The Chatham Record

Chatham News & Record

October 2, 2025, front page of Chatham News & Record
Type	Weekly newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner	North State Media
Publisher	Trip Hoffend [1] [2]
Editor-in-chief	Cory Lavalette
Editor	Jordan Golson
Founded	September 19, 1878 (as "The Chatham Record") [3]
Language	English
Headquarters	Siler City, N.C.
Sister newspapers	North State Journal, Chatham News, The Chatham Record
ISSN	1067-1765
Website	chathamnewsrecord.com

Chatham News & Record is a weekly newspaper based in Siler City, North Carolina and serving Chatham County, North Carolina.

History

First published on September 19, 1878, ^[4] The Chatham Record was family-owned for nearly 80 years after E.A. Resch bought the newspaper along with The Chatham News of Siler City in 1939. On October 25, 2018 The Chatham News announced that The Chatham News Publishing Company, Inc. had sold the newspapers to The Chatham Media Group LLC. ^[5] The newspapers were combined into the "Chatham News + Record" by Chatham Media Group in November 2018. ^{[6] [7]}

The newspaper was sold to North State Journal owner North State Media in May 2023. ^{[8] [9]}

See also

• List of newspapers published in North Carolina

References

1. "ROBBINS: The conversation continues | North State Journal".
2. "North State Journal publisher Neal Robbins to join Trump administration's agriculture department | North State Journal".
3. https://www.loc.gov/item/sn85042115/
4. "The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.) 1878-Current". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
5. Johnson, Joe (October 26, 2018). "Chatham County newspapers sold. Look who bought them". Herald Sun .
6. "The Chatham News + Record". Editor & Publisher . December 21, 2021.
7. "Chatham News + Record".
8. "NC media company with Republican ties buys Chatham News + Record". May 10, 2023.
9. "Chatham News + Record sold to North State Media". May 8, 2023.

External links

• Official website