Henderson Daily News

Henderson Daily News
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Hartman Newspapers, Inc.
Publisher Les Linebarger
Editor Matthew Prosser
Founded 1930
Headquarters P.O. Box 30
Henderson, Texas 75653-4509
 United States
Circulation 7,206 daily[1]
Website www.hendersondailynews.com

The Henderson Daily News is a six-days a week daily newspaper published in Henderson, Texas, on weekday (Monday through Friday) afternoons and Sunday mornings. It is owned by Hartman Newspapers, Inc. based in Rosenberg, Texas.

Formed October 6, 1930, the day after the discovery of the East Texas Oil Field, the paper has a daily circulation of 7,206. On June 2, 2011 the company expanded with a special weekly paper called the Overton News to serve the nearby communities of Overton and New London after the closing of the Overton Press.

Each year the Henderson Daily News receives numerous honors and awards from the Texas Press Association and the Northeast Texas Press Association, with Managing Editor Matthew Prosser receiving first place for news writing from the TPA and being named Journalist of the Year from the NETPA in 2012.

Current Staff

References

  1. Texas Daily Newspaper Association, figures for an undetermined date, accessed October 31, 2009.

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