North Carolina Newspapers

NC Policy Watch believes it is important for all citizens to be involved in state policy debates. North Carolina newspapers provide an excellent forum for discussing issues that affect our communities. We have compiled a directory of all the daily and community newspapers published in North Carolina with links to their respective web sites.

Stay informed—read the newspaper. When you feel strongly about an issue, we encourage you to write a letter to the editor so your political voice can be heard.

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STATEWIDE

• North Carolina Press Association

ALAMANCE

• Burlington: Times-News (D)
• Graham: The Alamance News (C)
• Mebane: The Enterprise (C)

ALEXANDER

• Taylorsville: The Taylorsville Times (C)

ALLEGHANY

• Sparta: The Alleghany News (C)

ANSON

• Wadesboro: Anson Record (C)

ASHE

• West Jefferson: Jefferson Post (C)
• West Jefferson: The Mountain Times - Ashe Co. Edition (C)

AVERY

• Newland: Avery Journal-Times (C)
• Newland: Avery Post (C)

BEAUFORT

• Belhaven: The Beaufort-Hyde News (C)
• Washington: Washington Daily News (D)

BERTIE

• Windsor: Bertie Ledger-Advance (C)

BLADEN

• Elizabethtown: The Bladen Journal (C)

BRUNSWICK

• Shallotte: The Brunswick Beacon (C)
• Southport: The State Port Pilot (C)

BUNCOMBE

• Asheville: Asheville Citizen-Times (D)
• Black Mountain: Black Mountain News (C)

BURKE

• Morganton: The News Herald (D)

CABARRUS

• Kannapolis: Kannapolis Citizen (C)
• Kannapolis/Concord: Independent Tribune (D)

CALDWELL

• Lenoir: The News-Topic (D)

CAMDEN

• No Newspapers:

CARTERET

• Beaufort: The Venture of Carteret County (C)
• Morehead City: Carteret County News-Times (C)

CASWELL

• Yanceyville: The Caswell Messenger (C)

CATAWBA

• Hickory: Hickory Daily Record (D)
• Newton: The Observer-News-Enterprise (D)

CHATHAM

• Pittsboro: The Chatham Record (C)
• Siler City: The Chatham News (C)

CHEROKEE

• Andrews: The Andrews Journal (C)
• Murphy: The Cherokee Scout (C)
• Murphy: Cherokee Sentinel (C)

CHOWAN

• Edenton: The Chowan Herald (C)

CLAY

• Hayesville: Clay County Progress (C)
• Hayesville: The Smoky Mountain Sentinel (C)

CLEVELAND

• Kings Mountain: The Kings Mountain Herald (C)
• Shelby: The Shelby Star (D)

COLUMBUS

• Tabor City: Tabor-Loris Tribune (C)
• Whiteville: The News Reporter (C)

CRAVEN

• Havelock: The Havelock News (C)
• New Bern: The Sun Journal (D)

CUMBERLAND

• Fayetteville: Fayetteville Observer (D)
• Fayetteville: Up & Coming Weekly (C)

CURRITUCK

• The Currituck Independent

DARE

• Manteo: The Coastland Times (C)
• Nags Head: Outer Banks Sentinel (C)

DAVIDSON

• Denton: The Denton Orator (C)
• Lexington: The Dispatch (D)
• Thomasville: The Thomasville Times (C)

DAVIE

• Mocksville: Davie County Enterprise-Record (C)

DUPLIN

• Beulaville: Richlands-Beulaville Advertiser News (C)
• Kenansville: Duplin Times/Duplin Today (C)
• Wallace: The Wallace Enterprise (C)
• Warsaw/Faison: The Warsaw-Faison News (C)

DURHAM

• Durham: The Duke Chronicle (D)
• Durham: The Herald-Sun (D)
• Durham: Independent Weekly (C)

EDGECOMBE

• Tarboro: The Daily Southerner (D)

FORSYTH

• Clemmons: The Clemmons Courier (C)
• Kernersville: Kernersville News (C)
• Winston-Salem: Winston-Salem Journal (D)
• Winston-Salem: The Chronicle (C)
• Winston-Salem: Que Pasa (C)

