The McDowell News

The McDowell News is an English language newspaper published daily in Marion, North Carolina, United States, covering McDowell County. The newspaper is a member of the North Carolina Press Association.^[2]

The McDowell News

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner(s)	Lee Enterprises
Publisher	Terry Coomes[1]
Editor	Scott Hollifield[2]
Founded	1923; 102 years ago (1923)[3]
Language	American English
Headquarters	136 Logan Street Marion, North Carolina [2]
Country	United States
Circulation	2,214 Daily (as of 2023)[4]
OCLC number	31906140
Website	mcdowellnews.com
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History

The newspaper was owned by Media General^[5] until it was sold to Berkshire Hathaway's subsidiary BH Media Group in 2012.^[6][7][3]

Lee Enterprises bought BH Media Group's publications in early 2020.^[8][9]

Starting June 6, 2023, the print edition of the newspaper will be reduced to three days a week: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Also, the newspaper will transition from being delivered by a traditional newspaper delivery carrier to mail delivery by the U.S. Postal Service.^[10]

See also

• List of newspapers in North Carolina