''The Kerrville Daily Times'', formerly the ''Kerrville Times'' and ''Centerpoint News'', is a local and regional newspaper published in
Kerrville, Texas
Kerrville is a city in, and the county seat of, Kerr County, Texas, Kerr County, Texas, United States. The population of Kerrville was 24,278 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Kerrville is named after James Kerr (Texas politi ...
, United States serving the hill country, Kerrville, and
Kerr County
Kerr County is a County (United States), county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, its population was 52,598. Its county seat is Kerrville, Texas, Kerrville. The county wa ...
. It was first published in 1926, although the original printing equipment had been used at a prior newspaper since 1908 and was later was purchased in Centerpoint, Texas by the Starke family and moved to Kerrville to begin production of a regional newspaper in Kerr County. It currently serves as the
newspaper of record
A newspaper of record is a major national newspaper with large circulation whose editorial and news-gathering functions are considered authoritative and independent; they are thus "newspapers of record by reputation" and include some of the o ...
for the City of Kerrville as well as Kerr County.
History
*1908 Centerpoint News is founded
*1926 Printing equipment moved to Kerr County, changed name to "The Kerrville Times" publishing periodically
*1949 Became daily newspaper, name changes to "The Kerrville Daily Times"
*1976 Weekend edition begins print
*2004 Sam P. Braswell, who spent much of his life working in the newspaper business and co–owned and operated the ''Kerrville Daily Times'' from 1948 to 1955, has died. He was 93.
Awards
Today
In 2008 the ''Kerrville Daily Times'' celebrated their 100th anniversary, citing the original date of the ''Centerpoint'' newspaper, and announced a daily readership of 20,000. The ''Kerrville Daily Times'' also runs a website to complement their paper. The ''Kerrville Daily Times'' is owned by Southern Newspapers Inc.
See also
*
Kerrville, Texas
Kerrville is a city in, and the county seat of, Kerr County, Texas, Kerr County, Texas, United States. The population of Kerrville was 24,278 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Kerrville is named after James Kerr (Texas politi ...
References
External links
''The Kerrville Daily Times''Southern Newspapers Inc.
Daily newspapers published in Texas
Publications established in 1926
1926 establishments in Texas
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