The ''Big Spring Herald'' is a newspaper based in

Big Spring, Texas Big Spring is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Texas, United States, at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 87 and Interstate 20. With a population of 27,282 as of the 2010 census, it is the largest city between Midland to the west, A ...

, covering the Howard County area of West Texas. It published on weekday afternoons and Sunday mornings. It is owned by Horizon Publications Inc. The ''Herald'' was founded as a weekly in 1904 by brothers-in-law Tom Jordan and W.G. Hayden and became a daily in 1928. In 1929,

Harte-Hanks Newspapers Harte Hanks is a global marketing services company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Harte Hanks services include analytics, strategy, marketing technology, creative services, digital marketing, customer care, direct mail, logistics, and ful ...

bought the paper. In 2001,

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,

put the ''Herald'' up for sale along with 30 other properties, including fellow West Texas papers the '' Borger News-Herald'' and ''

Sweetwater Reporter The ''Sweetwater Reporter'' is a newspaper based in Sweetwater, Texas, covering the Nolan County area of West Texas. Owned by Horizon Publications Inc., it publishes an evening paper six days a week, Sunday through Friday. History The newspap ...

''. Horizon Publications bought the three West Texas papers in 2003.

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* Daily newspapers published in Texas Howard County, Texas Publications established in 1904 {{Texas-newspaper-stub