The Transylvania Times

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The Transylvania Times
Type Biweekly newspaper
Owner(s) Community Newspaper Holdings
FoundedJuly 1, 1887;137 years ago (1887-07-01)
HeadquartersWater Oak Suites
Brevard, NC 28712
City Brevard, North Carolina
CountryUnited States
Circulation 7,700
OCLC number 13285957
Website transylvaniatimes.com

The Transylvania Times is an American, English language bi-weekly newspaper in Transylvania County, North Carolina, in the United States, and its surrounding area. The paper was founded in 1887, and was family-owned and operated until it was sold to Community Newspaper Holdings in 2021. [1] It provides news coverage for Brevard, Pisgah Forest, Rosman and Lake Toxaway, as well as the townships of Cathey's Creek, Dunn's Rock, Eastatoe, Gloucester, Hogback and Little River. [2] [3]

Contents

Weekly features include Church News, School News, Sports, Arts and Entertainment, Senior Citizens News and Opinions of the Readers. The Transylvania Times has funded and supported many community improvement initiatives. [4]

History

E.S. Warrack published the first edition of the newspaper on July 1, 1887, under the name The Transylvania Pioneer. It was later known as The French Broad Hustler in the early 1890s and as The Sylvan Valley News in 1895. The paper was purchased by Ora Jones in 1911. Jones sold the paper in 1916 to Nowell Hollowell who changed the name to The Brevard News. Charles Douglas bought it in 1931 and changed the name to The Transylvania Times. The paper was purchased in 1941 by Ed M. Anderson. It has been in the Anderson family until it was sold to Community Newspaper Holdings in 2021. [2] [4] [1]

Awards

The Transylvania Times has won numerous writing, advertising and photography awards from the North Carolina Press Association and the National Newspaper Association, including: [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "CNHI Acquires The Transylvania Times". The Transylvania Times. May 5, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Transylvania Times". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ OCLC   13285957; About Brevard news. (Brevard, N.C.) 1917-1932, OCLC   26101553; About Sylvan Valley news. (Brevard, Transylvania County, N.C.) 189?-1916, OCLC   24015051
  4. 1 2 "About the Transylvania Times". Transylvania Times. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ "NCPA 2019 Awards" (PDF). Retrieved March 7, 2020.

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