FRANKLIN

• Louisburg: The Franklin Times (C)

GASTON

• Belmont: Belmont Banner (C)
• Bessemer City: Bessemer City Record (C)
• Cherryville: Cherryville Eagle (C)
• Gastonia: The Gaston Gazette (D)
• Mount Holly: Mount Holly News (C)

GATES

• No Newspapers

GRAHAM

• Robbinsville: The Graham Star (C)

GRANVILLE

• Creedmoor: The Butner-Creedmoor News (C)
• Oxford: Oxford Public Ledger (C)

GREENE

• Snow Hill: The Standard Laconic (C)

GUILFORD

• Greensboro: Carolina Peacemaker (C)
• Greensboro: News & Record (D)
• Greensboro: Rhinoceros Times (C)
• Greensboro: The Business Journal Serving the Greater Triad Area (C)
• High Point: ESP Magazine (C)
• High Point: High Point Enterprise (D)
• Jamestown: Jamestown News (C)

HALIFAX

• Enfield: The Commonwealth Progress (C)
• Lake Gaston: Lake Gaston Gazette (C)
• Littleton: Littleton Observer (C)
• Roanoke Rapids: Daily & Sunday Herald (D)

HARNETT

• Angier: The Angier Independent (C)
• Dunn: The Daily Record (D)
• Lillington: Harnett County News (C)

HAYWOOD

• Waynesville: The Enterprise Mountaineer (C)
• Waynesville: The Smoky Mountain News (C)

HENDERSON

• Hendersonville: Times-News (D)

HERTFORD

• Ahoskie: Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald (C)
• Ahoskie: Tri-County News (C)

HOKE

• Raeford: The News-Journal (C)

HYDE

• The Ocracoker (C)

IREDELL

• Lake Norman: Lake Norman Times (C)
• Mooresville: Mooresville Tribune (C)
• Statesville: Statesville Record & Landmark (D)
• Statesville: Iredell Citizen (C)

JACKSON

• Cashiers: Cashiers Crossroads Chronicle (C)
• Sylva: The Sylva Herald & Ruralite (C)

JOHNSTON

• Benson: The News in Review (C)
• Clayton: The Clayton News-Star (C)
• Kenly: Kenly News (C)
• Princeton: Princeton News Leader (C)
• Selma: The Selma News(C)
• Smithfield: The Herald (C)

JONES

• Trenton: The Jones Post (C)

LEE

• Sanford: Sanford Herald (D)

LENOIR

• Kinston: Kinston Free Press (D)

LINCOLN

• Denver/Lake Norman: news@norman (C)
• Lincolnton: Lincoln Times-News (C)

MACON

• Franklin: The Franklin Press (C)
• Franklin: Macon County News & Shopping Guide (C)
• Highlands: The Highlander (C)
• Highlands: Highlands' Newspaper (C)

MADISON

• Marshall: The News-Record & Sentinel(C)

MARTIN

• Robersonville: The Weekly Herald (C)
• Williamston: The Enterprise (C)

MCDOWELL

• Marion: The McDowell News (D)

MECKLENBURG

• Charlotte: The Business Journal (C)
• Charlotte: The Charlotte Observer (D)
• Charlotte: The Charlotte Post (C)
• Charlotte: The Charlotte Weekly (C)
• Charlotte: Creative Loafing (C)
• Charlotte: The Mecklenburg Times (C)
• Charlotte: Winston Cup Scene (C)
• Huntersville: Huntersville Herald (C)

MITCHELL

• Spruce Pine: Mitchell News-Journal (C)

MONTGOMERY

• Troy: Montgomery Herald (C)
• Troy: Montgomery Post (C)

MOORE

• Southern Pines: The Pilot (C)

NASH

• Nashville: The Nashville Graphic (C)
• Rocky Mount: Rocky Mount Telegram (D)
• Spring Hope: Spring Hope Enterprise (C)

