AUGUSTA, Ga. - Fairway, the outdoor advertising division of Morris Communications Corp., today announced the purchase of 287 advertising displays from Unistar Outdoor Advertising, Elizabethtown, N.C.

The newly acquired portion of the Unistar assets will be operated under the name Fairway Outdoor Advertising, while Unistar will continue to operate and develop other North Carolina locations.

"This portion of the Unistar business provides us with an excellent opportunity to expand our present inventory in North Carolina," said Morris President Will Morris.

"Unistar has attractive, well-maintained displays that nicely complement our existing assets in Eastern and Central North Carolina," said Mark Moyer, president of the Fairway division.

Fairway Outdoor Advertising serves markets in California, Minnesota, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

Morris Communications is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include newspaper and magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, radio broadcasting, book publishing and distribution, and computer services. For more information see the company's Web site at www.morris.com.