High Point Enterprise
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High Point Enterprise is a daily morning newspaper that primarily serves High Point
, North Carolina
.
The newspaper's coverage area includes parts of Guilford
, Davidson
, Randolph
and Forsyth
counties in the Piedmont Triad
area of North Carolina. The Enterprise is owned by Paxton Media Group
. The paper was founded in 1885.
In 2008, circulation was 19,483 during the week and 22,467 on Sunday
In 1919, the paper was bought by J.P Rawley (1886-1937) and R.B. Terry (1883-1955), and it remained in the Rawley and Terry families for eight decades.
The newspaper moved to its current home at 210 Church Avenue in 1970.
In 1999, the Rawley family sold its stake of the newspaper company, which also included The Thomasville Times
, The Archdale-Trinity News
and the Triad Business News, to Paxton Media.
Longtime Publisher Randall B. Terry Jr. held onto his half of the company. The relationship between Terry and Paxton was testy. In 2000, Terry accused Paxton of trying to cut local content. Paxton sued Terry, alleging mismanagement.
In June 2001, the paper cut 16.5 positions, including eight full-time jobs and two part-time jobs from the main newspaper.
Terry died of cancer in May 2004. Soon after, Paxton bought the remaining shares of the newspaper. Rick Bean became publisher in May 2004. Upon assumption of operations, Paxton fired the general manager, and laid off 20 employees after it closed ESP, a weekly entertainment newspaper.
The paper underwent a redesign in 2005.
In early 2008, Bean became publisher of the Herald-Sun in Durham, and, in May 2008, Mike Starn became publisher of the Enterprise. On Feb. 9, 2009, Paxton Media Group officials informed High Point Enterprise employees that printing and related business would be handled by the Durham Herald-Sun in Durham, N.C., effective March 2. Effective February 2011, Jodi Brookshire became publisher of the Enterprise.
, was Enterprise editor from 1923-1931 and from 1937-1941.
High Point, North Carolina
High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. As of 2010 the city had a total population of 104,371, according to the US Census Bureau. High Point is currently the eighth-largest municipality in North Carolina....
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
.
The newspaper's coverage area includes parts of Guilford
Guilford County, North Carolina
Guilford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2010, the Census Bureau estimated the county's population to be 491,230. Its seat is Greensboro. Since 1938, an additional county court has been located in High Point, North Carolina, making Guilford one of only a handful...
, Davidson
Davidson County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 149,331 people, 58,156 households, and 42,512 families residing in the county. The population density was 267 people per square mile . There were 62,432 housing units at an average density of 113 per square mile...
, Randolph
Randolph County, North Carolina
-Notable people:*Naomi Wise, murder victim*Richard Petty - Nascar driver.*Lee Petty - Nascar pioneer. Richard Petty's father.*Kyle Petty - Nascar driver. Son of Richard Petty*Adam Petty - Nascar driver. Kyle Petty's son...
and Forsyth
Forsyth County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 306,067 people, 123,851 households, and 81,741 families residing in the county. The population density was 747 people per square mile . There were 133,093 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile...
counties in the Piedmont Triad
Piedmont Triad
The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the...
area of North Carolina. The Enterprise is owned by Paxton Media Group
Paxton Media Group
Paxton Media Group of Paducah, Kentucky, is a privately held media company with holdings that include newspapers and a TV station, WPSD-TV in Paducah. David M. Paxton is president and CEO....
. The paper was founded in 1885.
In 2008, circulation was 19,483 during the week and 22,467 on Sunday
Overview
The Enterprise was founded as a weekly newspaper in November, 1885. In 1888 Charles Farriss purchased the paper. Soon after, he left the paper in the hands of his brother J.J. Farriss, a former editor of The Biblical Recorder, the newspaper of the North Carolina Baptist Convention. On September 9, 1904 the paper became a daily.In 1919, the paper was bought by J.P Rawley (1886-1937) and R.B. Terry (1883-1955), and it remained in the Rawley and Terry families for eight decades.
The newspaper moved to its current home at 210 Church Avenue in 1970.
Recent history
On October 3, 1994, the paper shifted from afternoon publication to mornings.In 1999, the Rawley family sold its stake of the newspaper company, which also included The Thomasville Times
Thomasville Times
For the daily newspaper of Thomasville, Georgia, see Thomasville Times-Enterprise.Thomasville Times is a tri-weekly newspaper that primarily covers Thomasville, North Carolina, United States and eastern Davidson County. The newspaper, founded as a weekly in 1890, is owned by Paxton Media Group. As...
, The Archdale-Trinity News
Archdale-Trinity News
Archdale-Trinity News is a weekly newspaper based in Archdale, North Carolina covering northwest Randolph County, North Carolina.-External links:*...
and the Triad Business News, to Paxton Media.
Longtime Publisher Randall B. Terry Jr. held onto his half of the company. The relationship between Terry and Paxton was testy. In 2000, Terry accused Paxton of trying to cut local content. Paxton sued Terry, alleging mismanagement.
In June 2001, the paper cut 16.5 positions, including eight full-time jobs and two part-time jobs from the main newspaper.
Terry died of cancer in May 2004. Soon after, Paxton bought the remaining shares of the newspaper. Rick Bean became publisher in May 2004. Upon assumption of operations, Paxton fired the general manager, and laid off 20 employees after it closed ESP, a weekly entertainment newspaper.
The paper underwent a redesign in 2005.
In early 2008, Bean became publisher of the Herald-Sun in Durham, and, in May 2008, Mike Starn became publisher of the Enterprise. On Feb. 9, 2009, Paxton Media Group officials informed High Point Enterprise employees that printing and related business would be handled by the Durham Herald-Sun in Durham, N.C., effective March 2. Effective February 2011, Jodi Brookshire became publisher of the Enterprise.
Newspaper alumni
Capus Waynick, United States ambassador to Nicaragua and Colombia in President Harry Truman's administration, and a campaign manager for North Carolina Governor W. Kerr ScottW. Kerr Scott
William Kerr Scott was a Democratic Party politician from North Carolina. He was the 62nd Governor of North Carolina from 1949 until 1953 and a United States Senator from 1954 until 1958.-Biography:...
, was Enterprise editor from 1923-1931 and from 1937-1941.