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Central Newspapers – A Brief History
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Clarifying Misconceptions as Central City News Closes Office in Central
The questions and phone calls generated by the closing of the Central City News office here in Central have made it clear that a number of people did not know that the two papers, Central Speaks and Central City News, are completely separate businesses. Central Speaks, Central’s weekly newspaper, has offices located at 12023 Sullivan Road, just north of the Sullivan and Hooper intersection, and the offices are open for business every weekday right here in Central. Central City News has reportedly moved and will publish from the Baton Rouge home of its editor and owner, but will no longer maintain an office in the City of Central.
History of Central’s Newspapers
After browsing this history, please let us know if you have any old copies of the Sentinal, Beacon, Observer, or Central News prior to May of 2005, or even just articles from those papers. Central Speaks would like to help preserve the history of Central by scanning and archiving these and will provide them to the Central Cultural Foundation in support of the Society for History. All items loaned for scanning will be promptly returned to you. Call us at 262-3730 if you have these pieces of Central history.
1971 – 1972 – The Central Sentinal published in Central.
1972 – The Central Beacon published in Central.
1986 – 1992 – The Central News published in Central.
1998 – The Leader began publishing a Central newspaper
April 21, 2005 – Central City News published its first newspaper.
April 23, 2005 – The City of Central was incorporated.
January, 2006 – The Leader was purchased by Central City News.
June, 2008 – CentralSpeaks.com began publishing an on-line community newspaper for the City of Central. By 2010 the popularity of the website had grown to the point that a printed newspaper was the logical next step.
April 9, 2010 – Central Speaks published its first printed weekly newspaper and has continued to print every week except the Thursday after Christmas each year.
June 30, 2010 – Central Speaks began direct mailing the newspaper to over 8,000 homes and businesses each week in addition to free distribution at many local businesses.
January, 2011 – Central City News ceased weekly publication and began publishing twice each month for eight months of the year.
August, 2011 – Central City News moved its office out of the City of Central. Central Speaks remains in Central at 12023 Sullivan Road, City of Central, LA 70818. Telephone – 262-3730.
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