June 5, 2025
(Alabama Media Group)
–
The
Demopolis Times
, an award-winning newspaper based in
Marengo County
, has ceased publication.
“After evaluating the status and business outlook of the
Demopolis Times
,
JM Media Group
has decided to close down the publication,” an announcement on the website reads. “This issue,
June 4, 2025
, will be the last.”
The paper was one of four purchased by Jeff and
Michelle Schumacher
back in April from Boone Newsmedia, according to Editor & Publisher. Also included in the sale were the
Andalusia Star-News
, The Atmore Advance and the Brewton Standard.
“It just isn’t feasible to continue with the limited support we’ve received from the community,”
Jeff Schumacher
said.
Demopolis has had newspapers since 1887, but the
Times
was formed when the competing
Demopolis Express and Demopolis Dispatch
were bought and combined in 1905 by a group of local businessmen.
Edward Cornish
was associated with the paper from 1910 until his death in 1936, and it continued through several editors and owners.
In
July 1941
, the newspaper offices and printing plant were destroyed by a fire, according to a contemporary account by the
Montgomery Advertiser
. The fire started when gasoline was being used to clean the type machine. The blaze caused
$15,000
worth of damage, but the paper continued and was printed in
Selma
.
Boone Newspapers
bought the newspaper in 1979.
The
Times
began as a daily newspaper, then shifted in recent years to weekly printing on Wednesdays.
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