The ''Palestine Herald-Press'' is a daily newspaper published in

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, distributed in Tuesday through Friday mornings and a Weekend edition delivered on Saturday mornings. It is owned by

CNHI 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,

History

Founded in 1849 as the ''Palestine Advocate'', the ''Palestine Daily Herald'' came about following the Hamilton family's 1903 merger of the ''Advocate'' with the ''Palestine Press'' and ''Palestine Daily Visitor''. The name "Press" was added under the Patrick family's ownership in 1966. That family sold the paper in 1998 to

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-based CNHI, which owns it today.Palestine Herald-Press: Our History and Our Future
, accessed January 20, 2007. Editor Jeffery Gerritt won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for an editorial series titled ''Death Without Conviction.'' The series focused on a record number of inmates who died while in custody in county jails across Texas, and compiled information obtained from

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requests. Many inmates who died were

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detainees who had not been convicted of crimes and were awaiting trial.

References

External links

''Herald-Press'' Website

CNHI Website

Palestine Herald-Press The ''Palestine Herald-Press'' is a daily newspaper published in Palestine, Texas, distributed in Tuesday through Friday mornings and a Weekend edition delivered on Saturday mornings. It is owned by CNHI. History Founded in 1849 as the ''Palest ...

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