William Russell Harris: Journalist was North County Times managing editor

Tarcy Connors

February 22, 2019

William Russell Harris, who guided the Blade-Citizen and North County Times newsrooms to scores of awards and mentored dozens of newspaper people, died Feb. 21 after a lengthy battle with cancer.

ENCINITAS: Engage the media at June 9 forum

June 2, 2016

Community organization Engage Encinitas hosts the next installment of its Citizens Academy series, “Meet the Media,” June 9 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Hear from a panel of local media representatives discuss what they consider their role is in the community and...

Times-Advocate in Escondido, Valley Center sold to Roadrunner

North Coast Current

January 6, 2016

The second incarnation of Escondido’s Times-Advocate newspaper and its Valley Center counterpart have been sold to the Valley Roadrunner, according to a Jan. 5 news release from the new owner. The owner is relatively new to the Roadrunner, as well, according to the announcement. Roadrunner Publications...

Carlsbad Strawberry Fields measure to be debated on KOCT

North Coast Current

January 4, 2016

Carlsbad’s Measure A, an upcoming special election on the fate of proposed Strawberry Fields development, is the topic of a special Journalist Roundtable on Jan. 7 on KOCT, Oceanside’s community television station. The broadcast begins at about 7 p.m. following an hourlong general Journalist Roundtable...

Times-Advocate debuts in Valley Center, Escondido

North Coast Current

August 7, 2014

Residents of inland North County might recognize the name of a new Valley Center newspaper — The Times-Advocate. The original century-old daily Times Advocate of Escondido was half of the merger that created the North County Times in 1995. The North County Times was launched when the Times Advocate...

U-T San Diego to launch Encinitas paper

North Coast Current

April 23, 2014

U-T San Diego, the daily newspaper that purchased a group of weeklies in the region late last year, has announced the impending launch of the Encinitas Advocate. The announcement was made in the La Jolla Light, according to its digital edition made public this morning, April 23, ahead of its street dis...

Industry observers weigh impact of U-T San Diego’s entry into local weekly media market

Alex Groves

November 24, 2013

U-T San Diego, the last remaining daily newspaper in San Diego County, recently purchased eight weekly community newspapers from Mainstreet Communications, and experts in the field of media and active journalists are holding their breath to see what the paper will do with its newly claimed acquisitions. The...

U-T San Diego buys 8 local weekly newspapers

North Coast Current

November 1, 2013

U-T San Diego, which a year ago bought and eventually closed the daily North County Times, announced the purchase of eight community weekly newspapers in North County on Nov. 1. The purchase leaves the area with far fewer longtime independently run news outlets – the online news journal North Coast Current, founded in 2002; The ...

School buys NCT building; open house Sept. 26

Alex Groves

September 22, 2013

The sale of the old North County Times building to The Classical Academy of Escondido officially went through Sept. 12, and school officials are now working to prepare the facility to be a school. The sale comes following an extended escrow period. The school was waiting for the allocation of necessary...

U-T building sale to school still in limbo

Alex Groves

August 9, 2013

The acquisition of the old North County Times building by a North County charter high school is still ongoing, and both seller and potential buyer appear to be keeping mum regarding some details of the sale’s status. The Classical Academy of Escondido entered into an escrow agreement with U-T San...

Does end of Times leave news void?

Alex Groves

June 6, 2013

The North County Times long stood as one of the leading news sources for North County residents on everything from politics and school board coverage to entertainment reviews. Its 17-year run was abruptly canceled in March as it was fully absorbed into the newspaper that purchased it last September,...

Saving Times: Newspaper’s former archivist opens North County Times cabinets to local historical societies

Ernesto Lopez

December 20, 2012

North County historian Lucy Berk has a big task at hand. She is digging up paper files of the Times Advocate archives from 1983 to 1995 and distributing them to local historical societies. Berk worked at the newspaper as an archivist during that time frame, before its merger with The North County Bl...