Abilene Reporter-News

• Mailing Address	P.O. Box 30 Abilene, TX 79604
• Main Number	325-673-4271
• Fax Number	325-670-5270
• Web Site	www.reporternews.com
• President and Publisher	Dave Hedge
• Founded	1881; purchased by Scripps, 1997

Background and Distinctions

The Abilene Reporter-News is the oldest existing business in Abilene, publishing its first edition on June 17, 1881, from a tent. It is also one of the original Harte-Hanks Newspapers, purchased in the early 1920s and acquired by Scripps in 1997. The Abilene Reporter-News is the leading newspaper in a 15-county zone in west Texas and is the only newspaper published daily in Abilene. The staff has won numerous awards from the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors competition in recent years. The newspaper is totally paginated.