 On 15 November 2007, reports indicate that Paxton dramatically cut the staff of the "High Point Enterprise" in High Point, North Carolina, which Paxton took control of in 2004.This is the third round of layoffs since 1999, when Paxton first purchased a stake in the paper.Senior "Enterprise" staff frequently criticized Paxton's management of the paper, arguing that there was a quantifiable reduction in local coverage.