[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 7, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E548]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF DWIGHT SPARKS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DAVIE COUNTY 
                               ENTERPRISE

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                             HON. TED BUDD

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 7, 2019

  Mr. BUDD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dwight Sparks, who 
retired from the Davie County Enterprise and Clemmons Courier on June 
1, 2018.
  Mr. Sparks began his journalism career in 1985, helping turn the 
Davie County Enterprise into a traditional newspaper. At one point, the 
Enterprise delivered roughly 10,000 copies a week to subscribers. This 
may not seem like a large number, but perhaps the next fact will 
highlight how successful Mr. Sparks was in growing the Davie County 
Enterprise.
  During the 1980s, the Davie County Enterprise had the second largest 
paid circulation in North Carolina among the weeklies. For a small, 
rural county like Davie, this is a big deal.
  He initially worked for the Salisbury Post. And after years in 
Salisbury, he moved over to the Winston-Salem Journal where he 
eventually became editor and remained for seven years. Not only was Mr. 
Sparks a very talented journalist, but I think that his Davie County 
roots helped him tell important stories in a unique way.
  Madam Speaker, please join me today in celebrating Dwight Sparks and 
wishing him a wonderful retirement.

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