[3] The Journal-Patriot traces its beginnings to the establishment of The Wilkes Patriot by Charles H. Cowles in 1906.

[5] Under Cowles' guidance, the Patriot became one of the few Republican-leaning newspapers in North Carolina at the time.

[4] Hubbard and Cowles eventually became partners after the two newspapers merged in 1932.

As of August 13, 2014, Jule Hubbard is the editor of the Journal-Patriot, succeeding Charles Williams[6] and was also one of the owners.

[8] The Journal-Patriot remained a family-owned newspaper[4] until its sale to Paxton Media Group effective September 1, 2020.