[1] The first issue of The Pilot was published on November 26, 1920 by Stacy Brewer in Vass, North Carolina.
[2] The Pilot opened a branch office in the Patch Building in Southern Pines for its editorial and advertising staff.
[5] In October 1968, Katherine Boyd sold The Pilot to Sam and Marjorie Ragan.
[11] In their comments about the 2015 award for General Excellence in the Non-daily Division, with circulation over 10,000, the NNA wrote: "of all the entries, this one said 'community' loudest to us.
[13] A long time ago, a wise old editor said, the function of a newspaper Is “to print the news and raise hell.” I haven’t been able to improve upon that definition.