Brownwood Bulletin
Encyclopedia
Brownwood Bulletin is a daily newspaper
based in Brownwood, Texas
, USA
. The Brownwood Bulletin traces its roots to two 19th century weeklies, the Brownwood Banner and the Brownwood Bulletin. Will Mayes, a Brownwood attorney, purchased the Bulletin in the 1880s and in the 1890s purchased the Banner. On October 15, 1900, the Brownwood Bulletin became the community’s first daily newspaper. The first press run was 500 copies, and according to a 1935 article by Will Mayes, it was “well received.”
The decision to make the move to a daily publication ago is just one of many leaps the Bulletin has taken over the years. Being one of the first newspapers in the state to add its own website, bringing back its Saturday edition and changing from an afternoon to a morning publication are just three of the many changes that the Bulletin has undertaken in an effort to better meet the needs of readers and advertisers.
By 1905, the newspaper was a vital part of the community, prompting the construction of a new two-story building, with a basement that housed the press on East Lee Street.
The newspaper remained in the downtown location until 1971 when it moved to the present location at 700 Carnegie. The newspaper offices and production facility featured a new offset press that is still in operation today, albeit with several additions and modifications. The former site on Lee Street was cleared and became a parking lot for Brownwood Manor.
H.F. Mayes and J.C. White acquired the business in 1919 and operated the newspaper until 1940 when it was sold to C.C. Woodson. Woodson’s son, Craig, bought the newspaper from his father in 1959 and continued building the small chain of dailies his father began.
In June 1989, the stock of the Bulletin and other newspapers in the Woodson Group was sold to Boone/Narragansett Publishing of the Southwest with the managing partner, Boone Newspapers Inc., headquartered in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In February 1999, the corporate headquarters came back to Texas with the Bulletin's acquisition by American Consolidated Media, which operates small- to medium-sized city daily and weekly newspapers in Texas and Oklahoma with offices in Dallas.
The daily was first published Monday through Saturday but the weekend newspaper began carrying a Sunday dateline in 1940. After World War II it published seven days a week until the severe drought and economic decline in 1953 when the Saturday edition was dropped.
In December 1999, the Bulletin launched its website, www.brownwoodbulletin.com. Over the years the design of the site has changed in order to bring the latest technology to its visitors. Among the innovations added is streaming video.
The Bulletin continued to be published as a weekday afternoon and Sunday morning newspaper until Sept 4, 2004, when the Saturday edition returned. Well received by the public, the Saturday edition quickly grew to the Bulletin’s second largest circulation, especially during football season, trailing only Sunday in the number of copies sold.
In December 2005 the paper changed its publication cycle from afternoon delivery on weekdays to morning delivery all seven days of the week. The move was a hit with readers, including both home delivery subscribers and single copy buyers. The Monday edition was discontinued in October 2009.
Brownwood Bulletin launched its new website in July, 2011, and moved to the domain brownwoodtx.com. Its new site features a community interaction section and free content.
1905: New building constructed in Downtown Brownwood
1971: Move to current Carnegie Street location and begin using offset printing press
December 1999: Launch of the Bulletin’s Web site www.brownwoodbulletin.com
September 2004: Re-introduction of the Saturday Bulletin
December 2005: Change to seven-day-a-week morning delivery schedule
October 2009: Change to six-day-a-week morning delivery schedule (no Monday paper)
July 2011: The Bulletin changed its website over to a community-based model and moved to brownwoodtx.com
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based in Brownwood, Texas
Brownwood, Texas
Brownwood is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, Texas, United States. The population was 18,813 at the 2000 census.-History:The original site of the Brown County seat of Brownwood was on the east of Pecan Bayou. A dispute arose over land and water rights, and the settlers were forced...
, USA
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. The Brownwood Bulletin traces its roots to two 19th century weeklies, the Brownwood Banner and the Brownwood Bulletin. Will Mayes, a Brownwood attorney, purchased the Bulletin in the 1880s and in the 1890s purchased the Banner. On October 15, 1900, the Brownwood Bulletin became the community’s first daily newspaper. The first press run was 500 copies, and according to a 1935 article by Will Mayes, it was “well received.”
The decision to make the move to a daily publication ago is just one of many leaps the Bulletin has taken over the years. Being one of the first newspapers in the state to add its own website, bringing back its Saturday edition and changing from an afternoon to a morning publication are just three of the many changes that the Bulletin has undertaken in an effort to better meet the needs of readers and advertisers.
By 1905, the newspaper was a vital part of the community, prompting the construction of a new two-story building, with a basement that housed the press on East Lee Street.
The newspaper remained in the downtown location until 1971 when it moved to the present location at 700 Carnegie. The newspaper offices and production facility featured a new offset press that is still in operation today, albeit with several additions and modifications. The former site on Lee Street was cleared and became a parking lot for Brownwood Manor.
H.F. Mayes and J.C. White acquired the business in 1919 and operated the newspaper until 1940 when it was sold to C.C. Woodson. Woodson’s son, Craig, bought the newspaper from his father in 1959 and continued building the small chain of dailies his father began.
In June 1989, the stock of the Bulletin and other newspapers in the Woodson Group was sold to Boone/Narragansett Publishing of the Southwest with the managing partner, Boone Newspapers Inc., headquartered in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In February 1999, the corporate headquarters came back to Texas with the Bulletin's acquisition by American Consolidated Media, which operates small- to medium-sized city daily and weekly newspapers in Texas and Oklahoma with offices in Dallas.
The daily was first published Monday through Saturday but the weekend newspaper began carrying a Sunday dateline in 1940. After World War II it published seven days a week until the severe drought and economic decline in 1953 when the Saturday edition was dropped.
In December 1999, the Bulletin launched its website, www.brownwoodbulletin.com. Over the years the design of the site has changed in order to bring the latest technology to its visitors. Among the innovations added is streaming video.
The Bulletin continued to be published as a weekday afternoon and Sunday morning newspaper until Sept 4, 2004, when the Saturday edition returned. Well received by the public, the Saturday edition quickly grew to the Bulletin’s second largest circulation, especially during football season, trailing only Sunday in the number of copies sold.
In December 2005 the paper changed its publication cycle from afternoon delivery on weekdays to morning delivery all seven days of the week. The move was a hit with readers, including both home delivery subscribers and single copy buyers. The Monday edition was discontinued in October 2009.
Brownwood Bulletin launched its new website in July, 2011, and moved to the domain brownwoodtx.com. Its new site features a community interaction section and free content.
Key Dates in Brownwood Bulletin History
Oct. 15, 1900: Newspaper begins daily publication1905: New building constructed in Downtown Brownwood
1971: Move to current Carnegie Street location and begin using offset printing press
December 1999: Launch of the Bulletin’s Web site www.brownwoodbulletin.com
September 2004: Re-introduction of the Saturday Bulletin
December 2005: Change to seven-day-a-week morning delivery schedule
October 2009: Change to six-day-a-week morning delivery schedule (no Monday paper)
July 2011: The Bulletin changed its website over to a community-based model and moved to brownwoodtx.com