Carolina Weekly Newspaper Group is a Charlotte, North Carolina company founded in 2002 that owns four North Carolina-based regional newspapers. The Carolina Weekly Newspaper Group delivers to 60,000 homes and businesses. In 2015 it was acquired by the McElvy Media Group.
History
editAlain Lillie founded the Carolina Weekly Newspaper Group in Charlotte, NC in 2002 at which time he created the South Charlotte Weekly, the Union County Weekly, and the Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly newspapers.[1] Formerly known as the Charlotte Weekly, it grew to include four community newspapers, adding the Pineville Pilot. Together, these newspapers were delivered weekly or monthly to 60,000 residential and commercial addresses.[2][3]
Acquisition
editIn July 2015, the Carolina Weekly Newspaper Group announced that it had been acquired by the Charlotte Media Group, a subsidiary of the McElvy Media Group based out of Houston, Texas. Johnathan McElvy, owner of the McElvy Media Group, is the new publisher for the newspaper group, and the new editor is Hannah Chronis, who will manage all four newspapers.[2]
Controversy
editIn 2011, the Carolina Weekly Newspaper Group raised concerns with two local United States Postal Service (USPS) branches regarding unfair mass mailing procedures offered to a competing newspaper group. A meeting at the Huntersville Post Office to discuss the concerns lead to Lillie being temporarily banned from the post office for trespassing. Lillie stated it was a misunderstanding and the ban was ultimately lifted.[4]
References
edit- ^ Lanier, Josh; Parks, Mark (2011-12-15). "Former USA Today publisher to buy sister papers". The South Charlotte Weekly. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ^ a b "New owners purchase Weekly". South Charlotte Weekly. 2015-07-10. Archived from the original on 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ^ "Carolina Weekly Newspaper Group: Private Company Information - Businessweek". investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ "Post office lifts temporary ban on Herald owner". The Herald Weekly. 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2015-08-30.