Southern Newspapers Inc. (SNI) is a publishing holding company headquartered in

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

. The company was founded as Southern Newspapers, Inc., of Tennessee in 1967 by

Carmage Walls Benjamin Carmage Walls (October 28, 1908 - November 22, 1998) was a newspaperman in the United States. He owned numerous community newspapers and founded Southern Newspapers. Biography Walls was born October 28, 1908 in Crisp County, Georgia m ...

. Its flagship paper, the ''

Galveston County Daily News ''The Daily News'', formerly the ''Galveston County Daily News'' and ''Galveston Daily News'', is a newspaper published in Galveston, Texas, United States. It was first published April 11, 1842, making it the oldest newspaper in the U.S. state of ...

'' is the oldest newspaper in Texas, founded in 1842.

Publications

The company owns several publications, primarily in Texas.

Current publications

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Bay City Tribune The ''Bay City Tribune'' is a newspaper based in Bay City, Texas, covering the Matagorda County area. It publishes twice a week, on Wednesday and Sunday. It is owned by Southern Newspapers. The ''Tribune'' is the second-oldest newspaper in Tex ...

'' (1845

Bay City, Texas Bay City is a city in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. The population was 17,614 at the 2010 census and 18,061 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Matagorda County. The current mayor is Robert Nelson. Geography According to the U ...

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Baytown Sun ''The Baytown Sun'', is a newspaper published in Baytown, Texas, United States. It was first published 1919 as the ''Goose Creek Gasser''. The paper is owned by Southern Newspapers Inc., a news-media company based in Houston, Texas. History The ...

'' (1949

Baytown, Texas Baytown is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within Harris and Chambers counties. Located in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area, it lies on the northern side of the Galveston Bay complex near the outlets of t ...

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Brazosport Facts The ''Brazosport Facts'' is the largest daily newspaper for Brazoria County, Texas, a part of the Greater Houston area. The newspaper is owned by Southern Newspapers Inc., and began in 1913. History The paper was started by printer Roy Ruffin as ...

'' (1913

Brazoria County, Texas Brazoria County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the county was 372,031. The county seat is Angleton. Brazoria County is included in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan statis ...

* '' The Daily Sentinel'' (1899

Nacogdoches, Texas Nacogdoches ( ) is a small city in East Texas and the county seat of Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States. The 2020 U.S. census recorded the city's population at 32,147. Nacogdoches is a sister city of the smaller, similarly named Natchito ...

* '' Fort Payne Times-Journal'

Fort Payne, Alabama Fort Payne is a city in and county seat of DeKalb County, in northeastern Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 14,877. European-American settlers gradually developed the settlement around the former fort. It grew rapid ...

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The Galveston County Daily News ''The Daily News'', formerly the ''Galveston County Daily News'' and ''Galveston Daily News'', is a newspaper published in Galveston, Texas, United States. It was first published April 11, 1842, making it the oldest newspaper in the U.S. state of ...

'' (1842

Galveston, Texas Galveston ( ) is a coastal resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas. The community of , with a population of 47,743 in 2010, is the county seat of surrounding Galvesto ...

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Kerrville Daily Times ''The Kerrville Daily Times'', formerly the ''Kerrville Times'' and ''Centerpoint News'', is a local and regional newspaper published in Kerrville, Texas, United States serving the hill country, Kerrville, and Kerr County. It was first published ...

'' (1908

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 ...

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The Lawton Constitution The Lawton Constitution is a daily newspaper published in Lawton, Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of ...

'' (1904

Lawton, Oklahoma Lawton is a city in and the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Ce ...

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Lufkin Daily News ''The Lufkin Daily News'' is a newspaper in the city of Lufkin, Texas, United States. History ''The Lufkin Daily News'' was the first daily newspaper in Lufkin, founded in 1906 by Charles L. Schless, who came to the city from Chicago to begin the ...

'' (1906

Lufkin, Texas Lufkin is the largest city in Angelina County, Texas and the county seat. The city is situated in Deep East Texas and about 60 miles west of the Texas-Louisiana border. Its estimated population is 35,021 as of July 1, 2019. Lufkin was founded ...

