The TimesDaily is the daily newspaper for Florence, Alabama. The TimesDaily covers a four-county region in Alabama including Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, and Lawrence counties, as well as portions of southern Tennessee and northeast Mississippi. In addition to editorial offices in Florence, The TimesDaily maintains a state capital bureau in Montgomery.[1]
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc. |
| Publisher | Darrell Sandlin |
| Editor | Gary Maitland |
| Founded | 1890 |
| Headquarters | 219 W. Tennessee Street Florence, Alabama 35630 United States |
| Circulation | 28,900 Daily 30,500 Sunday |
| Website | timesdaily |
The newspaper is owned by the Tennessee Valley Printing Co., which also publishes The Decatur Daily. The TimesDaily has a twelve-month average circulation of 28,900 daily and 30,500 Sunday.[2] Of the 25 daily newspapers published in Alabama, The TimesDaily has the seventh highest daily circulation.[3]
The TimesDaily was founded in 1889 as The Florence Times and published its first edition on July 4, 1890. A sister paper, The Tri-Cities Daily, was founded in 1907.[4] The merger of these two newspapers in 1967,[5] which published for a time as The Florence Times—Tri-Cities Daily, gives The TimesDaily its distinctive name. In 1972, the TimesDaily was acquired by Worrell Newspapers.[6] The New York Times Company acquired 8 daily papers, including the TimesDaily, from Worrell in 1982.[7] The Tennessee Valley Printing Co. purchased the TimesDaily from the New York Times Regional Media Group, a subsidiary of the New York Times Company, in March 2009.[4]
Magazine publishing
editThe TimesDaily also publishes three regional magazines: ShoalsWoman, Shoals Magazine, and Explore the Shoals.
Awards
edit2018 Better Newspaper Contest - Alabama Press Association
edit| Year | Award | Place | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Best Spot News Story[8] | 1st | Bernie Delinski |
| 2018 | Best Feature Photo[8] | 1st | Jim Hannon |
| 2018 | Online Breaking News Coverage[8] | 1st | Tom Smith |
References
edit- ^ "Staff Listing". The TimesDaily. Archived from the original on 2006-11-19.
- ^ "Business Units". New York Times Company. Archived from the original on March 24, 2008.
- ^ "2008 Ratesheet" (PDF). Alabama Press Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 25, 2008.
- ^ a b McKean, Matt (March 25, 2009). "NYT Sells TimesDaily". TimesDaily. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ "The Times + tri-cities daily". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
- ^ "Newspaper had early start". TimesDaily. May 14, 2006 – via Google News.
- ^ "N.Y. Times Company Is Acquiring The Enterprise, Other Newspapers". Harlan Daily Enterprise. September 16, 1982 – via Google News.
- ^ a b c Langan, Jaclyn. "APA Better Newspaper Contest Award Winners Announced" (PDF). Alabama Press Association. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
External links
edit
- Official website
- Today's TimesDaily front page at the Freedom Forum website