The Bolivar Commercial
The Bolivar Commercial is a newspaper with its headquarters in Cleveland, Mississippi.[1] On April 8, 2020, the Commercial's owner Lee Walls announced that the newspaper would cease publication at the end of the month.[2]
The newspaper is not published during Christmas Day, American Independence Day, Labor Day, New Year's Day, and Thanksgiving Day. It is the only printed newspaper in Bolivar County and had been in circulation for 104 years when its closure was announced.[3] It is owned by Wells Newspapers.[4]
In his statement detailing the reasons for the newspaper's closure, owner Lee Walls cited the rise of Facebook and other social media, as well as the demise of a local car dealership that had been one of the Commercial's primary advertisers. In April 2020 published a print edition just two days a week and employed a staff of nine full-time employees and one part-time.[3]
References
- ^ "Contact Us Archived 2012-06-03 at the Wayback Machine." "The Bolivar Commercial P.O. Box 1050 821 N. Chrisman Ave. Cleveland, Ms. 38732-1050"
- ^ Strub, Denise (8 April 2020). "BOLIVAR COMMERCIAL TO CLOSE ITS DOORS". The Bolivar Commercial. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ a b "Mississippi newspaper closing after long loss of ad revenue". The News & Observer. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Press, The Associated. "Alabama newspaper owner Carmage Lee Walls Sr. dies". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
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