Paxton Media Group has bought
the Wilkes Journal-Patriot newspaper in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, from Carter-Hubbard
Publishing, according to Randy Cope of Cribb, Greene & Cope, who
represented the Hubbard family in the sale.
Dale Morefield, publisher of The Enquirer-Journal in Monroe since 2015, has
taken on the additional duties of publisher of the Wilkes Journal Patriot. The
Wilkes Journal-Patriot joined The Enquirer-Journal in Paxton Media Group’s
North Carolina/Tennessee/Georgia division.
Julius C. “Jule” Hubbard, editor of the Journal-Patriot
and one of the former owners, remains with the paper as a Paxton employee.
Paxton Media Group, based in Paducah,
Kentucky, owns more than 30 dailies and
several dozen weeklies in the South and Midwest.
The Wilkes Journal-Patriot will continue to publish
Wednesdays and update its website throughout the week.
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