The Fayetteville Observer
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Gannett |
| News editor | Beth Hutson |
| Opinion editor | Myron B. Pitts |
| Founded | 1816 |
| Language | American English |
| Headquarters | 581 Executive Place Fayetteville, North Carolina 28305 USA |
| City | Fayetteville |
| Circulation | 19,427 (as of 2018) |
| ISSN | 2155-9740 |
| OCLC number | 45115389 |
| Website | fayobserver |
The Fayetteville Observer is an American English-language daily newspaper published in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Founded in 1816, it is the oldest local newspaper published in North Carolina. The paper originally operated as the Carolina Observer before rebranding to the Fayetteville Observer in 1833.
It was locally owned by the McMurray family from 1923 to 2016, when it was acquired by GateHouse Media, which became Gannett in an acquisition in 2019.