Demopolis Times

The Demopolis Times is a daily newspaper serving Demopolis, Alabama with a current circulation of about 1,700.[1] The current editor is Robert Blankenship.[2] In 2018, the paper won six awards from the Alabama Press Association including a second-place finish for best business story or column in its class.[3]

Demopolis Times
TypeTwice-weekly
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Boone Newspapers Inc.
PublisherRobert Blankenship
Founded1887
Headquarters315 East Jefferson Street, Demopolis, AL 36732
Circulation1,700
Websitewww.demopolistimes.com

History

The paper was formed out of two competing 19th century papers: the Demopolis Express (1893) and the Demopolis Dispatch (1897). In 1905, both papers were bought by a group of investors, and by 1910 E. S. Cornish had begun editing the paper and was part-owner.[4] With a brief hiatus early in his career (during which the paper was edited by C. A. VerBeck),[5] Cornish would be associated with the paper until his death in 1936. Under his leadership, the paper went to linotype printing 1919, at a cost of three thousand dollars.[6] In 1930, he asked his son-in-law, Ben George, to move back to Marengo County to eventually run the times. At the time, George had no newspaper experience, and he began work there as a linotype editor[7]

The paper was sold to George and his wife Elizabeth in 1936.[4] In 1941, the newspaper building and plant were destroyed by fire, doing an estimated fifteen thousand dollars worth of damage.[8] In 1956, editor Ben George was elected president of the Alabama Press Association.[9] He and Elizabeth sold the paper in 1967.[4]

James Cannon was named publisher in 2008.[10]

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References
  1. "Demopolis Times newspaper". Mondo Times.
  2. "About Us". The Demopolis Times.
  3. "APA Better Newspaper Contest Award Winners Announced" (PDF). Alabama Press Association. 25 May 2018.
  4. "Demopolis Newspaper Is Sold". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. 19 October 1967.
  5. "Back After Many Years". Greensboro Watchman. Greensboro, Alabama. 30 May 1912.
  6. "A Business Proposition". Wilcox Progressive Era. Camden, Alabama. 4 September 1919.
  7. "Spring Pilgrimage to be held this weekend". Demopolis Times. 8 April 2015.
  8. "Demopolis Times Is Plant Destroyed by FIre". The Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. 17 July 1941.
  9. "Mobile Greets Alabama Editors and Wives". The Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. 5 August 1956.
  10. "Cannon Publisher of 'The Demopolis Times'". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. 26 June 2008.
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