The Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks were an American football team headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina that played for one season in 1991 in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The name was inspired by the Wright brothers ' flights on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The three jet-trails and three planes in flight, as well as the triangle design in the logo, represented the three points of the Research Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill). The team's cheerleaders were known as the "Kittyhawks."
41-546: The name was chosen by Raleigh citizens, the choices being the Skyhawks, Daredevils, or Rogues as published in the News and Observer . The Skyhawks' home field was N.C. State's Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh. Then- Charlotte Hornets owner George Shinn owned the franchise, and the head coach was former NFL player and N.C. State alumnus Roman Gabriel . The team had a 0–10 record in
82-633: A black police officer in the town of Graham in Alamance County , as well as numerous attacks by the Ku Klux Klan . Holden was the first governor in American history to be impeached, convicted, and removed from office. Governor Charles L. Robinson of Kansas was the first American governor to be impeached, however, without conviction and removal. Following his impeachment and removal from office he moved to Washington, D.C. , where he resumed working on
123-509: A cause of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898 , According to historian Helen Edmonds , the paper "led in a campaign of prejudice, bitterness, vilification, misrepresentation, and exaggeration to influence the emotions of the whites against the Negro." The result was the only successful coup d'état in American history, the overthrow of Wilmington's elected government by force. In 1900, he used
164-419: A different context…and for the misdeeds of the paper as an institution." The newspaper published a 16-page special report on the events of 1898. Daniels continued to run the paper until his death in the mid-1940s. After his death his four sons assumed management of the company. All four sons contributed to the operation of the paper, but Jonathan Daniels , editor from 1933 to 1941 and from 1948 until 1964, kept
205-596: A distancing from Democratic partisanship. Throughout the early 1990s, The News & Observer divested itself of various local newspapers in South Carolina and the North Carolina mountains, and by September 1993, Sunday sales of The News & Observer reached 200,000 for every week. However, the newspaper still owns The Cary News , Chapel Hill News , and the Smithfield Herald among other newspapers. In 1994,
246-520: A little over ten years after the paper was first founded. The owners of the newly founded Raleigh Observer , Peter M. Hale and William L. Saunders , bought the now-bankrupt paper, ending its publication and focusing on the Raleigh Observer . After about ten years the paper ran out of money, so the two owners sold to the owner of the Raleigh News , Samuel A. Ashe. Ashe combined the two papers under
287-528: A portion of the redeveloped facility. By June 2021, the paper only employed 64 reporters. Claude Sitton was awarded for his distinguished commentary. Michael Skube was awarded for his writing about books and other literary topics. In the Winter of 1995 The News & Observer released a nine part series on the booming pork industry in North Carolina . The series covered environmental and health risk of
328-472: A single bi-weekly paper titled Triangle Today , however that paper was discontinued in January, 2019. The News & Observer Publishing Co. owns Insider State Government News Service, a newsletter publisher about state government. William Woods Holden William Woods Holden (November 24, 1818 – March 1, 1892) was an American politician who served as the 38th and 40th governor of North Carolina . He
369-716: A six-year apprenticeship with Dennis Heartt at the Hillsborough Recorder newspaper in Hillsborough, North Carolina . By age 19, Holden was working as a printer and writer at the Raleigh Star , in Raleigh, North Carolina . He then studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1841, and became a member of the Whig party . However, he never practiced law and instead participated in the newspaper business. In 1843, he became owner and editor of
410-423: A welder's torch started a fire and burned through newsprint threaded through the press, injuring three and causing millions in damage. In 1987, the staffs of The News & Observer and The Raleigh Times merged, and on November 30, 1989, the last edition of The Raleigh Times was published. In 1988, The News & Observer endorsed its first Republican candidate for statewide election, showing, perhaps,
451-461: Is an American regional daily newspaper that serves the greater Triangle area based in Raleigh, North Carolina . The paper is the largest in circulation in the state (second is the Charlotte Observer ). The paper has been awarded three Pulitzer Prizes , the most recent of which was in 1996 for a series on the health and environmental impact of North Carolina's booming hog industry. The paper
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#1732852482363492-509: The Daily Chronicle . In 1873, President Ulysses Grant appointed him as postmaster for Raleigh and he served until 1881. President James A. Garfield was later asked by Raleigh Republicans to not re-appoint him and Holden left the Republican party after losing his position. Holden died on March 1, 1892, and was buried at Historic Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh. He was recognized as "one of
533-530: The Ku Klux Klan . After Republicans lost the 1870 election, Democrats impeached Holden on eight fabricated charges relating to the Kirk–Holden war . He is the only North Carolina governor to have been impeached. In 2011, Holden was posthumously pardoned by the North Carolina Senate in a 48–0 vote. Holden was born on November 24, 1818, and raised near Hillsborough, North Carolina . Aged 10, he began
