Dyersburg State Gazette

State Gazette
TypeSemi-weekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Paxton Media Group
PublisherRust Communications
Managing editorRachel Townsend
Sports editorJason Peevyhouse
Staff writersDr. William M. Northcutt
Advertising ManagerCecily Simpson
Founded1865; 160 years ago (1865)
Political alignmentNon-partisan
Headquarters114 West Court Street
Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024
Circulation11,000
Websitestategazette.com

The State Gazette is a semi-weekly newspaper published in Dyersburg, Tennessee.[1] The paper has served Dyersburg and Northwest Tennessee since 1865, and provides general news.[2]

History

The Dyersburg State Gazette was purchased by Worrell Newspapers of Charlottesville, Virginia in 1971.[3] The New York Times Company acquired eight daily papers, including the Dyersburg State Gazette, from Worrell in 1982.[4] Paxton Media Group purchased it from The New York Times Company in 1995.[5] Rust Communications acquired the State Gazette in 2000.[6] Rust sold the newspaper back to Paxton in 2024.[7]

References

  1. ^ "DYERSBURG STATE GAZETTE". DYERSBURG STATE GAZETTE. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  2. ^ "dyersburgfyi". dyersburgfyi. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  3. ^ Dyersburg Newspaper Purchased
  4. ^ N.Y. Times Company Is Acquiring The Enterprise, Other Newspapers
  5. ^ Leaving Readers Behind
  6. ^ Rust Buys 2 Dailies, 5 Weeklies From Paxton
  7. ^ Clark, Beth (June 28, 2024). "Local newspapers sell to Paxton Media Group". WIBQ. Retrieved 2024-06-29.