Mebane Enterprise

{{Infobox newspaper | name = The Mebane Enterprise | logo = | image = | caption = | type = Weekly newspaper | format = | owners = | publisher = Womack Pub. Co. | editor = Dale Edwards | chief_editor = | associate_editor = | managing_editor = | neseditor = | opinion_editor = | photo_editor = | staff_writers = | founded = 1908 | political_position = | language = English | headquarters = 106 N. 4th Street, Mebane, North Carolina {{USA}} | circulation = 3,100 pd, 81 fr | sister_newspapers = News of Orange, Mebane Enterprise, Caswell Messenger | oclc = 24839575 | website = {{URL|mebaneenterprise.com}} | ceased_publication = }} '''''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 government in Mebane and Alamance County, as well as local business and school news.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mebaneenterprise.com/site/about.html|title=About Us|website=Mebane Enterprise|language=en|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref> In 2018, the paid circulation was 3,100, and the free circulation was 81.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Editor & Publisher DataBook|publisher=Duncan McIntosh Co., Inc|year=2018|isbn=978-1-930732-70-4|volume=Weeklies|location=Fountain Valley, CA|pages=288}}</ref>

This newspaper is unrelated to the ''Mebane Enterprise'' (which merged with the Hillsborough Journal in 1965) published from 1920–1967.<ref name="slnc">{{cite web |title=rate card |url=http://www.aconews.com/content/current/rate_card/mebane/mebane.pdf |publisher=The Mebane Enterprise}}{{dead link|date=January 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

In January 2024, Womack Publishing announced the ''Mebane Enterprise'' will close its office and merge with ''The News of Orange County'' at the end of the month.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kamal |first=Huda |date=January 15, 2024 |title=News of Orange County and Mebane Enterprise to merge at end of January |url=https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2024/01/city-news-of-orange-hillsborough-mebane-enterprise-merger |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=The Daily Tar Heel |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Awards == In 2017 and 2018, the ''Mebane Enterprise'' won 15 North Carolina Press Association awards:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mebaneenterprise.com/news/article_e274bf52-4cb9-11e9-8324-9786e50ab94b.html|title=Mebane Enterprise wins eight NC Press Association awards|author=Staff Reports|website=Mebane Enterprise|language=en|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref>

* Education Reporting (1st place, 2018) * Sports Columns (1st place, 2017; 2nd place, 2018) * Best Video (1st place 2017 and 2018; 2nd place 2017 and 2018; 3rd place 2017) * Best Multimedia Project (1st place 2018; 2nd place 2017 and 2018) * Investigative Reporting (2nd place 2017) * Best Niche Publication (2nd place 2018 for Mebane Newcomer's Guide) * Political Reporting (2nd place, 2017) * Religion Reporting (3rd place, 2018)

==References== {{reflist}} *https://alamancenews.com/alamance-news-surges-to-have-largest-circulation-in-county/

Category:Weekly newspapers published in North Carolina Category:Alamance County, North Carolina