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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Adams Publishing Group |
| Publisher | Kyle Stephens [1] |
| Editor | Gene Metrick [1] |
| Sports editor | Patrick Mason [1] |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Language | American English |
| Headquarters | 1000 Hunter Hill Road, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804 |
| Circulation | 6,519(as of 2019) [2] |
| ISSN | 1082-3727 |
| OCLC number | 31876877 |
| Website | rockymounttelegram |
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Adams Publishing Group, a family-owned company led by CEO, Mark Adams, bought the Telegram in 2018 from Cooke Communications LLC. [5] [6] The assets included in the purchase included Cooke Communications's print publications, websites and commercial printing operations, located in North Carolina and Florida. Other North Carolina papers included in the sale were The Daily Reflector and Elizabeth City Daily Advance . [5] [7] [8]
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