The newspaper was founded as a weekly on July 9, 1970, by Tom Wamsley and Ralph Hilton, with financial backing by Lucy and Jonathan Daniels, editor emeritus of the Raleigh News & Observer.
The newspaper was established as a weekly on July 9, 1970, by Tom Wamsley and Ralph Hilton, with financial backing from Lucy and Jonathan Daniels, editor emeritus of the Raleigh News & Observer.