574-580: The North Carolina House of Representatives on December 14, 1870. During his trial in the Senate he was defended by Nathaniel Boyden and William N. H. Smith , but he was convicted on six of the eight charges against him by Democratic members of the North Carolina Senate in party-line votes on March 22, 1871. Holden's son-in-law, state senator Lewis P. Olds , was among those who voted against removal. The other two charges received majority votes, but not
615-621: The North Carolina Standard in Raleigh. He changed the newspaper's party affiliation to the Democratic Party . When Holden took over the newspaper, it was struggling financially. Under his leadership, it became one of the most widely read newspapers in the state. He continued as owner and editor of the newspaper until he was elected governor. In December 1843, Holden became a delegate to the Democratic state party convention, where he
656-637: The Raleigh–Durham International Airport for preventing the company from adding new newspaper racks in the terminal. After appeal, a 2010 decision from the Fourth Circuit determined that the restriction was a violation of the first amendment because it put a restriction on expression. In September 2008, the News and Observer offered buyouts to all 320 newsroom employees, approximately 40% of its staff, in an effort to cut expenses. Previously
697-553: The Standard . To combat the Ku Klux Klan , Holden hired two dozen detectives from 1869 to 1870, and although the detective unit was not overly successful in limiting Klan activities, his efforts to suppress the Klan exceeded those of other Southern governors. With new powers granted to him by the state legislature under the 1870 Shoffner Act , he called out the militia against the Klan in 1870, imposed martial law in two counties, and suspended
738-583: The 1991 season and averaged 12,066 spectators per game due in part to the lack of beer sales, which were not allowed at (technically) on-campus Carter–Finley Stadium. During the 1991 season, the three Europe-based teams dominated the franchises in North America. In mid season, the Skyhawks came close to beating the Frankfurt Galaxy in Germany, but lost 30-28 to a team that was coached by Jack Elway and finished
779-468: The Civil War ended on May 9, 1865, Holden was appointed Governor on May 29, by President Andrew Johnson . During Reconstruction he served a major role in North Carolina and placed the Standard newspaper in the hands of his son, Joseph W. Holden . However, he was defeated by Jonathan Worth in a special election for governor in 1865. Johnson then nominated Holden to be minister to El Salvador , but
820-632: The Democratic Party. A year later, the Mini Page children's supplement was created and published. Today, it is one of America's most widely used children's newspaper supplements. In 1971, Sitton became the editor and the paper began buying and publishing smaller local newspapers, starting with The Island Packet in Hilton Head, South Carolina and The Cary News in Cary, North Carolina . On March 16, 1980,
861-610: The Dome", which started on the back page, moved to the front and now runs in the local section. In 1968, the Daniels family hired Claude Sitton , who had been a correspondent for The New York Times and later an editor there. Serving as the editorial director of the paper, he promoted The News & Observer as a government watchdog and moved the news of the paper away from the personal and partisan stances it had taken under Josephus Daniels . However, its editorials were still often aligned with
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#1732852482363902-584: The Senate rejected his nomination, so he returned to editing the Standard , and became president of the North Carolina Union League , and organized the North Carolina Republican Party in 1866–67. While voters were approving the new state constitution, Holden was elected governor at the head of the Republican ticket in 1868, defeating Thomas Samuel Ashe . When he was elected governor, Holden gave up editorship and ownership of
943-471: The company had shut down its Durham news bureau and in a separate event laid off 70 employees. Layoffs and buyouts have continued since then. In 2015 the newspaper announced it would sell its facility in downtown Raleigh for redevelopment, which will entail demolition of much of the facility. New presses will be installed at the newspaper's auxiliary production facility in Garner . Editorial offices will remain in
984-665: The expansion Carolina Panthers franchise. Professional sports would return to the Triangle area eight years later when the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL moved there from Greensboro, North Carolina to play ice hockey in their newly constructed arena. Head coaches Offensive coaches Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends Defensive Linemen Defensive Backs Special Teams Rookies in italics News and Observer The News & Observer
1025-433: The fourth time in its history. In 1894 the paper was sold at auction, this time to a Washington, North Carolina , native who was a strong Democratic supporter. Josephus Daniels , with help from Julian Carr and other friends, bought the paper. Quickly Daniels refocused the News and Observer to combat rampant corruption and other problems he saw within the state. Put differently by Daniels himself, "The News and Observer
1066-533: The new banner The News & Observer in September 1880, making it the sole daily paper in Raleigh . Ashe ran the company personally until 1894, focusing on politics and the Democratic party . Ashe used connections within the Democratic Party to get an upper leg on upcoming stories. This model worked well for the paper until Ashe lost favor in the Democratic caucus , leading the paper to fall on hard financial times for
1107-603: The paper created Nando .net, becoming an Internet service provider and began publishing the NandO Times online newspaper. In 1999, The News & Observer was named one of America's 100 best newspapers by the Columbia Journalism Review , and one of the 17 best-designed newspapers in the world by the Society for News Design . In 2004, The News & Observer along with three other news publishers filled suit against
