''The Gaston Gazette'' is an American, English-language daily newspaper based in
Gastonia, North Carolina
Gastonia is the largest city in and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest satellite city of the Charlotte area, behind Concord. The population was 80,411 at the 2020 census, up from 71,741 in 20 ...
. The newspaper was owned by Freedom Communications until 2012, when Freedom sold its Florida and North Carolina papers to
Halifax Media Group
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. In 2015, Halifax was acquired by
New Media Investment Group
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Its editorial position is generally conservative, and sometimes libertarian. Among the syndicated columnists whose columns it runs are
Thomas Sowell
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Tibor Machan
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.
Overview
''The Gazette'' primarily serves Gastonia and
Gaston County
Gaston County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 227,943. The county seat is Gastonia. Dallas served as the original county seat from 1846 until 1911.
Gaston County is included in the ...
and the surrounding counties of Lincoln County in North Carolina and York County in South Carolina.
''The Gazette'' partners with
WSOC-TV
WSOC-TV (channel 9) is a television station in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, affiliated with ABC and Telemundo. It is owned by Cox Media Group alongside Kannapolis-licensed independent station WAXN-TV (channel 64). Both stations s ...
(Channel 9, an ABC affiliate) in nearby Charlotte.
The ''Gaston Gazette'' is a member of the North Carolina Press Association.
The ''Gaston Gazette'' has a Facebook page for sharing news and interacting with readers.
History
The ''Gaston Gazette'' was founded in 1880. The newspaper has had several names:
* ''The Gaston Gazette''. (Gastonia, N.C.) 1989-current
* ''The Gastonia Gazette''. (Gastonia, N.C.) 1947-1989
* ''Gastonia Daily Gazette''. (Gastonia, N.C.) 1919-1947
* ''The Daily Gazette''. (Gastonia, N.C.) 1919-1919
* ''The Gastonia Gazette''. (Gastonia, Gaston Co., N.C.) 1880-1919
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 ...