Some Paxton newspapers relocate offices
Offices for three newspapers recently acquired by Paxton Media Group, The Sun-Times in Heber Springs, the Van Buren County Democrat in Clinton and the Independent in Newport, have been relocated. The moves will not affect publishing cycles for any of the newspapers. According to an article in the Independent, all functions of that newspaper will now be handled by employees of the Independent’s sister newspaper, the Jonesboro Sun. All telephone calls, mail and email will be forwarded to The Sun. For Heber Springs, news, delivery or advertising questions should be directed to The Daily Citizen in Searcy. Emails with questions or submissions related to news should be sent to Bruce Guthrie, editor of the Batesville Daily Guard, at news@ guardonline.com and advertising emails should go to tharvey@thedailycitizen. com. Van Buren County Democrat classified and legal advertising will be handled by the Log Cabin Democrat in Conway, while display advertising will be placed through the Russellville Courier. Calls made to the Clinton phone number will be forwarded to the offices of the Log Cabin Democrat,. Editor Alex Kienlen may be reached at editor@vanburencountydem.com.
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Reminder: Statement of Ownership due October 1 Arkansas Press Association member newspapers who send Periodicals Class Mail are reminded the deadline to file a Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (PS Form 3526) is Oct. 1. Upon filing the ownership statement with the local postmaster, publication owners are required to publish the statement according to the following timetable, depending on the frequency of publication: •Publications issued more frequently than weekly must publish no later than Oct. 10. This applies to dailies, semiweeklies, and
•Publications issued weekly or less frequently, but not less than monthly, must publish the statement by Oct. 31. This includes weekly newspapers. •All other publications such as quarterlies must publish in the first issue after Oct. 1. Owners may include paid digital subscriptions as circulation in postal statements. A paid subscriber, whether digital or print, may only be counted once. Form 3526 serves as the method for the U.S. Postal Service to establish whether a publication meets standards for the periodicals mailing rates. The form is available at https://about.usps.com/forms/ ps3526.pdf
Arkansas Press Women Mini Fall Conference set for October 12
Arkansas Press Women’s Mini Fall Conference is coming up on Saturday, Oct. 12. The conference will be at the Arkansas Press Association, 411 S. Victory St., in Little Rock The agenda includes a “crash course” in data journalism presented by Rob Wells, a journalism professor at the University of Arkansas.
The session also features Holly Fish, a marketing and business growth specialist
who specializes in networking and the Society of Professional Journalists’ Maggie McNeary, who will discuss SPJ’s mentoring program and support of young journalists. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is $20 for APW members and $25 for nonmembers. Lunch is included in the registration costs. To register, visit tinyurl.com/apwmini19.
Reporter joins Carroll County News Carroll County Newspapers has named Haley Schichtl as the newest reporter for the Carroll County News and its midweek edition. Schichtl is a recent journalism graduate of the University of Haley Schichtl Central Arkansas. She honed her reporting, writing, photography and editing skills while
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working for two years for the UCA yearbook, The Scroll. She previously served as an intern with The Idle Class, a Little Rock-based magazine about art, literature, music and theater. “We’re glad to have Haley on board,” said Scott Loftis, managing editor for Carroll County Newspapers. “She impressed us during the hiring process and everyone we spoke to about her had wonderful things to say. I’m confident she will be a big asset for us.” Schichtl will focus on city government and education in Berryville and Green Forest as well as general assignment features. September 19, 2019