daily newspaper
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published in
Lexington, North Carolina
Lexington is the county seat
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. The newspaper is published Tuesday through Saturday with no Sunday or Monday editions.
History
''The Dispatch'' began publication in 1902, succeeding the weekly ''Davidson Dispatch'' (1882–1902), founded by T.B. Eldridge. The paper increased to semi-weekly publication in 1919 and to a six-day-a-week schedule on September 6, 1948. On September 1, 2008 the publication eliminated its Monday edition and was published only five days.
The
New York Times Company
The New York Times Company is an American mass media company that publishes ''The New York Times''. Its headquarters are in Manhattan, New York City.
History
The company was founded by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones in New York City. T ...
acquired ''The Dispatch'' in 1973, and the
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 ...
acquired it on January 6, 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.Paxton Media Group acquired The Dispatch and five other North Carolina newspapers from Gannett Co., Inc.
Estimated average circulation of ''The Dispatch'' in 2013 was 6,892.
The Dispatch is a member of the North Carolina Press Association.
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 ...