The Sanford Herald
Encyclopedia
The Sanford Herald is a newspaper
published Tuesdays through Sundays in Sanford, North Carolina
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The Sanford Herald has a daily circulation of just over 9,000 and is published every day except Mondays and Christmas Day, and has published continuously since 1930. The Herald is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations and of the North Carolina Press Association. It is published by the Paxton Media Group of Paducah, Kentucky.
The redesign included more local coverage in its news section and the addition of a daily features section titled "Carolina." The redesign coincided with the newspaper's switch from using Quark XPress design software to Adobe InDesign.
on its website. As of that date, no one could read the stories, archives and most of the other content without subscribing. Online-only subscriptions were offered at $2 per day or $16 per month. Customers with home delivery of the print edition had full access to the website for no additional charge.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
published Tuesdays through Sundays in Sanford, North Carolina
Sanford, North Carolina
Sanford is a city in Lee County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,220 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lee County.-Geography:Sanford is located at ....
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The Sanford Herald has a daily circulation of just over 9,000 and is published every day except Mondays and Christmas Day, and has published continuously since 1930. The Herald is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations and of the North Carolina Press Association. It is published by the Paxton Media Group of Paducah, Kentucky.
History
Past publishers include W.E. Horner Sr. (Founder and Publisher Emeritus) and William E. Horner Jr. (1991-98). Current publisher is Bill Horner III.Past Editors
- Robert W. Mason (1933-34, 1952-57)
- James R. McIver (1934-1949)
- Draughn H. Miller (1949-50)
- Walter H. Paramore (1951)
- Francis Church (1951-52)
- Charles McWilliams (1957-58)
- Charles Presslar(1958-60, 1964-73)
- Walter Alexander McNeil (1960-64)
- William C. Hodges (1973-?)
- Cornelia Olive
- Jay Thwaite
- Dan Fields (2004-2007)<
- Billy J. Liggett (2007-present)
Redesign
In August, 2007, The Herald launched a redesign of its newspaper with the intent on better highlighting local content and adding cosmetic improvements.The redesign included more local coverage in its news section and the addition of a daily features section titled "Carolina." The redesign coincided with the newspaper's switch from using Quark XPress design software to Adobe InDesign.
Pay Wall
On Aug. 24, 2010, The Herald instituted a pay wallPay wall
A paywall is an online device which bars internet users from accessing webpage content without paid subscription. There are both "hard" and "soft" paywalls in use. "Hard" paywalls allow minimal to no access of content without subscription, while "soft" paywalls allow more flexibility of what...
on its website. As of that date, no one could read the stories, archives and most of the other content without subscribing. Online-only subscriptions were offered at $2 per day or $16 per month. Customers with home delivery of the print edition had full access to the website for no additional charge.