After six local papers in the upper-Cumberland region locked their doors, publishers swept in. But the incident marks yet another shaky save for community journalism.
The number of town newspapers has been dropping, and the closure of four more in Tennessee was announced earlier this month. However, with that announcement came someone stepping in to help.
The Herald-Citizen received news last week that four newspapers, the Jackson County Sentinel, Livingston Enterprise, Citizen Statesman and Fentress Courier had been closed by their owner, Holler Media.