“A good newspaper in a good community.”

That’s what James M. Harper Jr., on the front page of his first edition in April, 1935, promised to deliver to readers of The State Port Pilot. It has been the goal each week ever since. Over the past 18 years The State Port Pilot has earned more than 400 awards in annual North Carolina Press Association news and advertising competition, including 16 General Excellence awards — proof that James Harper’s stated goal of 1935 is still the standard his newspaper strives for today.


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