May 12, 1932
The Pilot produces an “extra” when the body of the Lindbergh baby is discovered.
1931
The average weekly net paid circulation of the paper is 1,450 copies. The price is still $2.00 per year, 5 cents a copy.
May 7, 1929
The Pilot masthead changes for the first time. The new one features a pilot and wheel which has the compass points and a map of Moore County.
May 3, 1929
The Pilot publishes in Aberdeen for the first time. The paper moves there at the urging of Murdoch Johnson.
October 26, 1928
The Pilot opens a branch office in the Patch Building in Southern Pines for its editorial and advertising staff. Similar offices were to be opened in Pinehurst and Aberdeen.
September 7, 1928
Stacy Brewer sells the paper. “The Pilot takes great pleasure in announcing that Nelson C. Hyde of Southern Pines, formerly editor of the Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald and for several years [...]
November 26, 1920
Stacy Brewer publishes the first issue of The Pilot in Vass. It was said to be “devoted to the upbuilding of Vass and its surrounding country.” The newspaper was housed in a building [...]
Pilot Wins Top National Award For Second Consecutive Year
For the second year in a row, The Pilot has garnered a top award from the National Newspaper Association. The 2016 Better Newspaper Editorial contest drew nearly 1,500 individual entries [...]