Star-News
OCLC number 52221738 | | |
| Website | starnewsonline | |
|---|---|---|
StarNews is an American, English language daily
The StarNews covers a three-county region in Southeastern North Carolina: New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender.
History
| Owner | Years |
|---|---|
New York Times Company |
1975 - January 6, 2012 |
| Halifax Media Group | January 6, 2012 - 2015 |
| GateHouse Media | 2015 - 2019 |
| Gannett | 2019 - |
The paper was originally published on September 23, 1867, as the Wilmington Evening Star by former
In 1927, R. W. Page bought the Morning Star, and in 1929 bought the city's afternoon newspaper, the Wilmington News-Dispatch, which was later shortened to simply the Wilmington News. Later in 1929, the two papers began running a combined edition on Sunday, the Star-News. Page and his family continued to own the paper until 1975, when it was acquired by The New York Times Company.[5]
From 1935 to 1970, the Morning Star was located in the Murchison Building on North Front Street in downtown Wilmington. The newspaper moved into its location at 1003 17th Street South in 1970.[6]
On April 24, 2003; separate delivery of the Morning Star and News ended, and the two papers merged into a single seven-day paper, the StarNews.[7][8]
As a result of damage from
In December 2023, the paper announced it was switching from carrier to mail delivery via the U.S. Postal Service.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "2018 Legacy NEWM Annual Reports" (PDF). investors.gannett.com. 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ a b "Marker: D-75". North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program. North Carolina Office of Archives & History. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ New Media Announces Agreement to Acquire Halifax Media Group for $280.0 Million Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "GateHouse, Gannett merger is official, creating largest U.S. newspaper chain". MarketWatch. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ a b Williams, Wiley J. (2006). "Wilmington Star". In Powell, William S. (ed.). Encyclopedia of North Carolina. University of North Carolina Press. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ Tribune News Service. September 29, 2018.
- ^ Svanum, Ken (April 24, 2003). "New look to page; heritage remains". Star-News. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ^ Svanum, Ken (April 24, 2003). "New look to page; heritage remains (text-only version)". StarNewsOnline.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ^ "StarNews transitioning to postal delivery for print newspaper". Wilmington Star-News. Archived from the original on 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
External links
- Official website
- Archive of previous issues of Star-News on Google News
