The McDowell News

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The McDowell News
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s) Lee Enterprises
PublisherTerry Coomes [1]
EditorScott Hollifield [2]
Founded1923;98 years ago (1923) [3]
Language American English
Headquarters
[2]
CountryUnited States
Circulation 5,662 [4] [ dead link ]
OCLC number 31906140
Website mcdowellnews.com

The McDowell News is an English language newspaper published daily in Marion, North Carolina, United States, covering McDowell County. The newspaper is currently owned by Lee Enterprises, it was previously owned by Berkshire Hathaway's subsidiary BH Media Group since 2012, [5] [6] [3] and by Media General before that. [7] Lee Enterprises bought BH Media Group's publications in early 2020. [8] [9] The McDowell News is a member of the North Carolina Press Association. [2] The McDowell News has a Facebook page for sharing news and interacting with readers. [10]

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