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Paxton Media Group
Paxton Media Group of Paducah, Kentucky, is a privately held media company with holdings that include newspapers and a TV station, WPSD-TV in Paducah. David M. Paxton is president and CEO. The company owns 32 daily newspapers and numerous weekly newspapers, mostly in the southern United States. Daily circulation totals 350,000. Holdings include '' The Paducah Sun'', the '' High Point Enterprise'' in High Point, North Carolina, the '' Jonesboro Sun'' in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and the '' Daily Star'' in Hammond, Louisiana and '' The Daily Citizen'' in Searcy, Arkansas. History Paxton Media Group traces it roots to 1896, when a group of investors headed by William F. Paxton launched ''The Evening Sun'' by buying the assets of the failing ''Paducah Standard'' at 214 Broadway. The cost was $8,900, and the men started with $10,000 capital. The newspaper did not make a profit until 1918. In 1929, Paxton's son, Edwin J. Paxton, who had taken over as editor, bought out the rival ''Ne ...
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Family Business
A family business is a commercial organization in which decision-making is influenced by multiple generations of a family, related by Consanguinity , blood, marriage or adoption, who has both the ability to influence the vision of the business and the willingness to use this ability to pursue distinctive goals. They are closely identified with the firm through leadership or ownership. Owner-manager entrepreneurial firms are not considered to be family businesses because they lack the multi-generational dimension and family influence that create the unique dynamics and relationships of family businesses. Overview A family business is the oldest and most common model of economic organization. The vast majority of businesses throughout the world—from corner shops to multinational publicly listed organizations with hundreds of thousands of employees—can be considered as family businesses. Based on research of the ''Forbes 400'' richest Americans, 44% of the ''Forbes 400'' member ...
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The Herald-Sun (Durham, North Carolina)
''The Herald-Sun'' is an American, English language daily newspaper in Durham, North Carolina, published by the McClatchy Company. History ''The Herald-Sun'' began publication on January 1, 1991, as the result of a merger of ''The Durham Morning Herald'' (19191990) and ''The Durham Sun'' (19131990). ''The Herald-Sun'' and ''The Durham Morning Herald'' had previously been owned by the Rollins family of Durham, which had been in management positions since 1895. Edward Tyler Rollins Jr., former owner, board chairman and publisher of ''The Herald-Sun'', died November 5, 2006, just shy of two years after selling to Paxton Media Group. Early history ''The Durham Morning Herald'' began publication in 1893, as a result of the reorganization of '' The Durham Globe'' from a daily to a weekly paper. Four former employees of the downsized ''Globe'', itself an outgrowth of the merger of Durham's first daily, '' The Tobacco Plant'' and ''The Durham Daily Recorder'', organized a competitor ...
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Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids () is a city in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,229 at the 2020 census and is the largest community in Halifax County. It is the principal city of the Roanoke Rapids Micropolitan Statistical Area, and is also an anchor city of the Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids CSA, with a total population of 297,726 as of 2018. Geography Roanoke Rapids is located in northern Halifax County bordered to the north by Northampton County, with the county line following the Roanoke River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.36%, are water. The town is located at the eastern edge of the North Carolina Piedmont, on the Roanoke River at the fall line, which marks the area where an upland region (continental bedrock) and a coastal plain (coastal alluvia) meet. The fall line is typically prominent where a river crosses it, for there will usually be rapids or waterfalls. Beca ...
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Daily Herald (Roanoke Rapids)
''The Daily Herald'' is an American, English language community-focused multi-media company serving the Roanoke Valley of North Carolina and Lake Gaston with newspapers, shoppers, magazines and websites. The company's primary media is the newspaper, ''The Daily Herald'', which is published Tuesday through Friday afternoons and Sunday mornings. The weekly ''Roanoke Rapids Herald'' was founded in 1914 by editor and publisher J.T. Stainback. From 1929 to 1947 the newspaper was owned and edited by Carroll Wilson. The newspaper was purchased by Milton and James Wick—later Wick Communications—in 1947. In September 1948 the newspaper began publishing as a daily paper in the afternoon and a morning paper on Sunday with the name changing to the ''Daily and Sunday Herald''. The company moved to its present location at 916 Roanoke Avenue in June 1957. The newspaper names were combined as'' The Daily Herald'' in 1998. In January 2018, Wick sold ''The Daily Herald'' to Paxton Media Group ...
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Civitas Media
Civitas Media, LLC was a Davidson, North Carolina–based publisher of community newspapers covering 11 Midwestern, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern states. History The company was formed in 2012 via the merger of Heartland Publications, Impressions Media, Ohio Community Media, and Freedom Communications's central division. In 2017, Civitas sold its newspapers in Ohio, Missouri, West Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Oklahoma. It kept the ''Times Leader'' in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Wilkes-Barre ( , alternatively or ) is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it had a population of 44,328 in the 2020 census. It ..., until it sold that newspaper in 2019. References Newspaper companies of the United States Companies based in North Carolina Publishing companies established in 2012 {{US-publish-company-st ...
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News Democrat Leader
: ''For the Illinois newspaper, please see Belleville News-Democrat.'' The ''News-Democrat & Leader'' is a twice-weekly newspaper in Russellville, Kentucky. It has been published since 1806, fourteen years after Kentucky became a state. Russellville is the county seat of Logan County. The current title was formed with the merging of ''The Logan County News'' and ''The Democrat'' in 1911. Then in 1968, employees of the ''News-Democrat'' started a paper called ''The Logan Leader''. A few months later, this was merged back into the original company, which published the papers under different names each week. In the 1990s, this was changed to a publication under the combined name of ''News-Democrat & Leader''. The paper was previously owned by Heartland Publications. In 2012 Versa Capital Management merged Heartland, Ohio Community Media, former Freedom papers it had acquired, and Impressions Media into a new company, Civitas Media. Civitas Media sold the ''News-Democrat & Leader ...
