Mid-South Management Company Inc. was a family-owned, Spartanburg, South Carolina-based publisher of small to medium market newspapers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia. The company was started in 1948 by Phil Buchheit, who was then publisher and operator of the ''

Spartanburg Herald-Journal The ''Spartanburg Herald-Journal'' is a daily newspaper, the primary newspaper for Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. History The origins of the paper lie with ''The Spartan'', a weekly paper reportedly first printed in about 1842� ...

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Daily newspapers

*'' The LaGrange Daily News'', LaGrange, Georgia *''

The Mount Airy News ''The Mount Airy News'' is a six-day-a-week newspaper published in Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States. It was established in 1880. The ''News'' has a circulation of 9,263 according to The Park Library's list of North Carolina newspapers. ...

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Mount Airy, North Carolina Mount Airy is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 10,611. History Mount Airy was settled in the 1750s as a stagecoach stop on the road between Winston-Salem, North Carolina an ...

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The Laurinburg Exchange ''The Laurinburg Exchange'' is a newspaper based in Laurinburg, North Carolina covering Laurinburg and Scotland County. It was established in 1882 as a weekly publication., The newspaper is currently published Tuesday through Saturday. The ''Ex ...

'', Laurinburg, North Carolina *'' The Union Daily Times'', Union, South Carolina

Non-dailies

*'' The Newberry Observer'',

Newberry, South Carolina Newberry is a city in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States, in the Piedmont northwest of Columbia. The charter was adopted in 1894. The population was 10,277 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Newberry County; at one time it ...

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The Pickens Sentinel ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...

'', Pickens, South Carolina *'' Easley Progress'', Easley, South Carolina *''

The Stokes News ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in En ...

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Stokes County, North Carolina Stokes County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,520. Its county seat is Danbury. Stokes County is included in the Winston-Salem, N.C., Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is ...

*'' The Jefferson Post'', West Jefferson, North Carolina *'' Rural Hall Weekly Independent'', Rural Hall, North Carolina *'' The Tribune'', Elkin, North Carolina *'' The Yadkin Ripple'', Yadkinville, North Carolina *''

The Pilot A pilot is a person who flies or navigates an aircraft. Pilot or The Pilot may also refer to: * Maritime pilot, a person who guides ships through hazardous waters * Television pilot, a television episode used to sell a series to a television n ...

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Pilot Mountain, North Carolina Pilot Mountain is a town in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,443 at the 2020 census. It is named for the nearby landmark of Pilot Mountain, a distinctive geological formation. It is believed to be the inspiration ...

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The Carroll News ''The Carroll News'' is the student-run, co-curricular newspaper at John Carroll University, in University Heights, Ohio. It is published weekly during the Fall and Spring semesters. The Carroll News was first published in 1925 covering John Ca ...

'', Carroll County, Virginia *'' The Thomaston Times'', Thomaston, Georgia

Recent changes

In 2005, Mid-South sold the '' Williamson Daily News'', Williamson, West Virginia, and two affiliated weeklies to

Heartland Publications Heartland Publications was a Connecticut-based owner of small to medium market newspapers, and started out by acquiring 24 publications from Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. located in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennesse ...

. In 2006, '' The Phenix Citizen'',

Phenix City, Alabama Phenix City is a city in Lee and Russell counties in the U.S. state of Alabama, and the county seat of Russell County. As of the 2020 Census, the population of the city was 38,817. Phenix City lies immediately west across the Chattahoochee R ...

, was sold to

Family Media Inc. Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideal ...

In June 2007, the remainder of the assets were sold to

, LLC, a Connecticut based publisher.Heartland Publications Acquisitions
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