The Texarkana Gazette is a daily newspaper

Newspaper

A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...

 founded in 1875 and currently owned by WEHCO Media, Inc.

WEHCO Media, Inc.

WEHCO Media, Inc., based in Little Rock, is a privately held media company with holdings that include newspapers, cable television systems, and internet service. Walter E. Hussman, Jr. , is the president....

 It serves Texarkana and surrounding areas.

It was acquired through the consolidation of several newspapers in 1933 through the efforts of the Iowa

Iowa

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-born businessman Clyde E. Palmer

Clyde E. Palmer

Clyde Eber Palmer was the owner of a chain of newspapers and radio stations and a television outlet covering southwestern Arkansas and part of northeastern Texas during the early to middle 20th century. He operated his media conglomerate from Texarkana, Texas.- Early years :Palmer was born to Mr....

. Palmer established a newspaper and radio station chain that reached into Hot Springs

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, the county seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County...

, Camden

Camden, Arkansas

Camden is a city in and the county seat of Ouachita County in the southern part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Long an area of American Indians villages, the French also made a permanent settlement here because of its advantageous location above the Ouachita River. According to 2007 Census...

, Magnolia

Magnolia, Arkansas

Magnolia is a city in Columbia County, Arkansas, United States, that was founded in 1853. At the time of its incorporation in 1858, the city had a population of about 1,950. The city grew slowly as an agricultural and regional cotton market until the discovery of oil just east of the city in March,...

, and Stuttgart

Stuttgart, Arkansas

Stuttgart is a city in and the county seat of the northern district of Arkansas County, Arkansas, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 79 about miles southeast of Little Rock. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 9,376.The town proclaims itself the "Rice...

. In 1952, Palmer acquired the television station KCMC which became KTAL-TV

KTAL-TV

KTAL-TV, virtual channel 6, is the NBC television affiliate serving the Shreveport, Louisiana/Texarkana, Arkansas-Texas market. It is licensed to the Texas side of Texarkana and is the only station in its market licensed outside of Louisiana. Its main studio is located in Shreveport with a...

 in 1961. It serves both Texarkana and Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana

Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....

. Through a reorganization in 1968, The Camden News

The Camden News

The Camden News is a daily newspaper in Camden, Arkansas, which covers local news, sports, society, and business. It has a weekday circulation of 4,368.-Background:...

in Camden

Camden, Arkansas

Camden is a city in and the county seat of Ouachita County in the southern part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Long an area of American Indians villages, the French also made a permanent settlement here because of its advantageous location above the Ouachita River. According to 2007 Census...

, Arkansas, technically became the parent company for the Palmer newspapers, including the Texarkana Gazette.

Palmer's Texarkana Gazette still circulates in Bowie

Bowie County, Texas

Bowie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Texarkana, Texas - Texarkana, Arkansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 89,306. Its legal county seat is Boston, though its courthouse is located in New Boston...

, Red River, Morris

Morris County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 13,048 people, 5,215 households, and 3,749 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 6,017 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile...

, Marion

Marion County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,941 people, 4,610 households, and 3,120 families residing in the county. The population density was 29 people per square mile . There were 6,384 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...

, Titus

Titus County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 28,118 people, 9,552 households, and 7,154 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile . There were 10,675 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile...

, and Cass

Cass County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 30,438 people, 12,190 households, and 8,654 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile . There were 13,890 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile...

 counties in Texas and Miller, Little River

Little River County, Arkansas

Little River County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population was 13,171. The county seat is Ashdown. Little River County is Arkansas's 59th county, formed from Sevier County on March 5, 1867, and named for the Little River...

, Hempstead, Nevada, Howard

Howard County, Arkansas

Howard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population was 13,789. The county seat is Nashville. Howard County is Arkansas's 74th county, formed on April 17, 1873, and named for James Howard, a state senator...

, Sevier, Pike

Pike County, Arkansas

Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population was 11,291. The county seat is Murfreesboro. Pike County is Arkansas's 25th county, formed on November 1, 1833, and named for Lieutenant Zebulon Pike, the explorer who discovered Pikes Peak...

 and Columbia counties in Arkansas. Newspapers are also delivered into McCurtain County

McCurtain County, Oklahoma

McCurtain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2010, the population was 33,151. Its county seat is Idabel.-Geography:...

 in the southeastern corner of Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

 and into northern Caddo Parish in Louisiana

Louisiana

Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

.

The Texarkana Gazette has more than 130 employees and some 120 independent carriers that deliver newspapers in a 60-mile radius

Radius

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. The average circulation is about 34,000 daily. The previous afternoon daily, the Texarkana Daily News, ceased publication in 1978. Rodger Dean Duncan, who later worked for two White House administrations and is now a prominent business consultant, was managing editor of the two Texarkana newspapers in the late 1960s.

Palmer determined that the key to newspaper success was (1) the readers, (2) the advertisers, (3) the employees, (4) the creditors, and (5) the stockholders, in that order.

The paper earned the coveted 2010 General Excellence award from the Arkansas Press Association competing against eight other large dailies including the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette which placed second.

Staff

Editorial as of August 2011

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Editor: Les Minor

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Managing Editor: Ethel Channon

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Editorial Page Editor: Russell McDermott

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City Editor: Christy Busby

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Asst City Editor: Stevon Gamble


Writers

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Active Age: Lori Dunn

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Arts and Entertainment: Aaron Brand

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Business: Kristie Avery

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City: Brandy S. Chewning

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Police: Lareign Ward

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Courts: Lynn LaRowe

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Education: Marie Martin

Elberta Arts Center

One of the smallest communities in the state of Arkansas to have an arts center, Nashville, Arkansas is home to the Elberta Arts Center located on downtown Main Street. The center is the home to the Elberta Arts Council and Humanities, a non-profit arts organization founded by Marie A. Martin in...

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General Assignment: Greg Bischof

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General Assignment: Eric Nicholson

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General Assignment: Paige Alexander

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Health: Ashley Gardner

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Religion & Community: Rhonda Morrow

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Southwest Arkansas: Jim Williamson


Sports Writers

- Louie Avery, Sports Editor

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Josh Richert, Asst. Sports Editor

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Phil Sandoval

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Derek Oxford


Photography

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Chief Photographer: Evan Lewis

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Photographer: Christena Dowsett

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Photographer: Adam Sacasa