Big Spring Herald
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The Big Spring Herald is a newspaper based in Big Spring, Texas, covering the Howard County area of West Texas. It published on weekday afternoons and Sunday mornings. It is owned by Horizon Publications Inc.
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | HPC of Texas |
| Publisher | Rick Nunez |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 710 Scurry, Big Spring, Texas 79720, United States |
| Circulation | 1,401 (as of 2023)[1] |
| Sister newspapers | Sweetwater Reporter, Borger News Herald, Guymon News Herald |
| ISSN | 0746-6811 |
| Website | bigspringherald.com |
History
The Herald was founded as a weekly in 1904 by brothers-in-law Tom Jordan and W.G. Hayden[2] and became a daily in 1928.[3] In 1929, Harte-Hanks Newspapers bought the paper.[2]
In 2001, Community Newspaper Holdings put the Herald up for sale along with 30 other properties, including fellow West Texas papers the Borger News-Herald and Sweetwater Reporter.[4] Horizon Publications bought the three West Texas papers in 2003.[5]
