Big Spring Herald
{{Infobox Newspaper
| name = Big Spring Herald
| image =
| caption =
| type = Daily newspaper
| format = Broadsheet
| foundation = 1904
| ceased publication =
| owners = HPC of Texas
| address =
| sister newspapers = Sweetwater Reporter, Borger News Herald, Guymon News Herald
| publisher = Rick Nunez
|
| language = English
| circulation = 1,401
| circulation_date = 2023
| headquarters = 710 Scurry,
Big Spring, Texas 79720, {{nowrap|United States}}
| oclc =
| ISSN = 0746-6811
| website = [http://bigspringherald.com/ bigspringherald.com]
}}
The Big Spring Herald is a newspaper based in Big Spring, Texas, covering the Howard County area of West Texas. It published on weekday afternoons and Sunday mornings. It is owned by Horizon Publications Inc.
History
The Herald was founded as a weekly in 1904 by brothers-in-law Tom Jordan and W.G. Hayden{{Cite web |url=http://texaspress.com/newspapers/detail.php?paper_id=42 |title=Big Spring Herald |access-date=2012-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128232945/http://texaspress.com/newspapers/detail.php?paper_id=42 |archive-date=2015-01-28 |url-status=dead }} and became a daily in 1928.{{cite web|accessdate=2012-07-06|url= http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/heb09|title=Big Spring, Texas|author1=Hazlewood, Claudia |author2=Odintz, Mark |name-list-style=amp |work=Handbook of Texas Online}} In 1929, Harte-Hanks Newspapers bought the paper.
In 2001, Community Newspaper Holdings put the Herald up for sale along with 30 other properties, including fellow West Texas papers the Borger News-Herald and Sweetwater Reporter.{{Cite web |url=http://amarillo.com/stories/2001/02/08/new_sellborger.shtml |title=Alabama-based newspaper firm to sell Borger, Guymon operations |access-date=2012-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706161446/http://amarillo.com/stories/2001/02/08/new_sellborger.shtml |archive-date=2015-07-06 |url-status=dead }} Horizon Publications bought the three West Texas papers in 2003.{{Cite web |url=http://amarillo.com/stories/052003/new_buyswest.shtml |title=Illinois company buys west Texas papers |access-date=2012-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706112016/http://amarillo.com/stories/052003/new_buyswest.shtml |archive-date=2015-07-06 |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.bigspringherald.com}}
{{Horizon Publications}}
Category:Daily newspapers published in Texas
Category:Newspapers established in 1904
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