After buying two local weeklies in the region in 1980, Cox Enterprises bought the daily Leader in 1985 from owner/publisher James B. Quigley, who had led the paper since 1937.
Cox Enterprises' expansion into the region began with the purchase of two local weeklies in 1980, and was followed by the acquisition of the daily Leader in 1985 from its founder and publisher, James B. Quigley, who had led the paper since 1937.