The Macon News

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The Macon News
Our Beat Is the Heart of Georgia
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Founder(s)
  • Jerome B. Pound
  • Eugene Pound
Founded1884;140 years ago (1884)
Ceased publicationSeptember 2, 1983
HeadquartersCherry Street, Macon, Georgia
CountryUnited States
Sister newspapers The Macon Telegraph
OCLC number 19872344

The Macon News was a newspaper in Georgia, United States that operated from 1884 to 1983.

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History

The Macon News was founded in 1884 and operated until September 2, 1983. [1] [2] The paper was printed Monday to Saturday under the initial ownership of brothers Jerome B. Pound and Eugene Pound. [1] Subscription to the newspaper was US$5, half that of the rival paper The Macon Telegraph . [1] The Macon News was printed and distributed in the evening. [1]

The paper increased its page size in 1885 and operated from offices on Cherry Street, Macon. [1]

In 1930, The Macon Telegraph owners brothers William T. and Peyton T. Anderson bought The Macon News [3] for $200,000. [4] They combined some staff roles, but kept both papers operating. [3]

The paper's 1983 closure was a result of declining readership. [5] Barbara Stinson was the managing editor at the time of the paper's closure; Ed Olson was the publisher and Billy Watson was the General Manager. The executive editor was Richard Thomas. [2] After its closure, the paper merged with The Macon Telegraph. [1]

The newspaper's OCLC number was 19872344. [6]

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