell |
Iredell County News
(ethnic) | 7,500 | Fran Farrer |
|
| Jacksonville |
Camp Lejune Globe
(military) | 30,000 | |
| | Jacksonville Daily News
| 19,723 | Freedom Communications, Inc. |
| | Jacksonville Roto Vue
(military) | 8,000 | |
|
| Jamestown |
Jamestown News
| 4,000 | Womack Publishing Company |
|
| Kannapolis |
Independent Tribune
| 16,898 | Media General, Inc. |
| | Kannapolis Citizen
| | |
|
| Kenansville |
Duplin Times
| | Cooke Communications, LLC |
|
| Kernersville |
Kernersville News
| 17,850 | Carter Publishing Co., Inc. |
|
| King |
King Times News
| | |
| | Stokes News
| 8,400 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
|
| Kings Mountain |
Kings Mountain Herald
| 5,000 | Gemini Newspapers |
|
| Kinston |
Kinston Free Press
| 11,000 | Freedom Communications, Inc. |
|
| La Grange |
La Grange Weekly Gazette
| 1,500 | |
|
| Laurinburg |
Laurinburg Exchange
| 8,200 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
|
| Lenoir |
Caldwell Review
| 10,500 | Paxton Media Group LLC |
| | Lenoir News-Topic
| 7,646 | Paxton Media Group, LLC |
|
| Lexington |
Lexington Dispatch
| 7,531 | Halifax Media Holdings, LLC |
|
| Lillington |
Harnett County News
| 27,546 | Record Publishing Co. |
|
| Lincolnton |
Lincoln Times News
| 10,500 | |
|
| Littleton |
Lake Gaston Gazette-Observer
| 5,400 | Womack Publishing Company |
| | Littleton Observer
| 2,500 | |
|
| Locust |
Locust Weekly Post
| 1,850 | The Weekly Post, Inc. |
|
| Louisburg |
Franklin Times
| 7,700 | Franklin County Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Lumberton |
Red Springs Citizen
| 2,300 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
| | Robesonian
| 14,000 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
|
| Madison |
Madison Messenger
| 1,194 | Media General, Inc. |
|
| Manteo |
Coastland Times
| 10,000 | |
|
| Marion |
McDowell News
| 5,662 | Media General, Inc. |
|
| Marshall |
Marshall News-Record & Sentinel
| 6,500 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
|
| Marshville |
Marshville Home News
| 2,900 | |
|
| Mint Hill |
Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly
| 13,000 | Carolina Weekly Newspaper Group |
|
| Mocksville |
Davie County Enterprise-Record
| 9,200 | Evening Post Publishing Company |
|
| Monroe |
Monroe Enquirer Journal
| 6,716 | Paxton Media Group, LLC |
|
| Mooresville |
Lake Norman Navigator
| 11,093 | Media General, Inc |
| | Lake Norman Times
| 4,000 | Womack Publishing Company |
| | Mooresville Tribune
| 5,550 | Media General, Inc |
| | Mooresville Weekly
| 11,000 | Lake Norman Publications |
|
| Morehead City |
Beaufort Gam
| 12,000 | |
| | Carteret County News-Times
| 9,725 | Carteret Publishing Co, Inc. |
|
| Morganton |
Morganton News Herald
| 11,185 | Media General, Inc |
|
| Mount Airy |
Mayberry News
| | |
| | Mount Airy News
| 10,500 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
| | Surry Scene
| 12,000 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
|
| Mount Olive |
Mount Olive Tribune
| 3,800 | |
|
| Murphy |
Cherokee Scout
| 9,500 | |
| | Cherokee Sentinel
| | |
|
| Nags Head |
Outer Banks Sentinel
| 8,300 | Womack Newpapers Inc |
|
| New Bern |
New Bern Sun Journal
| 13,900 | Freedom Communications, Inc |
|
| Newland |
Avery Journal-Times
| 5,300 | High Country Media LLC |
|
| Newton |
Newton Observer News Enterprise
| 2,303 | Horizon Publications |
|
| North Wilkesboro |
North Wilkesboro Record
| | |
| | Wilkes Gazette
| 15,000 | |
| | Wilkes Journal-Patriot
| 15,179 | Carter-Hubbard Publishing |
|
| Oak Ridge |
Oak Ridge Northwest Observer
| 13,000 | |
|
| Oriental |
Pamlico News
| 4,800 | |
|
| Oxford |
Oxford Public Ledger
| 6,500 | Ronnie and Charles Critcher |
|
| Pilot Mountain |
Pilot Mountain Pilot
| 3,000 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
|
| Pittsboro |
Chatham Journal
| 6,000 | |
| | Chatham Record
| 3,000 | The Chatham News Publishing Company, Inc |
|
| Plymouth |
Plymouth Roanoke Beacon
| 4,100 | |
|
| Princeton |
Princeton News Leader
| 1,500 | Merrill Publishing Co., Inc. |
|
| Raeford |
Raeford News Journal
| 3,800 | Dickson Press, Inc. |
|
| Raleigh |
Biblical Recorder
(religion: christian) | 20,000 | the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina |
| | Cary News
| | The McClatchy Company |
| | Fuquay-Varina Independent
| 3,900 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
| | La Conexion
(ethnic) | 21,000 | Ricardo Velásquez |
| | NC Catholic
(religion: christian) | 68,500 | the Diocese of Raleigh |
| | NCSU Technician
