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CherryRoad Media acquires The Carrollton Democrat from Main Street Media
Mar 12, 2026
As of January 28, 2026, CherryRoad Media has acquired The Carrollton Democrat from Main Street Media (MSM).
Lexington Area Chamber of Commerce to acquire 3 Missouri newspapers
Mar 12, 2026
The Lexington Area Chamber of Commerce has acquired The Lexington News, Higginsville Advance, and Santa Fe Times News from Main Street Media (MSM).
Small town, big headlines: The (real) Paper is beating the odds
Mar 1, 2026
By now, many people have heard about “The Paper,” a mockumentary sitcom depicting a fictional newspaper in Toledo that has fallen on hard times and is struggling to reinvent itself. The ...
Forum Communications to acquire Midwest newspaper portfolio from Wick Communications
Feb 17, 2026
Forum Communications Company announced Jan. 14, 2025, that it has reached an agreement to acquire a portfolio of six Midwest newspapers and related assets from Wick Communications, expanding Forum’s ...
Main Street Media's Plainville Times to merge with Stockton Sentinel
Feb 17, 2026
Effective Dec. 26, 2025, Main Street Media (MSM) has reached an agreement to transition ownership of The Plainville Times to Stockton Sentinel LLC, owned by Stockton residents Bart Hamilton and Susan (Hamilton) ...
Brokers report newspaper sales in 11 states
Feb 1, 2026
DEMOPOLIS, Alabama — On April 30, 2025, Boone Newsmedia Inc. sold the Demopolis Times, the Andalusia Star-News, the Brewton Standard, and the Atmore Advance to Jeff and Michelle Schumacher. Cribb ...
Revenue, reach and readership: How one publisher is expanding his brand (and having fun)
Feb 1, 2026
“We publish 15,000 issues a month and mail it to 13,500 addresses,” Matthew Nelson said. “We distribute the others to drop points and news boxes around town for people to pick up.
Succession planning matters
Feb 1, 2026
I never grew up wanting to be a journalist, and owning a newspaper never once crossed my mind. Yet here I am with a degree in journalism, a deep passion for this work and now a proud partial owner of my ...
