History
The Barnesville News-Gazette was founded by E.T. Pound and Charles Lambdin in 1867. Despite many changes of hands and a merger with the competition, it has published a weekly newspaper since then.
In 1870, Pound and Lambdin were charging $2 a year for subscriptions; today it is $25, a bargain among local newspapers.
Pound and a partner surnamed Beverly were the publishers in 1874, followed by J.C. McMichael in 1878-84 and 1886-87. Henry R. Harris Jr. was the publisher in 1886.
Leading the Gazette in 1891 were McMichael and B.H. Hardy, followed by E.N. Mills and a partner named Gordy in 1899. Mills had it by himself in 1902, when Thad Adams became the editor.
Hardy returned to the paper as publisher in 1905, holding the position until 1941. William W. Dennis became publisher in August 1945 and operated the newspaper through 1978 when it was sold to Bob Tribble. It was bought out by the competing Barnesville Herald on Feb. 6, 1980.
The Barnesville Herald's first location in a house owned by Lamar State Bank on Thomaston Street. It was founded Feb. 7, 1979 with Frank Heflin as publisher and Mike Bradford as editor.
The Herald-Gazette came about as a result of the merger between the News-Gazette and the Herald. The newspaper office was located at 19 Market Street in 1980 but moved into new facility on Greenwood Street in 1982 under the ownership of Laura and Walter Geiger, who bought the Herald in March 1979. The building is still in use today.
Under the Geiger’s leadership, The Herald-Gazette became one of the first newspapers to have an online presence, debuting this site in 1996. Having undergone a major overhaul in 2009, the site has become one of the web’s most popular news sites, reaching the milestone of having over one million hits in November 2008.
The Geigers celebrated their 30th anniversary as owners of The Herald-Gazette in spring of 2009.
Compiled by: Shanna English
In 1870, Pound and Lambdin were charging $2 a year for subscriptions; today it is $25, a bargain among local newspapers.
Pound and a partner surnamed Beverly were the publishers in 1874, followed by J.C. McMichael in 1878-84 and 1886-87. Henry R. Harris Jr. was the publisher in 1886.
Leading the Gazette in 1891 were McMichael and B.H. Hardy, followed by E.N. Mills and a partner named Gordy in 1899. Mills had it by himself in 1902, when Thad Adams became the editor.
Hardy returned to the paper as publisher in 1905, holding the position until 1941. William W. Dennis became publisher in August 1945 and operated the newspaper through 1978 when it was sold to Bob Tribble. It was bought out by the competing Barnesville Herald on Feb. 6, 1980.
The Barnesville Herald's first location in a house owned by Lamar State Bank on Thomaston Street. It was founded Feb. 7, 1979 with Frank Heflin as publisher and Mike Bradford as editor.
The Herald-Gazette came about as a result of the merger between the News-Gazette and the Herald. The newspaper office was located at 19 Market Street in 1980 but moved into new facility on Greenwood Street in 1982 under the ownership of Laura and Walter Geiger, who bought the Herald in March 1979. The building is still in use today.
Under the Geiger’s leadership, The Herald-Gazette became one of the first newspapers to have an online presence, debuting this site in 1996. Having undergone a major overhaul in 2009, the site has become one of the web’s most popular news sites, reaching the milestone of having over one million hits in November 2008.
The Geigers celebrated their 30th anniversary as owners of The Herald-Gazette in spring of 2009.
Compiled by: Shanna English
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