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Grayson County News Gazette
Grayson County News Gazette is a weekly newspaper published on Saturdays. It is based in Leitchfield, Kentucky. The paper was previously owned by Heartland Publications. In 2012 Versa Capital Management merged Heartland, Ohio Community Media, former Freedom papers it had acquired, and Impressions Media into a new company, Civitas Media. Civitas Media sold the ''News Gazette'' to Paxton Media Group Paxton Media Group of Paducah, Kentucky, is a privately held media company with holdings that include newspapers and a TV station, WPSD-TV in Paducah. David M. Paxton is president and CEO. The company owns 32 daily newspapers and numerous wee ... in 2017. References Newspapers published in Kentucky Grayson County, Kentucky Newspapers established in 1890 Leitchfield, Kentucky {{Kentucky-newspaper-stub ...
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The McClatchy Company
McClatchy Media Company, or simply McClatchy and MCC, is an American publishing company incorporated under Delaware's General Corporation Law. Originally based in Sacramento, California, United States, and known as The McClatchy Company, it became a subsidiary of Chatham Asset Management, headquartered in Chatham Borough, New Jersey, as a result of its 2020 bankruptcy. The company operates 29 daily newspapers in 14 states and has an average weekday circulation of 1.6 million and Sunday circulation of 2.4 million. In 2006, it purchased Knight Ridder, which at the time was the second-largest newspaper company in the United States. In 2024, McClatchy merged with A360media. In addition to its daily newspapers, McClatchy also operates several websites and community papers, as well as a news agency, McClatchy DC Bureau, focused on political news from Washington, D.C. History The company originated with '' The Daily Bee'', first published in Sacramento, California, on Februa ...
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The Elkhart Truth
''The Elkhart Truth'' is a daily news organization based in Elkhart, Indiana, that covers Elkhart County in northern Indiana and was founded as a newspaper in 1887. History ''The Elkhart Truth'' was first printed October 15, 1887. It was founded by Charles G. Conn, who served as Elkhart's mayor, as well as a U.S. congressman. Additionally, Conn was the owner of musical instrument manufacturing empire C.G. Conn Ltd., which is sometimes referred to as Conn Instruments. In 1915, Conn's business interests were taken over by a group of investors headed by Carl D. Greenleaf. Shortly afterwards, Greenleaf and A.H. Beardsley purchased the newspaper from investors. John F. Dille Jr., a classmate of one of Greenleaf's sons, took over responsibility for ''The Elkhart Truth's'' operations in 1952 and eventually bought out Greenleaf and Beardsley. In addition to being an accomplished newspaperman, John Dille Jr. is also noted in history as one of the men who helped train and worked with ...
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Editor & Publisher
''Editor & Publisher'' (''E&P'') is an American monthly trade news magazine covering the news media industry. Published since 1901, ''Editor & Publisher'' is the self-described "bible of the newspaper industry," with offices in Hendersonville, TN. Overview ''Editor & Publisher (E&P)'' covers all aspects of the news media industry. The magazine's original tagline was "The newsmagazine of the fourth estate." As of 2022, E&P's tagline is "The Authoritative Voice of #NewsMedia Since 1884". Today E&P still publishes a monthly print magazine that is mailed to over 5,000 news publishing executives and distributed at yearly news media events. E&P presents the annual EPpy Awards for excellence in digital publishing. History ''Editor & Publisher'' evolved from several publications, the oldest of which — the weekly '' The Journalist'', the first successful American trade newspaper covering journalism
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La Porte County Herald-Dispatch
The ''La Porte County Herald-Dispatch'' is a daily newspaper of Michigan City, Indiana, US. It is LaPorte County's only daily newspaper. History The ''News-Dispatch'' of Michigan City was established in 1938 through the merger of the ''Michigan City News'' and the ''Michigan City Evening Dispatch''. In September 2007, Small Newspaper Group sold the ''La Porte Herald-Argus'' to Paxton Media Group Paxton Media Group of Paducah, Kentucky, is a privately held media company with holdings that include newspapers and a TV station, WPSD-TV in Paducah. David M. Paxton is president and CEO. The company owns 32 daily newspapers and numerous wee .... On August 4, 2020, the ''News-Dispatch'' and the ''Herald-Argus'' were merged to form the ''La Porte County News-Dispatch''. References External links * Defunct newspapers published in Indiana Michigan City, Indiana {{Indiana-newspaper-stub ...
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Huntington Herald-Press
''Indiana Plain Dealer'' is a weekly newspaper covering Peru, Wabash and Huntington, Indiana. It was formed in April 2024 from the merger of the ''Huntington Herald-Press, Wabash Plain Dealer'' and ''Peru Tribune.'' History The newspaper dates back to the founding of the ''Indiana Herald'' in 1848. It was renamed to ''Huntington Herald'' in 1887, and in 1930 it merged with ''Huntington Press'' and became the ''Huntington Herald-Press''. In the early 1960s, Eugene C. Pulliam, owner of Central Newspapers, Inc., sold the paper to his son-in-law James C. Quayle. He died in 2000 and his wife Corrine Quayle sold the paper in 2007 to Paxton Media Group. The ''Peru Tribune'' was first published on April 16, 1921. Nixon Newspapers sold it to Paxton Media Group Paxton Media Group of Paducah, Kentucky, is a privately held media company with holdings that include newspapers and a TV station, WPSD-TV in Paducah. David M. Paxton is president and CEO. The company owns 32 daily news ...
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