Alexander City Outlook

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Alexander City Outlook
Alexander City Outlook logo.png
TypeTwice-weekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Boone Newspapers
Founder(s)Capt. J.D. Dickson
PublisherSteve Baker
EditorKaitlin Fleming
Founded1892 (1892)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters Alexander City, Alabama
Circulation 2,050
ISSN 0738-5110
OCLC number 9612603
Website alexcityoutlook.com

The Alexander City Outlook is a twice weekly newspaper publication in eastern Alabama. The Outlook has been in constant publication since it was founded in 1892 by Capt. J.D. Dickson. [1] [2] It has a circulation of about 2,050 copies and is owned by Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. [3] [4] It publishes Tuesday-Saturday in Alexander City, Alabama. [2]

History

In 1946 it was sold to publisher J. C. Henderson by Benjamin Russell's estate. [5]

In 1972, it went from weekly to daily publication. [1]

Boone Newspapers purchased the paper in 1974. [6]

In 1989, Kenneth Boone, son of the owner of Boone Newspapers, became the publisher of the Outlook, later purchasing it for himself in 1991. [7]

On July 2, 2018, Alexander City Outlook editor Mitch Sneed died as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. [8] In his tenure at the Outlook, Sneed had won multiple awards from the Alabama Press Association for feature stories, news coverage, and photography. [9] The current editor is Kaitlin Fleming.

References

  1. 1 2 "Alexander City Outlook". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress.
  2. 1 2 "Alexander City". Boone Newspapers.
  3. ↑ "Alexander Outlook Newspaper". Mondo Times.
  4. ↑ "Steve Baker named publisher at Tallapoosa Publishers". Alexander City Outlook. 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Publisher of state's biggest weekly chain started with a rush and has never slowed". Montgomery Advertiser. 20 Oct 1949.
  6. ↑ "About Us". Alexander City Outlook. Archived from the original on 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  7. ↑ Boone, Kenneth (30 June 2017). "Outlook blessed to be part of this community for 125 years". Alexander City Outlook.
  8. ↑ Robinson, Carol (2 July 2018). "Alexander City Outlook editor Mitch Sneed killed in crash at traffic light". AL.com.
  9. ↑ "Newspaper Editor Mitch Sneed Killed in Car Crash". U.S. News & World Report. 2 July 2018.
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