Forsyth County News
| Type | Weekly Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Metro Market Media |
| Publisher | Stephanie Woody |
| Editor | Michelle Hall |
| Founded | 1908 |
Political alignment | Central |
| Headquarters | Forsyth County, Georgia |
| Circulation | 11,680 (as of 2013)[1] |
| Website | forsythnews |
Forsyth County News is a subscription-based local newspaper covering news in Forsyth County in Georgia.[2] It is published twice a week on Wednesday and Sunday, with a weekend e-edition available on Fridays and is entirely owned by Metro Market Media. Stephanie Woody is the publisher.[2] The Forsyth County News serves a population of 227,967.[3]
History
[edit]Joe Patterson founded Forsyth County News as a weekly paper in 1908 in downtown Cumming, Georgia.[2] Patterson grew the paper steadily, reaching 1,000 subscribers by 1910 and doubling that by 1920.[4]
In 1927 Patterson sold the newspaper to Roy P. Otwell, who then combined the North Georgian and Forsyth County News into one newspaper, which he would edit for 27 years.[2] In 1954, Charles Smithgall Sr. bought the newspaper and eventually sold it to News Corp in the 1970s.[5][2] News Corp had been publishing Gwinnett Daily News, Forsyth County News, and Winder News.[5] Robert Fowler sold News Corp to The New York Times for 103 million dollars in 1987.[5] By 1994, Swartz-Morris Media acquired Forsyth County News and the Forsyth Forum newspaper, the county legal organ, and merged them into the new Forsyth County News.[2]
During 2018, the newspaper was purchased by Metro Market Media in a family transaction.[2][6] The Gainesville Times and Dawson County News also became part of Metro Market Media in the same transaction.[2][7]
Coverage
[edit]Forsyth County News is based out of Forsyth County, Georgia and delivers news content to that local area.[2]
- Local News Coverage
- Sports Coverage
- Obituaries[8]
- The Best of Forsyth contest is owned and managed by the Forsyth County News.
References
[edit]- ↑ "2013 Georgia Newspaper Directory" (PDF). Georgia Press Association. January 1, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "About the Forsyth County News". forsythnews.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Forsyth County, Georgia". Census Bureau QuickFacts. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ↑ "The Forsyth County News". Georgia Historic Newspapers. Digital Library of Georgia.
- 1 2 3 "The privately wealthy". bizjournals.com. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ↑ "New company formed by Charles H. Morris Jr. buys papers in Gainesville, Cumming and Dawsonville". Southern Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Forsyth County News newspaper - MondoTimes.com". mondotimes.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Forsyth Local News, Breaking News, FCN Sports, Weather, Business in Cumming, Georgia and North Atlanta – Forsyth County News at ForsythNews.com". forsythnews.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Historic issues of the "Forsyth County News"., 1916-2025