Sorg Named Publisher of Meadville Tribune
Sharon Sorg has been named publisher of The Meadville Tribune, Meadville, Penn., effective September 4th.

Dennis Garrison has been named publisher of The Huntsville (Texas) Item.
Dennis, who served as advertising director at the Huntsville newspaper since 2002, replaces Rex Maynor who is now the vice president of sales and marketing for the Gulf Coast and Kentucky divisions.

Gary D. Grossman has been appointed publisher of two CNHI newspapers in Pennsylvania
Gary D. Grossman has been appointed publisher of two CNHI newspapers in Pennsylvania, The Daily Item (Sunbury) and The Danville News.

New Publishers Named in Massachusetts Group

Raymond Linex II named publisher of the Corsicana Daily Sun
Raymond Linex II has been named publisher of the Corsicana Daily Sun effective immediately. Raymond has most recently served as interim publisher of the Daily Sun.

James V. Frustere named publisher of The Star Beacon
James V. Frustere has been named publisher of The Star Beacon in Ashtabula, Ohio. He has been the controller at the newspaper since September 2004.

Bob Dennis Appointed Publisher for Mt. Vernon and McLeansboro (IL)
Robert Dennis, publisher of the Daily Sun in Corsicana, TX, has been named publisher of the Register-News in Mt. Vernon and the Times-Leader in McLeansboro, IL.

Tanya Shalor named publisher of The Daily Star in Oneonta, NY
Tanya Shalor has been named publisher of The Daily Star in Oneonta, NY, effective immediately.

CNHI Oklahoma newspapers garner high honors!
Oklahoma Press Association and Society of Professional Journalists awarded top state honors to Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc., newspapers across the state.

Alabama newspaper group appoints executive news editor
David Joyner of Salem, Mass., has been appointed executive news editor of Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., Vice President for News William B. Ketter announced today.

Massachusetts, West Virginia and Kentucky papers top "Best of CNHI"
Winners of the Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. annual awards for the best individual, team and staff journalism in 2006 among the group's daily and non-daily newspapers were announced today.

NAA RECOGNIZES NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION, MARKETING AND CLASSIFIED LEADERS
Denise Zernechel, circulation director of the Mankato (MN) Free-Press receives Circulation Sales Executive of the Year award, for newspapers 75,000 circulation and below, from NAA.

MediaNews Group, Inc. acquires Santa Cruz Sentinel
MediaNews Group, Inc. (MediaNews) today announced the acquisition of the Santa Cruz Sentinel, published in Santa Cruz, CA from Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. (CNHI).