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The Plano Star-Courier is a daily newspaper serving the Plano, Texas. Established in 1902 by the merger of the Plano Star and the Plano Courier, it is the only newspaper in Plano.

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History

The Plano Star-Courier began publishing in 1902 after the merger of the Plano Star (established 1889) and the Plano Courier (established 1891). [1]

On January 4, 1911, the Star-Courier's printing plant was destroyed in a fire. During the mid-1930s, the newspaper moved its plant to 1015 30th Street. The newspaper later acquired a Babcock flatbed printing press, which was used to print the newspaper until March 1960. [2]

The Star-Courier launched its website and a digital edition in 1996. [3]

In 2009, the daily and Sunday print circulation was 4,871. [4] The newspaper is Plano's only newspaper. [3]

Ownership

The newspaper remained under local ownership until 1973, when owners Louise Bagwill Sherrill and Scott Dorsey sold to Taylor Communications. Taylor then sold the Star-Courier to Harte Hank in 1986, before its sale to the E. W. Scripps Company in 1997. [3]

On November 11, 1998, Scripps agreed to sell the Star-Courier, along with seven other Texas newspapers, to Lionheart Holdings, a community newspaper group. The sale would enable Scripps to focus on its other businesses. [5] SAW Advisors, owned by Star Local Media CEO and Publisher Scott Wright, purchased Star Local Media, the holding company for the Star-Courier and 13 other community newspapers in October 2016. Rick and Elizabeth Rogers of 121 Media then bought Star Local Media in January 2022. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Texas Newspapers, 1813-1939. San Jacinto Museum of History Association. 1941. p. 164. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Entire Plant Destroyed by Flames, Jan. 4, 1911". Plano Daily Star-Courier . September 4, 1963. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Northcutt, Vicki (1999). Plano: An Illustrated Chronicle. HPN Books. p. 107. ISBN   9780965499958 . Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Plano Star Courier" (PDF). 2009 Directory of Texas Daily Newspapers. Texas Daily Newspaper Association. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Scripps Sells Papers". New York Times . Bloomberg News. November 11, 1998. Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  6. ↑ Francesca, D’Annunzio (January 27, 2022). "Frisco couple acquires Star Local Media and its 14 papers in Dallas area". Dallas Morning News . Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
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