Pilot Point Post-Signal

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Pilot Point Post-Signal
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s)Lewis Newspapers, Inc.
PublisherDavid Lewis
EditorAbigail Allen
Founded1878
Language American English
Headquarters Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas
CountryUnited States
Circulation 1,700(as of 2023) [1]
OCLC number 17435498
Website postsignal.com
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Pilot Point Post-Signal Texas Historical Marker

The Pilot Point Post-Signal (Post-Signal since 1980) is an American, English language weekly newspaper published in the town of Pilot Point in Denton County, Texas. The paper is owned by Lewis Newspapers, Inc. is published once a week on Friday.

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History

The Post-Signal is Denton County's oldest continuously published newspaper. [2] The Pilot Point Post, owned and operated by David Jesse Moffitt and James Taliaferro Jones, began publishing in 1878 [3] after several earlier attempts to establish a newspaper in the area had failed. By 1890, Moffitt had become the sole owner. Moffitt then began a new partnership with J.L. Harper, the founder of the Pilot Point Signal. In 1900, the papers combined and became known as the Pilot Point Post-Signal. [4]

In 1970, the paper was purchased by Ralph Cole, who upgraded equipment and expanded circulation before selling the paper in 1974. [5]

In 1974 the paper was purchased by its current owners, David and Pam Lewis. It is the official newspaper for the cities of Pilot Point, Aubrey, Krugerville, Providence Village, and Cross Roads, and has won more publishing awards than any weekly newspaper in the area. [4]

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References

  1. "2023 Texas Newspaper Directory". Texas Press Association. Archived from the original on 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  2. "Oldest County Newspaper Has Been Under 7 Flags". Denton Record-Chronicle. 28 July 1963.
  3. Hervey, Hollace (2002). Historic Denton County: An Illustrated History. HPN Books. ISBN   9781893619074.
  4. 1 2 "The Post-Signal: Denton County's Oldest Business". Denton County Office of History and Culture. Denton Historical Commission. 6 June 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  5. "The One-Man Press". Denton Record-Chronicle. 13 April 1973.