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New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung The ''New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung'' is a newspaper based in New Braunfels, Texas, covering the Comal County area of Central Texas. It publishes five days a week (excluding Sunday and Monday). It is owned by Southern Newspapers. Early Texas Ge ...

'' (1852

New Braunfels, Texas New Braunfels ( ) is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas known for its German Texan heritage. It is the seat of Comal County. The city covers and had a population of 90,403 as of the 2020 Census. A suburb just north ...

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The Paris News ''The Paris News'' is a newspaper based in Paris, Texas, covering the Northeast Texas counties of Lamar, Delta, Red River and Fannin, plus Choctaw County, Oklahoma. It publishes three days a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays). It is owned ...

'' (1869

Paris, Texas Paris is a city and county seat of Lamar County, Texas, United States. Located in Northeast Texas at the western edge of the Piney Woods, the population of the city was 24,171 in 2020. History Present-day Lamar County was part of Red River Co ...

* ''Sand Mountain Reporter'

Albertville, Alabama Albertville is a city in Marshall County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 22,386. It is the largest city in Marshall County. His ...

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Scottsboro Daily Sentinel Scottsboro may refer to: * Scottsboro, Alabama, United States * Scottsboro, Georgia Scottsboro (also Scottsborough) is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in th ...

Scottsboro, Alabama Scottsboro is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Alabama, United States. The city was named for its founder Robert T. Scott. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 14,770. From its incorporation in 1870 until 1890, ...

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Seguin Gazette The ''Seguin Gazette'' is a newspaper based in Seguin, Texas, covering the Guadalupe County, Texas, Guadalupe County area of Central Texas. It publishes twice a week — Wednesdays and Sundays. It is owned by Southern Newspapers Inc. History ...

'' (1888

Seguin, Texas Seguin ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Guadalupe County, Texas, United States; as of the 2020 census, its population was 29,433. Its economy is primarily supported by a regional hospital, as well as the Schertz-Seguin Local Government C ...

* ''Sulphur Springs News-Telegram'

Sulphur Springs, Texas Sulphur Springs is a city in and the county seat of Hopkins County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, its population was 15,449. Sulphur Springs is located along the western edge of Northeast Texas. History ...

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Walton Tribune Southern Newspapers Inc. (SNI) is a publishing holding company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company was founded as Southern Newspapers, Inc., of Tennessee in 1967 by Carmage Walls. Its flagship paper, the ''Galveston County Daily News'' is ...

Monroe, Georgia Monroe is a city in Walton County, Georgia, United States, serving as the county seat. It is located both one hour east of Atlanta via US 78 and GA 138 to I-20 and east of Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport and is one of the exurban ci ...

Defunct publications

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Angleton Times ''Angleton Times'' was a newspaper headquartered in Angleton, Texas. The newspaper, initially based in Velasco, Texas, was established in 1892. Originally it was published five times per week. The ''Houston Chronicle'' stated that the publication ...

'' (1893–2004) - absorbed by the ''Brazosport Facts'' *''

Del Rio News-Herald The ''Del Rio News-Herald'' was a newspaper published in Del Rio, Texas, covering Val Verde County. The publication's origins date back to 1884, but the paper took on its current name after a consolidation of two separate titles in 1929. It was ow ...

'' (1929–2020) - discontinued *'' Texas City Sun'' (1912–2004) - absorbed by the ''Galveston County Daily News'' * ''

Weekly Post ''The Times-Journal'' newspaper appears three times a week is published in Fort Payne, Alabama and serves the DeKalb County, Alabama region. The Times-Journal was a Southern Newspapers publication for 60 years before selling to Patrick Graham ...

'' (1986–2010) - absorbed by sister paper, the ''Fort Payne Times-Journal''.

External links

Texas Digital Newspaper Program

References

Galveston County Daily News: Lufkin, Nacogdoches newspapers join SNI family
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