After two years in operation, the Lincoln County Dispatch – an online newspaper – has closed.
Along with his partner, Monique Cohen, Larry Coonrod covered the central coast for the Newport News Times for several years. And then, in October 2013, they decided to leave and start their own hyper-local online newspaper. Coonrod says he felt a large area like the coast needed more coverage dedicated to its own diverse issues like marine research and affordable housing.
Coonrod explains why they stopped publishing.
Coonrod: “Burnout. You know, it was just 2 of us. We had a little help from a former News Times reporter, but I mean it was literally an 18-hour day, every day, 7 days a week
The Lincoln County Dispatch had upwards of 200,000 page views per month and over 10,000 followers on Facebook.
