Deprecated: Function add_option was called with an argument that is deprecated since version 2.3.0 with no alternative available. in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 5675
100-Year-Old Laurel Leader-Call Shuts Down Abruptly - Newspaper Death Watch » Newspaper Death Watch
Notice: Use of undefined constant user_level - assumed 'user_level' in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 524
By paulgillin | March 29, 2012 - 12:41 pm - Posted in Fake News

Notice: Use of undefined constant user_level - assumed 'user_level' in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 524

Notice: Array to string conversion in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 701

Notice: Array to string conversion in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 701

Notice: Array to string conversion in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 701

 

Laurel Leader-Call final front pageThe Laurel Leader-Call, a mainstay in the small city of Laurel, MS for more than 100 years, published its final edition today. Residents and the paper’s 18 staffers weren’t given much notice; the announcement was made only on Monday by Publisher Mitchell D. Lynch.

The Leader-Call, which was purchased by a subsidiary of Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. in 1999, reduced its publication from daily to four days a week six months ago. Stunned staffers said the news was a surprise, and a farewell retrospective in the final edition reflects similar comments from members of the community.

The Leader-Call was founded in 1911 as the Laurel Daily Argus and the later changed its name to the Laurel Daily Leader  before assuming its current name in 1930.

 

Comments

comments

This entry was posted on Thursday, March 29th, 2012 at 12:41 pm and is filed under Fake News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the
Deprecated: Function comments_rss_link is deprecated since version 2.5.0! Use post_comments_feed_link() instead. in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 5381
RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

5 Comments

  1. March 30, 2012 @ 3:43 pm



    Notice: Use of undefined constant user_level - assumed 'user_level' in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 524


    No need trying to view the final edition online. The paper’s website has been shut down as well. It wasn’t much of a “community” paper anymore, having lost most of the reporting staff some time ago; but it will be missed just the same.

    Posted by
    Notice: Use of undefined constant user_level - assumed 'user_level' in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 524
    B E Smith
  2. March 30, 2012 @ 10:28 pm



    Notice: Use of undefined constant user_level - assumed 'user_level' in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 524


    […] Miss., published its final edition yesterday after running for nearly 100 years, according to Newspaper Death Watch. The final edition cannot even be viewed online because its site is shut down. Many thought the […]

    Posted by
    Notice: Use of undefined constant user_level - assumed 'user_level' in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 524

    Notice: Array to string conversion in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 701
    Print Turning to ePapers — Is it Worth it? | Under The Fold
  3. April 1, 2012 @ 10:56 am



    Notice: Use of undefined constant user_level - assumed 'user_level' in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 524


    I said that when investors found a better placement for their money the end for newspapers would be surprisingly swift.

    This story is going to be repeated time and again over the next two years as investors readjust their portfolio distribution.

    This is not the time to buy stock in paper mills, ink manufacturers or printing press makers.

    Posted by
    Notice: Use of undefined constant user_level - assumed 'user_level' in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 524

    Notice: Array to string conversion in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 701
    msbpodcast
  4. April 5, 2012 @ 10:17 am



    Notice: Use of undefined constant user_level - assumed 'user_level' in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 524


    Laurel did not lose anything but the name of the paper. Although business has not started yet, Leadercall was sold to someone else. They wanted to keep the name, but due to legal issues, the name was changed (I can’t remeber what the new name will be). The best thing about all of this is that the new owner hired of of the Leadercall’s staff, so no one is out of a job.

    Posted by
    Notice: Use of undefined constant user_level - assumed 'user_level' in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 524
    Victoria
  5. April 6, 2012 @ 9:02 pm



    Notice: Use of undefined constant user_level - assumed 'user_level' in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 524

    Notice: Array to string conversion in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 701


    LAUREL, Miss. — Emmerich Newspapers says it will start a newspaper to replace the Laurel Leader-Call, which shut down last week.
    In a statement Saturday, Emmerich said the start-up newspaper would be launched April 15 with the name The Chronicle.
    http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b121374811254945804751d0489023a9/LA–The-Chronicle/

    Posted by
    Notice: Use of undefined constant user_level - assumed 'user_level' in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 524

    Notice: Array to string conversion in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 701
    Marc Edge

Warning: base64_decode() expects at least 1 parameter, 0 given in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/themes/daily-digest-30/footer.php on line 2

Notice: Use of undefined constant user_level - assumed 'user_level' in /home/newspape/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-google-analytics/ultimate_ga.php on line 524