1148-491: The paper in the direction of appealing for school desegregation and a reduction in race related discrimination. It was also under Jonathan's leadership that The News and Observer bought out the Raleigh Times and moved to a building on South McDowell St. in downtown Raleigh , where they stayed until the building was sold in 2015. On September 3, 1934, The News and Observer began a column about state politics called "Under
1189-449: The paper to support soon-to-be Governor Charles B. Aycock , another white supremacist, during his bid for the office. He also used the paper to advocate female suffrage , workers' compensation , state industrialization, better roads and crop rotation . In 2006, on occasion of the release of the report of the 1898 Wilmington Race Riot Commission, the newspaper offered "an apology for the acts of someone [Daniels] we continue to salute in
1230-423: The required two-thirds majorities. The main charges against Holden were related to the rough treatment and arrests of North Carolina citizens by state militia officer Colonel George W. Kirk during the enforcement of Reconstruction civil rights legislation. Holden had formed the state militia to respond to the assassination of Republican senator John W. Stephens on May 21, 1870, and the lynching of Wyatt Outlaw ,
1271-625: The season 7-3, considered by some as the league's second best. The Skyhawks folded after their lone season of 1991. To replace them for the 1992 season, the WLAF established a new franchise in Columbus, Ohio , naming it the Ohio Glory . After a two year hiatus, the league resumed in 1995 with new focus as NFL Europe . The Skyhawks' lack of success did not sour the NFL on the whole state, as in 1995, Charlotte welcomed
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1312-515: The waste disposal systems used within the pork industry in the state. The award was presented to the paper for the work done by Melanie Sill, Pat Stith and Joby Warrick . The News & Observer Publishing Co. formerly published a number of bi-weekly newspapers that focused on local news in various triangle-area communities. These included: In June, 2017 these papers were shifted in focus from local community news to entertainment, food, and light features, and in January, 2018 were consolidated into
1353-406: The writ of habeas corpus for accused leaders of the Klan in what became known as the Kirk–Holden war . The result was a political backlash, accompanied by violence at the time of the election to suppress the black vote. The Republicans lost the legislative election. After the Democratic Party regained majorities in both houses of the state legislature in 1870, Governor Holden was impeached by
1394-465: Was appointed by President Andrew Johnson in 1865 for a brief term and then elected in 1868. He served until 1871 and was the leader of the state's Republican Party during the Reconstruction Era . Holden was the second governor in American history to be impeached , and the first to be removed from office through that process. His impeachment was politically motivated due to his suppression of
1435-520: Was defeated by John W. Ellis , and then his party passed him over for a Senate seat. Throughout the 1840s and 1850s, Holden advocated for Southern rights to expand slavery and sometimes supported the right of secession, but by 1860 he had shifted his position to support the Union. Holden and his newspaper fell out of favor with the state Democratic Party, and he was removed as the state's printer when he editorialized against secession in 1860. In 1861, Holden
1476-559: Was elected to the North Carolina Democratic Party state executive committee. In 1846, Holden was elected to represent Wake County in the North Carolina House of Commons and chose to only serve one term. During the 1850 elections he served a major role in ending the Whig dominance in the state. By 1858, he was chairman of the party. That year, he unsuccessfully attempted to gain the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, but
1517-645: Was founded by the Rev. William E. Pell in 1865 and who used, "the newspaper to fight against the domination of carpetbaggers and other forces during Congressional Reconstruction ." The paper's struggles to stay relevant and make money led to new ownership in 1868. With the new owner The Sentinel began to cover the Democrats ' push to retake the North Carolina Legislature , along with the impeachment of Gov. William W. Holden in 1871. The Sentinel went bankrupt
1558-454: Was one of the first in the world to launch an online version of the publication, Nando.net in 1994. On May 17, 1995 the News & Observer Publishing Company was sold to McClatchy Newspapers of Sacramento , California , for $ 373 million, ending 101 years of Daniels family ownership. In the mid-1990s, flexo machines were installed, allowing the paper to print thirty-two pages in color, which
1599-473: Was relied upon to carry the Democratic message and to be the militant voice of White Supremacy , and it did not fail in what was expected, sometimes going to extremes in its partisanship." Daniels believed that "the greatest folly and crime" in U.S. history was granting Blacks the right to vote. In the findings of the Wilmington Race Riot Commission, Daniels is the only name mentioned as
1640-510: Was sent to a state convention to vote against secession representing Wake County . As the Civil War progressed, Holden became critical of the Confederate government, and became a leader of the North Carolina peace movement. In 1864, he ran against incumbent Governor Zebulon B. Vance as a peace candidate, but Vance defeated him in a landslide receiving over eighty percent of the vote. When
1681-609: Was the largest capacity of any newspaper within the United States at the time. The McClatchy Company currently operates a total of twenty-nine daily newspapers in fourteen states with a combined weekday circulation of 1.6 million and a Sunday circulation of 2.4 million. With McClatchy's acquisition of most of Knight Ridder 's properties in 2006, North Carolina's two largest newspapers (the News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer ) are now under common ownership. The News & Observer traces its roots to The Sentinel, which