The Yadkin Ripple
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Heartland Publications, LLC |
| Publisher | Rebel Good |
| Editor | Lonnie Adamson |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Headquarters | 115 Jackson Street Yadkinville, NC 27055 United States |
| Website | yadkinripple.com |
The Yadkin Ripple is a weekly newspaper based in Yadkinville, North Carolina. It was first published in East Bend, North Carolina, on October 18, 1892.
The Ripple, published on Thursdays, was purchased in June 2007 by Heartland Publications. It has a circulation of 6,000, according to Mid-South Management Inc.. It shares a publisher and its production staff with The Tribune in Elkin and is printed at the Mount Airy News.
Overview
Mattie Johnson Hall, who wrote under the name of "Meddlesome Mattie," started The Ripple in East Bend in 1892. She named it after watching a ripple over a dam on the Yadkin River.[1] In 1896, the paper was sold to attorney Elisha Stanford who moved the offices to Yadkinville.
In 1909, it was sold to W.E. Rutledge Sr. Rutledge was owner, editor and publisher of the paper until his death in 1966. The paper remained in the Rutledge family until 2002 when it was sold to Mid-South Management Company Inc. of Spartanburg, South Carolina. The Yadkin Enterprise, another weekly Yadkinville newspaper, then merged into The Ripple.
In June 2007, The Ripple and its sister publications were sold to Heartland Publications LLC of Connecticut. [2]
Andy Matthews, an East Bend native, was editor of The Ripple from 2002 until January 2007. Lonnie Adamson is the current editor.
References
- ^ An Illustrated History of Yadkin County, 1850-1980, by W.E. Rutledge Jr., Page 90
- ^ Yadkin, Surry, Stokes newspapers are bought Winston-Salem Journal (accessed 3 June 2007)
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