The ''Terrell County News-Leader'' was a newspaper headquartered in
Sanderson, Texas
Sanderson is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Terrell County, Texas, United States. The population was 837 at the 2010 census. Sanderson was created in 1882 as a part of neighboring Pecos County. It became the seat of Ter ...
. The newspaper closed in July 2013.
[MacCormack, John.]
In fading town, the news is back
" ''Houston Chronicle
The ''Houston Chronicle'' is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States. , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States, behind only ''The New York Times'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''. With it ...
''. December 27, 2013. Retrieved on December 27, 2013.
Also available from
the ''San Antonio Express-News
The ''San Antonio Express-News'' is a daily newspaper in San Antonio, Texas. It is owned by the Hearst Corporation and has offices in San Antonio and Austin, Texas. The ''Express-News'' is the third largest newspaper in the state of Texas, with ...
''. "In fading town, the news is back", December 25, 2013.
Christine Hinkle owned and operated the newspaper for a five-year period. She said that her husband used to be involved with the newspaper; he sold advertisements, did typing, and drove to a printer in
McCamey. According to Hinkle, her husband was eventually "burned out" by his work.
[ Hinkle sold the newspaper to Jim Street in 2002. Street said that "I never took any money out of it. My little portfolio kept getting littler and littler because I had to keep chipping in. Overall, I think I lost about $25,000, something like that."][ The newspaper closed in July 2013. According to Street, at the time the circulation was about 500.][ By November 2013 the '']Terrell County Sun The ''Terrell County Sun'' is a newspaper published in Sanderson, Texas, operated by a nonprofit corporation. The first issue was published in November 2013. As of that year, the editor is Allison Taylor. The headquarters is located on Main Street, ...
'' was established to replace the ''News-Leader''.[
]
References
External links
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Terrell County News-Leader
' (Archive)
Terrell County, Texas
Defunct newspapers published in Texas
2013 disestablishments in Texas
Publications disestablished in 2013
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