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''Independent Tribune'' is a newspaper based in
Concord, North Carolina Concord is the county seat and largest city in Cabarrus County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 105,186, with an estimated population in 2021 of 107,697. In terms of population, the cit ...
covering Cabarrus County. The newspaper is owned by
Lee Enterprises Lee Enterprises, Inc. is a publicly traded American media company. It publishes 77 daily newspapers in 26 states, and more than 350 weekly, classified, and specialty publications. Lee Enterprises was founded in 1890 by Alfred Wilson Lee and is b ...
. The ''Independent Tribune'' was formed September 29, 1996, with the merger of ''The Concord Tribune'' and ''The Daily Independent'' of
Kannapolis, North Carolina Kannapolis () is a city in Cabarrus and Rowan counties, in the U.S. state of North Carolina, northwest of Concord and northeast of Charlotte and is a suburb in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The city of Kannapolis was incorporated in 1984. Th ...
. It was originally a daily newspaper, but changed to three days a week in 2009. On March 15, 2020, Media General announced the sale of its newspapers to
Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway Inc. () is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Its main business and source of capital is insurance, from which it invests the float (the retained premiu ...
's BH Media. On January 29, 2020,
Lee Enterprises Lee Enterprises, Inc. is a publicly traded American media company. It publishes 77 daily newspapers in 26 states, and more than 350 weekly, classified, and specialty publications. Lee Enterprises was founded in 1890 by Alfred Wilson Lee and is b ...
announced it would buy BH Media, including 30 newspapers.


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* Newspapers published in North Carolina Concord, North Carolina Cabarrus County, North Carolina 1996 establishments in North Carolina Newspapers established in 1996 Lee Enterprises publications {{NorthCarolina-newspaper-stub