The Plano Star-Courier is a daily newspaper serving the Plano, Texas. Established in 1902 by the merger of the Plano Star and the Plano Courier, it is the only newspaper in Plano.
The Plano Star-Courier began publishing in 1902 after the merger of the Plano Star (established 1889) and the Plano Courier (established 1891). [1]
On January 4, 1911, the Star-Courier's printing plant was destroyed in a fire. During the mid-1930s, the newspaper moved its plant to 1015 30th Street. The newspaper later acquired a Babcock flatbed printing press, which was used to print the newspaper until March 1960. [2]
The Star-Courier launched its website and a digital edition in 1996. [3]
In 2009, the daily and Sunday print circulation was 4,871. [4] The newspaper is Plano's only newspaper. [3]
The newspaper remained under local ownership until 1973, when owners Louise Bagwill Sherrill and Scott Dorsey sold to Taylor Communications. Taylor then sold the Star-Courier to Harte Hank in 1986, before its sale to the E. W. Scripps Company in 1997. [3]
On November 11, 1998, Scripps agreed to sell the Star-Courier, along with seven other Texas newspapers, to Lionheart Holdings, a community newspaper group. The sale would enable Scripps to focus on its other businesses. [5] SAW Advisors, owned by Star Local Media CEO and Publisher Scott Wright, purchased Star Local Media, the holding company for the Star-Courier and 13 other community newspapers in October 2016. Rick and Elizabeth Rogers of 121 Media then bought Star Local Media in January 2022. [6]
The Plano Star-Courier is a daily newspaper serving the Plano, Texas. Established in 1902 by the merger of the Plano Star and the Plano Courier, it is the only newspaper in Plano.
The Plano Star-Courier began publishing in 1902 after the merger of the Plano Star (established 1889) and the Plano Courier (established 1891). [1]
On January 4, 1911, the Star-Courier's printing plant was destroyed in a fire. During the mid-1930s, the newspaper moved its plant to 1015 30th Street. The newspaper later acquired a Babcock flatbed printing press, which was used to print the newspaper until March 1960. [2]
The Star-Courier launched its website and a digital edition in 1996. [3]
In 2009, the daily and Sunday print circulation was 4,871. [4] The newspaper is Plano's only newspaper. [3]
The newspaper remained under local ownership until 1973, when owners Louise Bagwill Sherrill and Scott Dorsey sold to Taylor Communications. Taylor then sold the Star-Courier to Harte Hank in 1986, before its sale to the E. W. Scripps Company in 1997. [3]
On November 11, 1998, Scripps agreed to sell the Star-Courier, along with seven other Texas newspapers, to Lionheart Holdings, a community newspaper group. The sale would enable Scripps to focus on its other businesses. [5] SAW Advisors, owned by Star Local Media CEO and Publisher Scott Wright, purchased Star Local Media, the holding company for the Star-Courier and 13 other community newspapers in October 2016. Rick and Elizabeth Rogers of 121 Media then bought Star Local Media in January 2022. [6]