The Huntsville Item
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The Huntsville Item is a seven-day morning daily newspaper published in Huntsville, Texas
, covering Walker County
in East Texas
. It is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings
Inc.
Founded in 1850, The Item reportedly is the second oldest continuously published newspaper in Texas
. It has been headquartered across from the old Huntsville post office, on the banks of Town Creek, since the late 1960s.
The Woodall family sold the paper to Harte Hanks in the 1960s. Harte Hanks sold the paper to Media News Group in the early 1980s, which sold it to The Thomson Corporation in the late 1980s. The Thomson Corporation sold The Huntsville Item, along with 11 other papers, to the American Publishing Company (later Hollinger International
) in 1995. Hollinger sold off most of its small papers in 1999, and The Huntsville Item went to Community Newspaper Holdings
.
In addition to The Item, the newspaper publishes a monthly entertainment magazine aimed at university students, ITZ (In the Zone).
The Item's presses also print two college newspapers, The Battalion
of Texas A&M University
, and The Houstonian of Sam Houston State University
.
Huntsville, Texas
Huntsville is a city in and the county seat of Walker County, Texas, United States. The population was 35,508 at the 2010 census. It is the center of the Huntsville micropolitan area....
, covering Walker County
Walker County, Texas
Walker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, its population was 67,861. Its county seat is Huntsville.Initially, Walker County was named for Robert J. Walker, a legislator from Mississippi who introduced into the United States Congress the resolution to annex Texas...
in East Texas
East Texas
East Texas is a distinct geographic and ecological area in the U.S. state of Texas.According to the Handbook of Texas, the East Texas area "may be separated from the rest of Texas roughly by a line extending from the Red River in north central Lamar County southwestward to east central Limestone...
. It is owned 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...
Inc.
Founded in 1850, The Item reportedly is the second oldest continuously published newspaper in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. It has been headquartered across from the old Huntsville post office, on the banks of Town Creek, since the late 1960s.
The Woodall family sold the paper to Harte Hanks in the 1960s. Harte Hanks sold the paper to Media News Group in the early 1980s, which sold it to The Thomson Corporation in the late 1980s. The Thomson Corporation sold The Huntsville Item, along with 11 other papers, to 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:...
) in 1995. Hollinger sold off most of its small papers in 1999, and The Huntsville Item went to 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...
.
In addition to The Item, the newspaper publishes a monthly entertainment magazine aimed at university students, ITZ (In the Zone).
The Item
The Battalion
The Battalion is the student newspaper of Texas A&M University. Started in 1893 as a monthly publication, it continues to this day, now as a daily paper. The first paper at Texas A&M University was the Texas Collegian published in 1878...
of Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
, and The Houstonian of Sam Houston State University
Sam Houston State University
Sam Houston State University was founded in 1879 and is the third oldest public institution of higher learning in the State of Texas. It is located in Huntsville, Texas. It is one of the oldest purpose-built institutions for the instruction of teachers west of the Mississippi River and the first...
.