Today is our birthday. More specifically, our 11th birthday. The Nashville Leader’s first issue was printed July 23, 2003. We began the Leader with the idea of serving and informing the community, and we hope we’ve done that for these 11 years. If you think back, 2003 wasn’t exactly the best of times to start a new business, but we decided to take the chance anyway. We knew the community; we knew something about newspapers, and we believed that readers and advertisers would support us. They have, and we’re grateful for that support. At a time when some big-city newspapers are shutting down or coming close to abandoning print altogether (the New Orleans Times-Picayune comes to mind), papers in small towns continue to offer their readers something that no other medium can - complete and nearly-permanent coverage of their communities. Lots of folks have treasured newspaper clippings (perhaps a bit tattered and yellowed) in their homes, ranging from birth announcements to school projects like tie-dye day to state championships to wedding announcements and to obituaries. Newspapers cover everyday life in a way that nobody else can. Our readers and our advertisers have been good to us for the past 11 years. They’ve bought papers and ads when it wasn’t always easy for them to do so. Thank you. We hope we’ve rewarded you with a paper which covers the things that are important to you. We’ve had some milestones along the way. Making it to the first anniversary was a big step in itself. We received our first awards from the Arkansas Press Association in 2007, the first year we were eligible. From then until now, the Leader has won 109 awards in the medium weeklies division from APA in categories including photography, design, writing and community coverage. In 2011 and again in 2014, we received first place in general excellence, the highest award offered by APA. That first issue back in 2003 was put together by Louie Graves, Jane Graves, Pam McAnelly, Tracy Denny-Bailey, John R. Schirmer and Amy Beene. Mickey Myers picked up the first copies at the printer and delivered them to area post offices and to the Leader office in downtown Nashville. We were happy to offer Nashville something new back then. We’re still happy to produce your hometown newspaper. Thanks again for your support. Happy birthday to us!
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 16:06:41 +0000
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