 "The Herald-Sun's" geographic emphasis is on the western counties of the Research Triangle area of North Carolina that surround the City of Durham and the Town of Chapel Hill, including Durham County, Orange County, Person County, Granville County and Chatham County.In the early to mid 90s, the paper also was circulated in Wake County and had a Cary-based edition and offices.Since Paxton Media Group's assumption of "The Herald Sun" operations, on January 4, 2005, circulation has steadily and rapidly declined.