''The News of Orange County'' is a weekly

newspaper A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as poli ...

based in

Hillsborough, North Carolina The town of Hillsborough is the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina, United States, and is located along the Eno River. The population was 6,087 in 2010, but it grew rapidly to 9,660 by 2020. Its name was unofficially shortened to "Hi ...

covering northern

Orange County, North Carolina Orange County is a County (United States), county located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 148,696. Its county seat is Hil ...

. Started in 1893, the newspaper is owned by Womack Publishing Company of

Chatham, Virginia Chatham is a town in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of Pittsylvania County. Chatham's population was 1,232 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Danville, Virginia metropolitan area. The town was originally ...

. In 2018, the circulation was 4,200. Charlotte Wray is the publisher. The newspaper focuses on community news, with an emphasis on local business, Orange County government, and local school coverage. The newspaper also features commentary from elected officials, a "Word on the Street" calendar, local church announcements, and police reports from the Hillsborough Police Department and the Orange County Sheriff's Office. In January 2024, Womack Publishing announced ''The News of Orange'' at the end of the month will merge with the ''

Mebane Enterprise ''The Mebane Enterprise'' was a newspaper based in Mebane, North Carolina. It was previously known as ''The Alamance-Orange Enterprise'' until February 13, 1991. The ''Enterprise'' was a weekly community newspaper that focuses on local governmen ...

''.

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* Weekly newspapers published in North Carolina Companies based in Hillsborough, North Carolina Orange County, North Carolina Newspapers established in 1893 1893 establishments in North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-newspaper-stub