Morris Communications is selling 11 of its daily and non-daily newspaper holdings, its Lubbock, Texas-based commercial printing operation and other related publications to GateHouse Media.
Officials with the Augusta, Ga.-based company said the sale is part of the company’s strategic restructuring to focus its business on lifestyle and niche publications, broadband operations, property development and new business. The sale is expected to be finalized on Oct. 2.
The daily newspapers included in the sale are The Florida Times-Union(Jacksonville); The St. Augustine (Fla.) Record; The Savannah (Ga.) Morning News; The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle; The Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald; Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Journal; Amarillo (Texas) Globe-News; the Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal; Log Cabin Democrat (Conway, Ark.); Juneau (Alaska) Empire; Peninsula Clarion (Kenai, Alaska); and Homer (Alaska) News. The commercial printing operation is West Texas Printing.