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The Columbus Packet, also known as The Packet, is a weekly newspaper published in Columbus, Mississippi (USA). It was founded in 1991 by editor and publisher, Roger Larsen. Starting in July 2010 Colin Krieger took over the position as editor and publisher of The Columbus Packet with Roger Larsen remaining on as a columnist.[1]
The Packet is published once a week on Thursdays. It focuses on stories and advertisements of local interest, and has grown rapidly in circulation in recent years. As of October 2008, it has a circulation of over 11,000.[2] A particular focus of the paper has been to increase media exposure of the affairs of local government in the Lowndes County area.
The Packet considers its main competition to be the local daily, The Commercial Dispatch Earlier this year, Roger Larsen was in the packet office right after a double murder when he saw the killer outside the window. He then locked the door and called the police, and the man was capturred later that night.
Notes
- ^ "Staff". The Columbus Packet. February 14, 2011. http://packet-media.com/staff/. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
- ^ "Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation". The Columbus Packet. October 2, 2008. http://myweb.cableone.net/columbuspacket/subscribe.html. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
References
- "Columbus Packet". Full Newspaper Listing. Mississippi Press Association. http://www.mspress.org/newspapers/item.php?id=30. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
External links
Categories:- Columbus, Mississippi
- Newspapers published in Mississippi
- Southern United States newspaper stubs
- Mississippi stubs
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