The Reidsville Review
| Type | Twice-Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Lee Enterprises |
| Editor | Joe Dexter and Susan Spears |
| Sports editor | Jim Sands |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 2017 |
| Headquarters | 1921 Vance Street. Reidsville, NC |
| Country | United States |
| Sister newspapers | Eden Daily News News & Record Winston-Salem Journal Danville Register & Bee |
| ISSN | 1541-3349 |
| Website | rockinghamnow |
The Review was a bi-weekly newspaper based in Reidsville North Carolina, based in Rockingham County, North Carolina. It was published under that name between 1899 - 2017.[1] In 2017, it merged with two other newspapers in Rockingham County (the Eden Daily News and the Madison Messenger); all three papers publish under the name Rockingham Now.[2]
History
[edit ]Started in 1888 by Edward Gilliam and J.C. Womack. The Review merged with a two-page newspaper called The Democrat in later 1888. It was called the Weekly Review from 1888 to 1898.[3] The Review was published as a semiweekly paper from 1899 to 1922 and then triweekly from 1922 to 1934, when it became a daily newspaper in 1934 (except Saturday and Sunday).[4] In 1998, it became a morning paper, publishing Tuesday through Friday and Sunday.[5] In 2009, the paper began publishing only two days per week, Wednesday and Sunday.[6] [7]
The newspaper has been under three different owners between 1997 and 2020:
- The Review was owned by Media General. Media General bought the Review, Eden News and Madison Messenger in 1997.[8]
- The newspaper was purchased by Berkshire Hathaway in 2012.[9]
- In 2020, Warren Buffett sold the paper to Lee Enterprises.[10]
In 2017 the paper was merged with two other Rockingham County papers, Eden Daily News and the Madison Messenger, forming RockinghamNow.[11]
References
[edit ]- ^ Hunt, Gerri (May 16, 2017). "Introducing RockinghamNow: Your new countywide newspaper". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "RockinghamNow will replace three community newspapers in county north of Greensboro". North Carolina Press Association. June 7, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "The Reidsville review". Chronicling of America / Library of Congress. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Reidsville Review". UNC Library Catalog. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ Campbell, Doug (July 1, 1998). "Reidsville Review Switches to Mornings". Greensboro News & Record.
- ^ Robinson, John (March 2, 2009). "Sign of the Times". News & Record Blog: The Editor’s Log – via Newsbank.
- ^ "Two Media General N.C. Dailies Going Twice-Weekly. - Free Online Library". Editor & Publisher / www.thefreelibrary.com. March 24, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ Pendergast, Bob (April 1997). "Media General completes purchase of Reidsville (N.C.) Review". PR Newswire.
- ^ Braun, Amy Dominello (May 17, 2012). "Warren Buffett buying Media General newspapers, including Winston-Salem Journal". Triad Business Journal. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Warren Buffett gets out of the newspaper business". The Courier-Tribune (Asheboro, N.C.). January 20, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Reidsville Review Newspaper" (PDF). Rockingham Community College. Retrieved January 3, 2023.