Laurinburg Exchange

The Laurinburg Exchange

Type	Daily newspaper
Owner(s)	Champion Media
Publisher	Tricia Johnston
Editor	W. Curt Vincent
Staff writers	Katelin Gandee, Cheris Hodges
Founded	1882
Language	American English
Headquarters	915 S. Main St., Suite H , Laurinburg, North Carolina  United States
City	Laurinburg
Country	United States
Circulation	8,200 (as of 2018)[1]
Sister newspapers	The Richmond County Daily Journal, The Anson Record, The Robesonian,Bladen Journal
OCLC number	33474351
Website	laurinburgexchange.com
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The Laurinburg Exchange is a newspaper based in Laurinburg, North Carolina covering Laurinburg and Scotland County. It was established in 1882 as a weekly publication.[2] The newspaper is currently published Tuesday through Saturday.[2]

The Exchange was previously owned by Heartland Publications. In 2012 Versa Capital Management merged Heartland Publications, Ohio Community Media, the former Freedom papers it had acquired, and Impressions Media into a new company, Civitas Media.[3] Civitas Media sold its properties in the Carolinas to Champion Media in 2017.[4]

History

The Laurinburg Exchange was founded in 1882. The paper was originally published on Thursday each week, but is now published Tuesday through Saturday.[2]

The current editor, W. Curt Vincent, assumed the position in July 2018. Vincent has had 37 years of experience in the newspaper industry, holding positions like stringer, reporter, editor, and publisher.[5]

See also

• List of newspapers in North Carolina

References

1. Editor & Publisher DataBook. Vol. Weeklies. 2018. p. I203.
2. "About Us". Laurinburg Exchange. Retrieved 2019-10-24., OCLC 24586432
3. Business Wire, Versa Capital Announces the Formation of Civitas Media, LLC, retrieved April 10, 2017 {{citation}}: |author= has generic name (help)
4. "Quarterly Updates - 2nd Quarter 2017". Dirks, Van Essen & Murray. 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
5. "Contact Us". Laurinburg Exchange. Retrieved 2019-10-24.