News-Topic

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The News-Topic
Type Daily newspaper
Owner(s) Paxton Media Group
PublisherCaldwell Publishing Company
EditorRitchie Starnes
Founded1875
Language American English
Headquarters123 Pennton Avenue
Lenoir, North Carolina 28645
CityLenoir
CountryUnited States
OCLC number 26652822
Website newstopicnews.com

The News-Topic (formerly the Lenoir News-Topic, which was a consolidation of the earlier Lenoir News and Lenoir Topic) is an American, English language newspaper published daily (except Sun.) in Lenoir, North Carolina and serving all of Caldwell County, North Carolina. [1]

The News-Topic was formerly owned by Worrell Newspapers of Charlottesville, Virginia. The New York Times Company acquired eight daily papers, including the News-Topic, from Worrell in 1982. The News Topic is a member of the North Carolina Press Association. [2] It is currently owned by the Paxton Media Group, which purchased it from The New York Times Company in 1995. [3] Ritchie Starnes is the publisher and editor, Kaitlyn Eller is the advertising director, and Mike Lambert is circulation director. [4]

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