The ''Dothan Eagle'' is a daily

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serving

Dothan, Alabama Dothan () is a city in Dale, Henry, and Houston counties and the Houston county seat in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is Alabama's eighth-largest city, with a population of 71,072 at the 2020 census. It is near the state's southeastern corner ...

, and surrounding communities.

History

It was founded in 1908. It was owned by the

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until 2000, when it was sold to Media General. In 2012, Media General sold most of its newspapers, including the ''Eagle'', to

Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway Inc. () is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Its main business and source of capital is insurance, from which it invests the float (the retained premiu ...

. In 2020, the Eagle and all Berkshire Hathaway newspapers were acquired by

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Awards

2018 Better Newspaper Contest - Alabama Press Association

References

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* * * 1908 establishments in Alabama Daily newspapers published in the United States Companies based in Dothan, Alabama Lee Enterprises publications Newspapers published in Alabama Publications established in 1908 {{Alabama-newspaper-stub