The Paducah Sun
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The Paducah Sun is a daily newspaper
in Paducah, Kentucky
owned by the family-run Paxton Media Group
. The paper was formerly known as the Paducah Sun-Democrat. The publisher is Jim Paxton. Gary Adkisson is the general manager. Duke Conover is the executive editor.
The Sun is the most-read newspaper in the Jackson Purchase
region of Kentucky. It is the area's only daily news paper. The newspaper's combined online and print subscriptions total 24,768 on weekdays, 23,455 on Saturdays and 26,833 on Sundays, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulation's last official audit, taken on March 31, 2008.
The Paducah Sun, the flagship paper of PMG, has continued to service the Westen Kentucky and Southern Illinois area providing it with local news, articles, and sports. New publications have been presented to the area, including the Four Rivers Business Journal, to try and keep the community involved in the daily news of their surrounding area.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
in Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase Region and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River, halfway between the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, to the west and Nashville,...
owned by the family-run Paxton Media Group
Paxton Media Group
Paxton Media Group of Paducah, Kentucky, is a privately held media company with holdings that include newspapers and a TV station, WPSD-TV in Paducah. David M. Paxton is president and CEO....
. The paper was formerly known as the Paducah Sun-Democrat. The publisher is Jim Paxton. Gary Adkisson is the general manager. Duke Conover is the executive editor.
The Sun is the most-read newspaper in the Jackson Purchase
Jackson Purchase
The Jackson Purchase is a region in the state of Kentucky bounded by the Mississippi River to the west, the Ohio River to the north, and Tennessee River to the east. Although technically part of Kentucky at its statehood in 1792, the land did not come under definitive U.S. control until 1818, when...
region of Kentucky. It is the area's only daily news paper. The newspaper's combined online and print subscriptions total 24,768 on weekdays, 23,455 on Saturdays and 26,833 on Sundays, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulation's last official audit, taken on March 31, 2008.
History
According to the Historic Downtown Paducah special section of the Sun published Jan. 8, 2003, the newspaper traces it roots to 1896, when a group of investors headed by William F. Paxton launched The Evening Sun by buying the assets of the failing Paducah Standard at 214 Broadway. The cost was $8,900, and the men started with $10,000 capital. The newspaper did not make a profit until 1918. In 1929, Paxton's son, Edwin J. Paxton, who had taken over as editor, bought out the rival News-Democrat. After the merger, the newspaper became The Sun-Democrat, and operations were moved to the current location at 408 Kentucky Avenue in 1934. The name changed to The Paducah Sun in 1978 at the request of Jack Paxton, editor at the time and grandson of Edwin J. Paxton.Surviving
Like many daily newspapers across the country, the Paducah Sun is fighting the rising cost of newsprint and a decrease in national advertising.The Paducah Sun, the flagship paper of PMG, has continued to service the Westen Kentucky and Southern Illinois area providing it with local news, articles, and sports. New publications have been presented to the area, including the Four Rivers Business Journal, to try and keep the community involved in the daily news of their surrounding area.