ASHEVILLE – Long-time journalist Karen Chávez has been named interim executive editor of the Asheville Citizen Times, Mark Russell, executive editor of The Commercial Appeal in Memphis … more

Obituary of John Franklin Owensby John Franklin Owensby, 77, of Kernersville, passed away on Friday, November 4, 2022. He was born and raised in Gastonia, NC on March 3, 1945 to the late Paul Ausbert … more

Kevin Ellis has been named managing editor of the Gaston Gazette, Gastonia. Ellis, a veteran journalist who has spent the last 20 years in Gastonia, takes on the promotion following the retirement of editor Hunter Bretzius. more

Veteran journalist Sherry Jones has been named executive editor for Gannett’s eastern region of North Carolina, overseeing the Wilmington StarNews, the Fayetteville Observer, the Jacksonville … more

Foster — a cigar-chomping, UNC Tar Heel-loving bear of a man who was an award-winning staff photographer and videographer for the Observer for the better part of three decades — was found … more

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Rick Thomason, publisher of The Robesonian, Lumberton, is now publisher of the Kingsport Times-News in Tennessee, which is owned by Sandusky Newspaper Group. Thomason will also serve as senior vice president of content for Sandusky's eastern Tennessee newspapers, including the Johnson City Press and three weeklies. more

Kenneth Edmonds, the publisher of The Carolina Times, died Saturday, possibly signaling the end of a historic newspaper that has been informing and advocating for African Americans in Durham and … more

This will be Elizabeth Cook's final year as editor of the Salisbury Post. She has been an editor for 25 years.  Cook, 62, looks forward to spending more time with family after she … more

Longtime North Carolina political reporter Mark Binker died early Saturday morning.Binker, 43, was well-known through the halls of the N.C. General Assembly during his 12 years covering state … more

Mark Wilson, the Rocky Mount Telegram's publisher for the past five years, has retired. The 67-year-old newspaperman guided his staff through a devastating hurricane, the creation of an offshoot … more

Nancy Baker will assume the role of publisher at The High Point Enterprise following Rick Bean’s retirement in January. Baker, a 24-year veteran of the newspaper industry, has been with The … more

Long before James “Jim” Atkins ascended to the top leadership role within Gaston County’s hometown newspaper, he was learning what made the publication tick from the ground up and … more

George grew up in Hendersonville, NC, and Abbeville, SC. He graduated from Davidson College in 1966 and joined the US Army as a Lieutenant with the Adjutant General Corps.He became publisher of the Times-News in Hendersonville, NC, at age 29, and spent his career in the newspaper business, working in marketing and publishing for papers in Hendersonville, NC, Greenville, SC, Lumberton, NC, Petersburg, VA, Conyers, GA, and Tarboro, NC. more

June will be a month of transition at The Warren Record as longtime editor/general manager Jennifer Harris prepares to retire, and veteran journalist Gary Band assumes the role of managing editor … more

Carl Kasell, longtime newscaster, University of North Carolina alumnus and co-founder of radio station WUNC, has died, NPR reported. In March 2013, the North Carolina Press Association named Kasell "North Carolinian of the Year." more

Rodney Mahone, who as publisher of the Observer also oversaw some of the company’s South Carolina papers, was named president of the company’s Georgia markets. He also will expand his … more

ELKIN — Bill Colvard has been named editor of The Elkin Tribune, The Yadkin Ripple, and On The Vine Magazine.The Elkin native and former local business owner assumes the post after serving five … more

LAKE SEMINOLE, GA – Joseph Michael “Joey” Cowart, Sr., 66, of Lake Seminole, passed away Friday, December 30, 2022. The memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, … more

WILMINGTON -- Cheryl Theiss, who has worked in the StarNews Media advertising department for the past four years, is stepping into a new leadership role within the department. Starting out as a sales … more