Welcome to The Denton Orator website! According to the Greek philosopher Plato, necessity is the mother of invention. Sharing that philosophy, Stan Bingham recognized the necessity for supplying Denton residents with a quality newspaper and thus was born The Denton Orator. Established in 1995, The Denton Orator is housed in “the old bank building” on the corner of North Main and Salisbury Streets in the heart of downtown Denton. Bingham, a prominent community leader, purchased and restored the building so as to preserve its historic value and architectural beauty. It made the perfect home for a small town newspaper. The first issue of The Denton Orator hit the stands in December of 1995. Weekly publication began in January of 1996 with a circulation of 300. Today, The Denton Orator has grown to a circulation of 2,200, providing community news to readers in Denton and surrounding areas including Lexington, Thomasville, Asheboro and High Rock Lake. The Denton Orator is an award-winning member of the North Carolina Press Association and is published on Wednesdays.   Find us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram @thedentonorator DEADLINE IS NOON ON MONDAY FOR THE FOLLING WEDNESDAY PUBLICATION!
~~~~~~ HOURS ~~~~~~ Monday-Thursday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUBSCRIPTIONS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Denton & In County $31/year   Elsewhere $40/year :   ~~~~~~~~~~~~ SINGLE COPY LOCATIONS ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Denton Drug Denton Fuel Center Denton Post Office Laniers Supermarket Mobil Mart of Denton Old Country Store Rick's Restaurant The Denton Orator Trading Post Southmont Lexington Post Office	~~~~~~~~~~~ STAFF ~~~~~~~~~~~ Judy Chriscoe Interim Publisher ~~~~~~~~~~~ Kelly Bledsoe Editor Photographer • Reporter   Burgundy Bledsoe Assistant Manager Social Media Specialist ~~~~~~~~~~~ Deadline for all news and advertising is noon on Monday for the following week! dentonorator@triad.rr.com
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