AUGUSTA, Ga. - Fairway, the outdoor advertising division of Augusta-based Morris Communications Corp., has named Jeff Noland director of corporate real estate. In the newly created position, Noland will continue to work from his current Greenville/Spartanburg, S.C., location.

Formerly director of real estate for the Greenville/Spartanburg market area, Nolan now will be responsible for helping to establish a company-wide strategic plan for real-estate development.

In addition, he will supervise the immediate installation of the Chartpro Management/Inventory Control System and provide leadership and support for real estate, regulatory and governmental issues in all Fairway markets. Noland joined Fairway in 1981.

"Jeff has a wealth of experience in outdoor advertising," said Morris Communications President Will Morris. "He has the knowledge and vision to take us forward in this industry's rapidly changing and highly competitive environment."

Fairway Outdoor Advertising was developed in 1991 from the reorganization of Naegele Outdoor Advertising Inc., which was purchased by Morris in 1985. Today, Fairway branches are located in North and South Carolina, Minnesota and California. With nearly 6,000 out-of-home signs, Fairway ranks among the nation's top 10 outdoor advertising companies.

Morris Communications is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include newspaper and magazine publishing, radio broadcasting, book publishing and distribution, and computer services, in addition to outdoor advertising.