Herald-Banner
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The Herald-Banner is a seven-day morning daily newspaper published in Greenville, Texas
, covering Hunt County
.
The newspaper is published by Community Newspaper Holdings
. The Herald-Banner also publishes three weekly newspaper
s; the Commerce Journal, Rockwall County Herald-Banner and Royse City Herald-Banner.
in 1956, which combined the two.
The American Publishing Company (later Hollinger International
) purchased the paper from Worrell Enterprises in 1991; Hollinger sold the paper to Community Newspaper Holdings in 2000.
Greenville, Texas
Greenville is the county seat, and the largest city, of Hunt County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 25,557....
, covering Hunt County
Hunt County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 76,596 people, 28,742 households, and 20,521 families residing in the county. The population density was 91 people per square mile . There were 32,490 housing units at an average density of 39 per square mile...
.
The newspaper is published by Community Newspaper Holdings
Community Newspaper Holdings
Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. is a publisher of newspapers and advertising-related publications throughout the eastern part of the United States. The company was formed in 1997 by Ralph Martin, and is based in Birmingham, Alabama. The company is financed by the Retirement Systems of...
. The Herald-Banner also publishes three weekly newspaper
Weekly newspaper
A weekly newspaper is a general-news publication that is published on newsprint once or twice a week.Such newspapers tend to have smaller circulations than daily newspapers, and are usually based in less-populous communities or small, defined areas within large cities; often, they may cover a...
s; the Commerce Journal, Rockwall County Herald-Banner and Royse City Herald-Banner.
History
Two weeklies, the Greenville Herald (founded in April 1869) and Greenville Banner (1881), competed for readers until 1890, when the Herald converted to a daily, the Greenville Morning Herald. Both newspapers were acquired by Harte-HanksHarte-Hanks
Harte-Hanks is an advertising and direct marketing company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It is particularly associated with the publication of weekly shopper publications, with 13 million circulation weekly in 1100 separate editions of the PennySaver and Flyer each week in California and...
in 1956, which combined the two.
The American Publishing Company (later Hollinger International
Sun-Times Media Group
Sun-Times Media Group is a Chicago-based newspaper publisher. It is known for its prior association with controversial Canadian businessman Conrad Black.-History:...
) purchased the paper from Worrell Enterprises in 1991; Hollinger sold the paper to Community Newspaper Holdings in 2000.