The Gaston Gazette
{{Short description|North Carolina-based newspaper}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = The Gaston Gazette
| image = File:GastonGazetteMay508.png
| caption = The May 5, 2008, front page of
The Gaston Gazette
| type = Daily newspaper
| format = Broadsheet
| foundation = 1880
| ceased publication =
| price =
| owners = Gannett
| language = American English
| publisher = Lucy Talley
| editor = NA
| circulation = 9,883
| circulation_date = 2018
| headquarters = 1893 Remount Rd.
Gastonia, North Carolina 28054 {{USA}}
| ISSN =
| oclc = 27041214
| website = {{URL|gastongazette.com}}
}}
The Gaston Gazette is a daily newspaper based in Gastonia, North Carolina. The newspaper was owned by Freedom Communications until 2012, when Freedom sold its Florida and North Carolina papers to Halifax Media Group. In 2015, Halifax was acquired by New Media Investment Group, which was merged and became Gannett in 2019.[http://ir.newmediainv.com/Cache/1001192429.PDF?Y=&O=PDF&D=&FID=1001192429&T=&IID=4426551 New Media Announces Agreement to Acquire Halifax Media Group for $280.0 Million] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307125519/http://ir.newmediainv.com/cache/1001192429.pdf?d=&fid=1001192429&iid=4426551&o=pdf&t=&y= |date=2016-03-07 }}{{cite web|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92073224/|title=Gaston Gazette|website=Library of Congress|access-date=January 16, 2020}}
Overview
The Gazette primarily serves Gastonia and Gaston County and the surrounding counties of Lincoln County in North Carolina and York County in South Carolina.
The Gazette partners with WSOC-TV (Channel 9, an ABC affiliate) in nearby Charlotte.
The Gaston Gazette is a member of the North Carolina Press Association.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncpress.com/directory/|title=NC Press Association Directory|website=NC Press Association|access-date=January 16, 2020}}
The Gaston Gazette has a Facebook page for sharing news and interacting with readers.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/gastongazette/about/?ref=page_internal|title=Gaston Gazette|website=Facebook|access-date=January 16, 2020}}
In December 2023, the paper announced it will be switching from carrier to mail delivery via the U.S. Postal Service.{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2023 |title=Gaston Gazette transitioning to postal delivery |url=https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/local/2023/12/29/gaston-gazette-transitioning-to-postal-delivery/72040817007/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Gaston Gazette |language=en-US}}
History
The Gaston Gazette was founded in 1880. The newspaper has had several names:
- The Gaston Gazette. (Gastonia, N.C.) since 1989
- The Gastonia Gazette. (Gastonia, N.C.) 1947–1989
- Gastonia Daily Gazette. (Gastonia, N.C.) 1919–1947
- The Daily Gazette. (Gastonia, N.C.) 1919–1919
- The Gastonia Gazette. (Gastonia, Gaston Co., N.C.) 1880–1919
See also
{{Portal|United States|Journalism}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://m.gastongazette.com/ Official mobile website]
{{Gannett}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaston Gazette, The}}
Category:Daily newspapers published in North Carolina
Category:Gastonia, North Carolina
Category:Newspapers established in 1880
Category:Daily newspapers published in the United States
Category:1880 establishments in North Carolina
{{NorthCarolina-newspaper-stub}}