The Daily Independent (Ashland newspaper) Independent" and "The Sunday Independent" namesake, following a redesign. Colonel B.F. Forgey, an Ohio native who bought half an interest in the paper in 1910, is credited with guiding the paper's growth until his death in 1952. The newspaper continued to be privately owned until Ottaway Community Newspapers bought it in 1979, selling it to CNHI in 2002. The circulation in 1920 was 3,500 but increased to 17,000 by 1954 and peaked at 25,000 in 1980. The Daily Independent (Ashland newspaper) The Daily Independent (also known as The Sunday Independent and formerly known as The Independent from 2003 to 2015)
The Daily Citizen (Searcy) Writer: Jeff Lewis • News Editor: Wendy Jones • Advertising Staff: Regina Weeks, Teresa Mason The Daily Citizen (Searcy) The Daily Citizen is a newspaper which is published every day except for Monday and Saturday at 723 W. Beebe-Capps Expressway, Searcy, Arkansas 72143, by Paxton Media Group. The newspaper was founded in September 1854. The newspaper earned general excellence from the Arkansas Press Association from 2011-2013, and the Associated Press awarded the newspaper general excellence and sweepstakes in 2012 and 2013. The newspaper's circulation is 6,000. List of staff: • Publisher: David Damerow • Editor: Steve Watts • Sports Editor: