The Borger News–Herald is a newspaper based in Borger, Texas, covering the Hutchinson County area of West Texas. Owned by Horizon Publications Inc., it publishes Monday through Saturday.
History
The newspaper was founded as the Hutchinson County Herald in 1926[2] by David M. Warren Sr., who sold it to oilman Roy Whittenburg in 1946. In 1956, Whittenburg sold it to his brother-in-law, W. Glynn Morris. After Morris' retirement in 1977, Jimmy Allison became publisher[3]
In 1978, Donrey Media Group bought the paper and Donald W. Reynolds became publisher.[3] The company sold the newspaper to Community Newspaper Holdings (CNHI) in 1998.[4] In 2001, CNHI put the News-Herald up for sale along with 30 other properties, including fellow West Texas papers the Big Spring Herald and Sweetwater Reporter.[5] Horizon Publications bought the three West Texas papers in 2003.[6]
References
- ^ "2023 Texas Newspaper Directory". Texas Press Association. Archived from the original on 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ Anderson, H. Allen. "Borger, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ^ a b Borger News-Herald Archived January 29, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Roberts, Gene; Kunkel, Thomas (2004). Leaving Readers Behind: The Age of Corporate Newspapering. Fayetteville, Ark.: University of Arkansas Press. p. 70. ISBN 9781557287717.
- ^ "Alabama-based newspaper firm to sell Borger, Guymon operations - Amarillo.com - Amarillo Globe-News". amarillo.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Illinois company buys west Texas papers - Amarillo.com - Amarillo Globe-News". amarillo.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
External links
Official website[permanent dead link]