The Killeen Daily Herald is a daily newspaper in Killeen, Texas . The newspaper is owned by Frank Mayborn Enterprises , Inc.
7-459: The newspaper was established in June 1890 as the weekly Killeen Herald , owned by W.E. Bennett. Bennett sold the newspaper in 1893, and ownership of the newspaper changed several times before Bennett repurchased it in 1903. After a failed transition to a daily, William H. Carter bought it that year and reverted it to a weekly format. Shortly thereafter, Bennett also formed semi-weekly newspaper called
14-611: The Killeen Messenger . Carter bought the Messenger a year after its founding and merged the pair into the Killeen Daily Herald and Messenger , which remained its name until 1953, when the newspaper was renamed the Killeen Daily Herald upcoming becoming a daily newspaper. Carter was publisher of the paper for 43 years, until 1950. Journalist James C. Tanner bought the newspaper in 1950, with Carter keeping
21-649: The centennial of the publication. The newspaper emerged from a mixture of publications circulating in Temple between 1881 and 1907. In 1907, E. K. Williams and J. F. Crouch crafted the Temple Times into the Temple Daily Telegram , the city's first daily newspaper. On Oct. 29, 1929, Ward C. Mayborn and his three sons, Frank, Don and Ted, bought the Telegram . When Ward left in late 1930 to become
28-491: The general manager of the Baltimore News-American , Frank W. Mayborn became publisher of the newspaper [1] , a position he held until his death in 1987. Sue Mayborn, his third wife who had worked with him for many years, beginning as his secretary, has run the paper since that time. Norman L. Richardson , an award-winning journalist originally from Louisiana who was known for his coverage of hurricanes ,
35-419: The paper since 1998. Temple Daily Telegram The Temple Daily Telegram is the daily newspaper of Temple , Texas , serving Central Texas since 1907. The Telegram is locally owned and operated by Frank Mayborn Enterprises, under editor and publisher Sue Mayborn, the widow of Frank Mayborn. On Sunday, November 18, 2007, the newspaper unveiled a Texas Historical Commission marker to commemorate
42-497: The printing portion of the business. Tanner, in his early twenties, was the publisher and editor, and his wife, Trinnia, was treasurer. On January 5, 1953, the newspaper switched from publishing twice a week (Tuesday and Friday) to five days a week (Monday–Friday), and changed its name to Killeen Daily Herald . In 1953, Temple Daily Telegram owner Frank W. Mayborn purchased the Daily Herald . The new daily afternoon format
49-408: Was published Monday through Friday, with a weekly option called the Messenger preserved for legacy readers. A Sunday edition was added in 1969 and the paper went to 7-day publication in 1982, switching to a morning release at that time. Mayborn died in 1987 and his widow, Sue Mayborn, took over editor and publisher duties, continuing until 22 November 2024. Terry Gandy has been the general manager of
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