The ''Americus Times-Recorder'' is a

daily newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...

published in

Americus, Georgia Americus is the county seat of Sumter County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 16,230. It is the principal city of the Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Schley an ...

. It is operated by

South Georgia Media Group South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

, a division of

Community Newspaper Holdings CNHI, LLC (formerly Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.) is an American publisher of newspapers and advertising-related publications throughout the United States. The company was formed in 1997 by Ralph Martin,

Inc.

History

In 1879, The ''Americus Recorder'' began as a tri-weekly publication owned by Merrel Callaway. The ''Americus Recorder'' was a competitor of the ''Sumter Republican'' newspaper at this time. A few years later, Calloway sold his interest in the ''Americus Recorder'' and the ''Americus Times'' was then officially established in 1890. While both were successful, the town could not afford to have both the ''Times'' and the ''Recorder'', so they combined both of the newspaper titles in 1891 when Captain Bascom Myrick made the name the ''Americus Times Recorder''. Col. Meyrick became manager and editor of the Americus Times. His wife,

Marie Louise Scudder Myrick Marie Louise Scudder (December 5, 1853 – June 10, 1934) was the owner, manager and editor of the ''Americus Times-Recorder, Americus Times''. Early life (1854 until 1875) Marie Louise Scudder (called Louise throughout her life) was born in ...

, is said to be the first woman "in the South" to own and edit a newspaper.

Thomson Newspapers The Thomson Corporation was one of the world's largest information companies. It was established in 1989 following a merger between International Thomson Organisation Ltd (ITOL) and Thomson Newspapers. In 2008, it purchased Reuters Group to form ...

bought the ''Times-Recorder'' in 1984;

bought the paper in 2000 when Thomson decided to leave the newspaper business.

References

External links

Times-Recorder Website

CNHI Website
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