Archive for August 8th, 2006

Former Newspaperman Credited In Helping Crack Case

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

Scott Fisher, 60, former publisher of The Gazette in Colorado Springs, CO, has become a recognized member of the “Apple Dumpling Gang,” a trio of retirees credited with helping crack open the case of Robert Charles Browne, the confessed serial killer who murdered scores in many states, including Mississippi, over two dozen years

Publisher Enjoys Deep Delta Blues Experience

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

Arkansas Leader publisher Garrick Feldman blogs about the deep Delta blues experience of hearing Clarksdale native Big George Brock’s new CD “Round Two.”

Volunteers Publish Own Newspaper

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

From the Los Angeles Times: “For nearly a decade, Atwater [MN] had no newspaper. The only way for the town’s 1,047 residents to find out about fires, summer festivals and the latest births was to eavesdrop on conversations at Vern’s Town and Country grocery store.”

That’s changed now that a group of volunteers has come together to publish The Sunfish Gazette.

Paper: City Dragging Its Feet on Settlement

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

Two months have passed since The Clarion-Ledger filed suit against the City of Jackson over public records request. Now the paper is growing impatient for a settlement and is asking a judge to resolve the matter. City Council president Ben Allen says he wants it settled, too, so they can put the public records “silliness” behind them.

C-L Severs Ties With Food Columnist

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

The Clarion-Ledger has cut its ties with food columnist Courtney Taylor after accusations that elements of a July 26 feature were not properly attributed to Southern Living Magazine.