The Ada News

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The Ada News
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
PublisherDale Brendel
EditorCarl Lewis
Founded1904 [1]
Headquarters530 E. Main St., Ada, Oklahoma 74820 USA
Circulation 5,000 Daily [1]
Website theadanews.com

The Ada News is a daily newspaper published five days a week in Ada, Oklahoma. The publication's coverage area includes Pontotoc County and portions of Coal County, Garvin County, Hughes County, Johnston County, Murray County and Seminole County. The newspaper is published Tuesday through Friday and Saturday. [1]

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History

The newspaper began publication on March 14, 1904. [2] Beginning May 26, 1968, a Sunday edition was added. [2] The newspaper was published by Carlton Weaver & Company at one time. [2] The name of the paper was changed to The Ada News in summer 2012.

The Thomson Corporation sold The Ada News, along with 11 other papers, to the American Publishing Company (later Hollinger International) in 1995. Hollinger sold off most of its small papers in 1999, and The Ada News went to Community Newspaper Holdings, a company founded in 1997 by Ralph Martin. [3]

Maurisa Nelson was appointed general manager of The Ada News on Oct. 21, 2019. [4] She was promoted to publisher in 2021. [5]

In November 2024, the newspaper announced it will cease its Wednesday and Friday e-editions. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Finder Binder: Oklahoma's Updated Media Directory, 2010 Winter Issue.
  2. 1 2 3 About this newspaper: The Ada News at Library of Congress (accessed April 1, 2010)
  3. "Company History: Community Newspaper Holdings Inc." at Answers.com (accessed March 31, 2010)
  4. "Nelson named The Ada News general manager". The Ada News. 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  5. Barron, Richard R. (2021-06-18). "Nelson named Ada News publisher". The Ada News. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  6. Arie, Mike (2024-11-21). "Changes come to Ada e-edition". The Ada News. Retrieved 2024-11-28.