Andalusia Star News
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Jeff and Michelle Schumacher. |
| Publisher | Michele Cox Gerlach |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Headquarters | Andalusia, Alabama |
| Circulation | 3,372 |
| ISSN | 0746-2115 |
| OCLC number | 9865133 |
| Website | andalusiastarnews |
The Andalusia Star-News was formed in 1948 out of the merger of the Andalusia Star and the Covington News, both of Andalusia, Alabama.[1] It has a circulation of 3,372 and is owned by Boone Newspapers, Inc.[2]
In 1972, it was sold to Tuscaloosa Newspapers by Ed Dannelly and Byron Vickery, who had operated it since 1948.[3] Tuscaloosa Newspapers would later become Boone Newspapers, Inc.[4]
In 2025, Boone Newspapers sold the paper to Jeff and Michelle Schumacher.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "About the Andalusia Star-News". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress.
- ^ "Andalusia Star-News". Mondo Times.
- ^ "Andalusia Star Reported Sold". Pensacola News Journal. September 1, 1972.
- ^ "The History of BNI". Boone Newspapers.
- ^ Press Release (April 30, 2025). "Boone Newsmedia, Inc. sells four Alabama newspapers to the Schumacher family". Editor and Publisher. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
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