Submit news article with photos

See news happening?

Know of news you want others to know about? Share your news, photos and news videos with us. Our reporters can't be everywhere. Help be our eyes and ears in the community. Submit your news and photos here.

Guidelines

We encourage the public to submit news of general interest. Submissions that are rumors or insulting in nature will not be used. Do not send offensive material and do not violate anyone's privacy when collecting or submitting news.

What is "news"?

Send us photos and details about your church activities, club news, neighborhood happenings, sporting events ‹ anything you think might be of general interest. If we agree, we will publish it!

How to . . .

Take great photos:

Compose your pictures like a professional by following these tips when you are out in the field.

PHOTO REQUIREMENTS
Format: JPG, GIF, and PNG
Maximum file size: 5 MB

Shoot great video:

VIDEO REQUIREMENTS
Formats accepted: AVI, MOV, WMV
Formats NOT accepted: MPG and FLV
Maximum file size: 8 MB

Write a title:
1. Write your copy in the content section. (Hint: It may be easier to pre-write your story in a word processing program before you get to this site and then cut and paste your text into this section.)
2. If you have it, upload a picture, video or sound file to your story.
3. Click the submit button. You’re done!

Upload files (videos or pictures) from my computer:
1. First click on the appropriate link at the top of this page.
2. After writing your title and story content, click on the "Choose File" button and select the file you'd like to send us from your hard drive.
3. Click the "Submit" button to upload your story and file it to Hometown Reporter.

Send photos and video from my cell phone:
2. After capturing an image or video with your device, use your phone's Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) to e-mail attachments to webmaster@ncnewspress.com. Check with your service provider for instructions specific to your particular phone.
3. Type in some descriptive text into the message area describing your photo or video. Do not write text in the subject line, only in the description area.
4. Click send.
5. SPECIAL NOTE: Although there is no charge to upload your photos and videos to Hometown Reporter, your carrier may charge you for the data transfer. Please check your plan if you are concerned with any charges that might be incurred.