advance, or $ 7.50 for a year.
In 1973, the newspaper was sold to Donrey Media Group. Following the sale, the Register transitioned to offset printing, a more modern and efficient process. A six-unit Goss printing press was installed shortly after the acquisition to support the change. These upgrades allowed for higher-quality production and faster turnaround.
In 1998, the paper was acquired by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., an Alabama-based media company that owns numerous local newspapers across the country.
Today, the Gainesville Daily Register is headquartered at 310 E. California St. in Gainesville, Texas. It publishes print editions twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays and online daily.
The newspaper covers local government, public safety, education, community events, sports, obituaries and other regional news relevant to readers in Gainesville and surrounding areas, including its quarterly Gainesville Living magazine. In addition to its ongoing print and digital work, the Register’ s historical content is being preserved through a digitization initiative. In 2021, the Cooke County Library received a TexTreasures grant to digitize back issues of the paper, adding thousands of pages to the Portal to Texas History. The project made decades of local reporting accessible online and helped preserve the newspaper’ s legacy for public reference and historical research.
The Gainesville Daily Register continues to serve as a source of information for residents and local institutions. Over time, the paper has shifted from family to corporate ownership and adapted to changes in how news is delivered by offering both print and digital editions. Recent efforts to digitize its archives have made historical issues accessible online, preserving the paper’ s role in documenting local history.
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