Weatherford Democrat

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Weatherford Democrat
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TypeDaily newspaper
5 days a week
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
PublisherJeff Smith [1]
EditorJames Walker [2]
Founded1895[ citation needed ]
Headquarters512 Palo Pinto Street, Weatherford, Texas 76086 United States
Circulation 1,463(as of 2023) [3]
Website weatherforddemocrat.com

The Weatherford Democrat is a five-day daily newspaper published in Weatherford, Texas, on Tuesday through Friday and on Saturday. Covering Parker County, Texas, it is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. [4]

Amid large revenue losses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mineral Wells Index , a sister CNHI newspaper located about 20 miles away, published its last issue in May 2020 and merged with the Democrat, which plans to cover both areas. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Smith named new Democrat publisher".
  2. "Changing hands: Holton takes WD editor's reins".
  3. "2023 Texas Newspaper Directory". Texas Press Association. Archived from the original on 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  4. Weatherford Democrat: Contact Us, accessed January 20, 2007.
  5. Lisa Chappell (May 21, 2020). "GOODBYE MINERAL WELLS, AND THANK YOU: Index merges with Weatherford Democrat". Mineral Wells Index. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  6. "Mineral Wells Index closes, merges with sister newspaper". Houston Chronicle. Associated Press. May 29, 2020. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020.