NEW HANOVER

• Carolina Beach: Island Gazette (C)
• Wilmington: Morning Star and Sunday Star News (D)
• Wrightsville Beach: Lumina News (C)

NORTHAMPTON

• No Newspapers

ONSLOW

• Jacksonville: Daily News (D)
• Richlands: Richlands-Beulaville Advertiser News (C)
• Swansboro: Tideland News (C)

ORANGE

• Chapel Hill: The Chapel Hill News (C)
• Chapel Hill: The Daily Tar Heel (D)
• Hillsborough: The News of Orange (C)

PAMLICO

• Oriental: The Pamlico News (C)

PASQUOTANK

• Elizabeth City: The Daily Advance (D)

PENDER

• Burgaw: The Pender Chronicle (C)
• Burgaw: The Pender Post (C)
• Hampstead: Topsail Voice (C)

PERQUIMANS

• Hertford: The Perquimans Weekly (C)

PERSON

• Roxboro: The Courier-Times (C)

PITT

• Farmville: The Farmville Enterprise (C)
• Greenville: The Daily Reflector (D)
• Grifton: The Times-Leader (C)

POLK

• Columbus: Polk County News Journal (C)
• Tryon: Tryon Daily Bulletin (D)

RANDOLPH

• Archdale: Archdale-Trinity News (C)
• Asheboro: The Courier-Tribune (D)

RICHMOND

• Rockingham: Richmond County Daily Journal (D)

ROBESON

• Lumberton: The Robesonian (D)
• Red Springs: The Red Springs Citizen (C)
• St. Pauls: The St. Pauls Review (C)

ROCKINGHAM

• Eden: Eden Daily News (D)
• Madison: The Messenger (C)
• Reidsville: The Reidsville Review (D)

ROWAN

• Salisbury: Salisbury Post (D)

RUTHERFORD

• Forest City: The Daily Courier (D)

SAMPSON

• Clinton: The Sampson Independent (D)

SCOTLAND

• Laurinburg: The Laurinburg Exchange (C)

STANLY

• Albemarle: The Stanly News & Press (C)
• Locust: The Weekly Post (C)

STOKES

• King: Stokes News (C)

SURRY

• Elkin: The Tribune (C)
• Mount Airy: The Mount Airy News (D)

SWAIN

• Bryson City: The Smoky Mountain Times (C)

TRANSYLVANIA

• Brevard: The Transylvania Times (C)

TYRRELL

• Columbia: Scuppernong Reminder (C)

UNION

• Marshville: The Home News (C)
• Monroe: The Enquirer-Journal (D)

VANCE

• Henderson: The Daily Dispatch (D)

WAKE

• Apex: The Apex Herald (C)
• Cary: The Cary News (C)
• Fuquay-Varina: The Fuquay-Varina Independent (C)
• Garner: Garner News (C)
• Knightdale: Knightdale Times (C)
• Raleigh: La Conexi?n (C)
• Raleigh: The News & Observer (D)
• Raleigh: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly (C)
• Raleigh: The Business Journal (C)
• Raleigh: Que Pasa - Extended Triangle
• Wake Forest: The Wake Weekly (C)
• Zebulon: Eastern Wake News (C)

WARREN

• Warrenton: The Warren Record (C)

WASHINGTON

• Plymouth: The Roanoke Beacon (C)

WATAUGA

• Blowing Rock: The Blowing Rocket (C)
• Boone: The Mountain Times (C)
• Boone: Watauga Democrat (C)

WAYNE

• Goldsboro: News-Argus (D)
• Mount Olive: Mount Olive Tribune (C)
• Princeton News Leader (C)
• Wayne-Wilson News Leader (C)

WILKES

• North Wilkesboro: The Journal-Patriot (C)
• North Wilkesboro: The Record (C)

WILSON

• Princeton News Leader (C)
• Wayne-Wilson News Leader (C)
• Wilson: The Wilson Daily Times (D)

YADKIN

• Yadkinville: The Yadkin Ripple (C)

YANCEY

• Burnsville: The Yancey Common Times Journal (C)