(university) | 15,000 | North Carolina State University |
| | Raleigh Carolinian
(ethnic) | 15,102 | Paul & Rev. Evelyn Jervay |
| | Raleigh Downtowner
(city guides) | | |
| | Raleigh News & Observer
| 127,138 | The McClatchy Company |
| | Raleigh Spectator
(city guides) | | Creative Loafing Inc. |
| | Triangle Business Journal
(business news) | 9,868 | American City Business Journals Inc. |
|
| Reidsville |
Reidsville Review
| 3,991 | Media General, Inc. |
|
| Richlands |
Richlands-Beulaville Advertiser News
| | Cooke Communications, LLC |
|
| Roanoke Rapids |
Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald
| 8,259 | Wick Communications |
|
| Robbinsville |
Graham Star
| 3,500 | |
|
| Robersonville |
Robersonville Weekly Herald
| 910 | Cooke Communications, LLC |
|
| Rockingham |
Richmond County Daily Journal
| 7,991 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
|
| Rocky Mount |
Nashville Graphic
| 3,000 | |
| | Rocky Mount Telegram
| 12,427 | Cooke Communications, LLC |
|
| Rolesville |
Rolesville Wake Crossroads Weekly
| | Allen Publishing, LLC |
|
| Roxboro |
Roxboro Courier-Times
| 8,700 | |
|
| Salisbury |
Salisbury Post
| 17,862 | Evening Post Publishing Company |
|
| Sanford |
Sanford Herald
| 8,162 | Paxton Media Group, LLC |
|
| Shallotte |
Brunswick Beacon
| 17,000 | Landmark Community Newspapers, LLC |
|
| Shelby |
Shelby Star
| 14,164 | Freedom Communications, Inc. |
|
| Siler City |
Chatham News
| 6,000 | The Chatham News Publishing Company, Inc |
|
| Smithfield |
Kenly News
| 3,100 | Rick & Karen Stewart |
| | Selma News
| | Rick & Karen Stewart |
| | Smithfield Herald
| 35,000 | The McClatchy Company |
|
| Snow Hill |
Standard Laconic
| 3,000 | Cooke Communications, LLC |
|
| Southern Pines |
Southern Pines Pilot
| 15,005 | |
|
| Southport |
State Port Pilot
| 9,000 | Edward Harper |
|
| Sparta |
Alleghany News
| 4,300 | the Alleghany News Publishing Co. Inc |
|
| Spring Hope |
Eastern Wake News
| 1,700 | The McClatchy Company |
| | Spring Hope Enterprise
| 3,000 | |
|
| Spruce Pine |
Mitchell News-Journal
| 5,096 | Community Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| St. Pauls |
St. Pauls Review
| 1,200 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
|
| Statesville |
Statesville Record & Landmark
| 14,552 | Media General, Inc |
|
| Swansboro |
Tideland News
| 3,200 | Carteret Publishing Co, Inc. |
|
| Sylva |
Sylva Herald and Ruralite
| 7,000 | |
|
| Tabor City |
Tabor-Loris Tribune
| 3,200 | Atlantic Corporation |
|
| Tarboro |
Tarboro Daily Southerner
| 3,000 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
|
| Taylorsville |
Taylorsville Times
| 6,800 | Lee Sharpe |
|
| Thomasville |
Thomasville Times
| 5,500 | Paxton Media Group, LLC |
|
| Tryon |
Polk County News Journal
| 1,020 | Upstate Newspapers |
| | Tryon Daily Bulletin
| 4,300 | Tryon Newsmedia, LLC |
|
| Wadesboro |
Anson Record
| 6,500 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
|
| Wake Forest |
Wake Forest Weekly
| 10,000 | Allen Publishing, LLC |
|
| Wallace |
Wallace Enterprise
| | Cooke Communications, LLC |
|
| Warrenton |
Warren Record
| 5,600 | Womack Publishing Company |
|
| Warsaw |
Warsaw-Faison News
| | Cooke Communications, LLC |
|
| Washington |
Washington Daily News
| 8,736 | Washington News Media LLC |
|
| Waxhaw |
Union County Edge
| | |
|
| Waynesville |
Smoky Mountain News
| 16,000 | |
| | Waynesville Mountaineer
| 9,312 | Jonathan Key |
|
| West Jefferson |
Jefferson Post
| 6,500 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
|
| Whiteville |
Whiteville News Reporter
| 10,000 | James C. High |
|
| Williamston |
Williamston Enterprise
| 5,100 | Cooke Communications, LLC |
|
| Wilmington |
Lumina News
| 2,700 | |
| | UNC Wilmington Seahawk
(university) | 4,000 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington |
| | Wilmington Greater Diversity News
(ethnic) | 5,000 | |
| | Wilmington Journal
(ethnic) | 10,000 | |
| | Wilmington Star News
| 36,999 | Halifax Media Holdings, LLC |
|
| Wilson |
Wilson Times
| 16,906 | Wilson Times Co |
|
| Windsor |
Bertie Ledger-Advance
| 4,215 | Cooke Communications, LLC |
|
| Winston-Salem |
WFU Old Gold and Black
(university) | 5,000 | Wake Forest University |
| | Winston Salem Chronicle
(ethnic) | 10,000 | Winston-Salem Chronicle Publishing Co. Inc. |
| | Winston-Salem Journal
| 56,946 | Media General, Inc. |
|
| Yadkinville |
Yadkin Ripple
| 5,700 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
|
| Yanceyville |
Caswell Messenger
| 4,800 | Womack Publishing Co |
