The Cary News

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The Cary News
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The March 18, 2012 front page of
The Cary News
TypeSemi-weekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) The McClatchy Company
Ceased publication2018
Headquarters1100 Situs Court, Suite 100 Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Circulation 50,000 Daily [1]
Website carynews.com

The Cary News was published twice weekly and freely distributed by the News and Observer free to residents of Cary, North Carolina and Morrisville, North Carolina.

In 2011, The Cary News won four awards from the North Carolina Press Association in the large community newspaper category for news reporting, sports columns, appearance and design, and photography. [2] In 2009, the paper won for sports columns, features, and coverage as well as an award for multimedia. [3] In 2008 the paper won awards from the NCPA for multimedia project, sports columns, sports coverage, and the website. [4]

In June 2017, The Cary News and the other nine community newspapers owned by the News and Observer were refocused on food, dining, and general area news rather than community-specific reporting. [5] As of January 2018, the community newspapers were no longer being published.

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References

  1. SalisburyPost.com
  2. NCPA 2011 News, Editorial & Photojournalism Contest
  3. North Carolina Press Association
  4. North Carolina Press Association
  5. Drescher, John (2017-06-02). "N&O community papers to change". The News and Observer. Retrieved 2018-07-05.