History
The newspaper was founded as The Davis Weekly News in 1894 by Fay L. Crossett. [2] Crossett was editor of the Davis News for more than 50 years. [3] Crossett sold the paper to Mr. and Mrs. Don Banzett in July 1952. [4]
In June 1956, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Larson sold the Davis News to Thomas E. Dyson and Joe W. Taylor. [5] Dyson left the paper four years later [6] and Mr. Joe and Mrs. Margaret Taylor continued to publish after Dyson left. [7]
After her husband died, Margaret Taylor continued to publish the paper until 1992, when she retired. She became the first female President of the Oklahoma Press Association. [8] Margaret Taylor was later inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame.
As of 2018, the Davis News had a circulation of 1,500. [9] It is published on Wednesday under editor Alisha Thompson. [9] It is owned by Thompson Times, LLC and is headquartered at 440 E. Main, Davis, Oklahoma.
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