Mebane Enterprise

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The Mebane Enterprise
Type Weekly newspaper
PublisherWomack Pub. Co.
EditorDale Edwards
Founded1908
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters106 N. 4th Street, Mebane, North Carolina Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Circulation 3,100 pd, 81 fr
Sister newspapersNews of Orange, Mebane Enterprise, Caswell Messenger
OCLC number 24839575
Website mebaneenterprise.com

The Mebane Enterprise was a newspaper based in Mebane, North Carolina. It was previously known as The Alamance-Orange Enterprise until February 13, 1991.

The Enterprise was a weekly community newspaper that focuses on local government in Mebane and Alamance County, as well as local business and school news. [1] In 2018, the paid circulation was 3,100, and the free circulation was 81. [2]

This newspaper is unrelated to the Mebane Enterprise (which merged with the Hillsborough Journal in 1965) published from 1920–1967. [3]

In January 2024, Womack Publishing announced the Mebane Enterprise will close its office and merge with The News of Orange County at the end of the month. [4]

Awards

In 2017 and 2018, the Mebane Enterprise won 15 North Carolina Press Association awards: [5]

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References

  1. "About Us". Mebane Enterprise. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  2. Editor & Publisher DataBook. Vol. Weeklies. Fountain Valley, CA: Duncan McIntosh Co., Inc. 2018. p. 288. ISBN   978-1-930732-70-4.
  3. "rate card" (PDF). The Mebane Enterprise.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. Kamal, Huda (January 15, 2024). "News of Orange County and Mebane Enterprise to merge at end of January". The Daily Tar Heel . Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  5. Staff Reports. "Mebane Enterprise wins eight NC Press Association awards". Mebane Enterprise. Retrieved 2019-10-24.