AUGUSTA — Morris Publishing Group LLC — parent company of the Savannah Morning News and savannahnow.com — has announced the acquisition of the Tell-N-Sell Shopper Inc., a Savannah-based publishing company that produces the Tell-N-Sell Shopper and a Hispanic publication named La Voz Latina.
The Tell-N-Sell Shopper is a paid, weekly classified newspaper offered in convenience stores and other point-of-purchase locations.
La Voz Latina is a free, monthly newspaper targeted to the growing Hispanic population in the Savannah area.
Both products are widely distributed throughout the Coastal Empire of Georgia and Lowcountry of South Carolina and include digital assets as well.
“We are pleased to acquire these publications as they fit nicely into our portfolio of products in the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry, “ said, Derek May, executive vice-president of Morris Publishing Group.
Michael Traynor, publisher of the Savannah Morning News said, “The acquisition allows us to strengthen our current lines of business while also presenting new and exciting opportunities for growth in audience and revenues — both in print and digital.
“We are looking forward to working with the talented team at the Tell-N-Sell Shopper as we build on the strengths of their work over the past 30 years.”
About Morris Publishing
Morris Publishing Group, LLC, a privately held media company based in Augusta, owns and operates 11 daily newspapers as well as non-daily newspapers, city magazines and free community publications in the Southeast, Midwest, Southwest and Alaska.
The Company has a concentrated presence in the Southeast, with five signature holdings: The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville), The Augusta Chronicle, Savannah Morning News, The St. Augustine (Fla.) Record and Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald.
Morris Publishing Group’s other daily newspapers are: Amarillo (Texas) Globe-News; Juneau (Alaska) Empire; Log Cabin Democrat (Conway, Ark.); Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Journal; Peninsula Clarion (Kenai, Alaska) and The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal.
