Three new volumes of The Winston-Salem Chronicle are now available on the DigitalNC website, thanks to our partners at UNC Chapel Hill. These new uploads span September 2018 through September 2021, adding to the 2,500+ issue collection we host from the start of the paper’s run in 1974.

The Chronicle describes themselves as “Winston-Salem’s oldest and most respected community newspaper. Published every Thursday, our local weekly paper reaches an audited circulation of 7,000. We focus on positive news happening in and around Winston-Salem and surrounding areas.” Explore the paper further on the Chronicle’s website, here.

These latest uploads span the COVID-19 years, including the publication pause from April to July of 2020. Undoubtedly these volumes will be a rich resource for any interested in studying the pandemic – especially its effect on community life and the Black community.

To explore all available issues of The Winston-Salem Chronicle, click here. To read other North Carolina papers, click here.

The 2023 issues of Pine Knoll Shores’s The Shoreline are now available on Digital NC, thanks to our partner The History Committee of the Town of Pine Knoll Shores. With the exception of 2003, Digital NC houses a complete collection of Shoreline papers, dating back from 1973. This recent batch of uploads celebrates the 50th anniversary of PKS, with each issue highlighting a different fun fact of the town’s history – making this a rich resource for researchers.

In this beach town’s monthly paper, you can find celebration of both the nature of the town and its residents. Some coverage of local events in 2023 include garden clubs, fashion shows, local do-gooders, and children’s activities, like Wave Chasers. The Shoreline also highlights local culture by showcasing visual artists and poets throughout its pages. 

The Shoreline also offers great content for nature lovers of the North Carolina coast. 

The best coverage this year is the Sea Turtle Report from the August issue onwards. See how volunteers of PKS work alongside a biologist to protect their sea turtle populations. Click here to learn more about conservation of sea turtle populations in North Carolina, from the North Carolina Aquariums. 

To explore more issues of the Pine Knoll Shores’s paper, click here. To check out other local North Carolina newspapers, click here.

Digital NC is happy to announce another issue of The Elkin Tribune is digitized online, thanks to our partners at the Western Regional Archives.

This 1914 edition of the paper is a great resource to delve into the local history of Elkin, as it celebrates local businesses, elected officials, and the industrial history of the town – such as the construction of a new railroad and a wooden suspension bridge that once held the title for longest in the world at 210 feet!

To explore other available issues on The Elkin Times on our website, click here. And to explore other North Carolina newspapers, click here! 

DigitalNC is excited to announce that four more years of The Smithfield Herald are now available online, thanks to our partner, the Johnston County Heritage Center.

The Smithfield Herald, established in 1882, was the oldest newspaper in Johnston County, offering an important insight into the county’s history. These semiweekly issues from January 1926 to April 1930 highlight local interests. Popular topics include weddings, deaths, church news, and local politics.

Also available to explore: creative writing! The Smithfield Herald published serialized fiction, poems, and short stories. Below is one example:

Learn more about the Johnston County Heritage Center and browse their extensive collections here. To look through all 3,096 issues of The Smithfield Herald available on DigitalNC, click here. And to search through other North Carolina newspapers, click here.