An affiliate of Boone Newspapers Inc. has acquired the LaGrange (Ga.) Daily News from Civitas Media. Dirks, Van Essen & Murray, a merger and acquisition firm based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, represented Civitas Media in the sale. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Boone owns and/or manages 74 newspapers along with websites, shopping…
Ron Clausen assumed the duties of group publisher in Mount Airy, effective Monday, Aug. 9, 2016. In his new position, Clausen will supervise the daily operations of The Mount Airy News, as well as operations of The Elkin Tribune, The Pilot Mountain News, The Stokes News, The Jefferson Post, The Yadkin Ripple, and The Carroll…
DAVIDSON, NC. – July 8, 2016 – Civitas Media, a publisher of more than 100 community newspapers in 12 states, announced today that Lior Yahalomi, a board member and prior President of Civitas, has been appointed CEO effective today. Mr. Yahalomi replaces Ralph Martin, who is stepping down. “Lior has been entrusted by the board…
Veteran news executive Patricia Edwards has been named group publisher for Civitas Media properties in South Carolina. She will have oversight of The Union Times, The Newberry Observer, The Herald Independent, The Easley Progress and The Pickens Sentinel. The announcement was made Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, by Joe Pepe, VP regional director of Civitas East…
Barb Anderson Skeens has been named group publisher of three weekly newspapers in northeastern Kentucky – The Floyd County Times (Prestonsburg), Hazard Herald (Hazard) and Pike County Post (Pikeville). The announcement was made Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, by Joe Pepe, VP regional director of Civitas Media’s East Region, the newspapers’ parent company. Skeens has…
Veteran newspaper executive Joseph Pepe has been named VP regional director of Civitas Media’s East Region. The announcement was made Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016 by CEO Ralph Martin. Pepe will lead all operations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia. He will be based in North Carolina. “Joe is a…
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