The Gaston Gazette
P.O. Box 1538 (28053)
1893 Remount Road
Gastonia, NC 28054
704-869-1700
News FAX: 704-867-5751
Advertising FAX: 704-867-6988
www.gastongazette.com

CONTACTS

Julie Moreno
Publisher
704-869-1702

Hunter Bretzius
Editor
Phone: 704-869-1810

Founded:
1880. Joined Freedom Communications Inc. in 1968.

Circulation:
Daily: 24,426; Sunday: 27,259

Philosophy:
The Gazette is a leader in the Gaston County region. We serve our community by providing residents with information they value on the platform of their choice, by actively participating in the life of our community and by spreading benefits of individual liberty through our editorial voice.

Special features:
The Gazette produces the nationally syndicated “NASCAR This Week” feature, appearing in hundreds of newspapers across the country and distributed by King Features. Additionally, we provide a 24-hour breaking news e-mail service, web and online editions. The Gazette's special publications include Kidsville News, a monthly newspaper for young readers and their families; Gaston Boomers, a monthly magazine for the Baby Boom generation; and Gateway Gazette, a weekly tabloid targeting the eastern portion of Gaston County.

Awards:
The Gazette is consistently recognized by the N.C. Press Association in its annual journalism contest for work by its reporters, editors and photographers. Recent first place awards include investigative reporting, multimedia project and appearance and design. The Gazette and GastonGazette.com have also have placed in recent Southern National Publishers Association's Better Newspaper contests for best local story, best front page design and best use of multimedia.

THE COMMUNITY

Location:
The Gazette is located in Gastonia, county seat of Gaston County in the Western Piedmont area of North Carolina. Gastonia is 20 miles west of downtown Charlotte and a 15-minute drive from the Charlotte international airport.

Market:
Gaston County, once deeply dependent of the textile industry, is quickly shifting into a diversified economy, still marked by American manufacturing operations such as Freightliner trucks and Boeing flight systems. The eastern side of Gaston County is a fast-growing residential area of densely populated small towns attractive to Charlotte workers. The western side of the county is more rural with homesites developed around Crowders Mountain State Park and Kings Mountain National Military Park.

Things to do:
The Gaston County area boasts museums, symphony, professional and amateur theaters, the National Olympic Whitewater Training Center, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, state and national parks, lakes and rivers, biking and walking trails. The NFL Carolina Panthers and NBA Charlotte Bobcats and Charlotte Checkers professional hockey team plan within a 20-minute drive from The Gazette. Gastonia is located in the heart of NASCAR country, 30 minutes from Lowes Motor Speedway.

Population:
Gaston County: 193,097.

Median home price:
$98,200.