''The Times-News'' is an American, English language daily newspaper based in
Burlington, North Carolina
Burlington is a city in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the principal city of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Alamance County, in which most of th ...
formed in 1931 by the merger of the ''Burlington Daily Times'' and'' The Burlington News''.
History
''The Times-News'' was founded in 1887. It joined Freedom Communications Inc. in 1978, and was sold to
Halifax Media Group
Halifax Media Group was an American newspaper company owning more than 30 newspapers in five Southeastern U.S. States. It was founded on March 31, 2010 when a group of investors purchased ''The Daytona Beach News-Journal'' from the Davidson fami ...
in 2012. In 2015, Halifax was acquired by
New Media Investment Group
Gannett Co., Inc. () is an American mass media holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.Gannett
Gannett Co., Inc. () is an American mass media holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
* ''The Times-News'' (1989present), publisher: Times-News Pub. Co.
* ''The Daily Times-News'' (19321989), publisher: Times-News Pub. Co.
* ''Burlington Daily Times-News'' (19311932), publisher: Burlington News Co.
* ''Burlington Daily Times'' (1923-1931), publisher: Burlington News Co. (January 18, 1923)
* ''The Burlington News'' (1887-1931), publisher: J.R. Ireland & Co.
In November of 2022
Paxton Media Group
Paxton Media Group of Paducah, Kentucky, is a privately held media company with holdings that include newspapers and a TV station, WPSD-TV in Paducah. David M. Paxton is president and CEO.
The company owns 32 daily newspapers and numerous week ...
acquired The Burlington News-Times and five other North Carolina newspapers from
Gannett
Gannett Co., Inc. () is an American mass media holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Additionally, Sam Roberts received third place in Photography, Linda Bowden received second place in Illustration, Lee Barnes received second place in Serious Columns, Tom Dillon received first place in Criticism, and Isaac Groves received third place in News Enterprise Reporting. ''The'' ''Times-News'' received similar awards from th North Carolina Press Association in 2005 and 2004. It has also won awards in the NNA's Better Newspaper Contest for general excellence, best sports section, photography and writing.
See also
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List of newspapers in North Carolina
There have been newspapers in North Carolina since the ''North-Carolina Gazette'' began publication in the Province of North Carolina in 1751. As of January 2020, there were approximately 260 newspapers in publication in North Carolina. While pr ...