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Southwest Times Record company history timeline

1884

The Fort Smith Times began publishing first, in December 1884, as an afternoon newspaper.

1893

The Fort Smith News Record was established in spring 1893 and also was an afternoon publication.

1907

The Southwest American, a morning daily, began publishing in 1907.

1909

In July 1909, the Times and the News Record merged as the Fort Smith Times Record.

1940

On March 23, 1940, Parks and Carney sold the American and the Times Record to 33-year-old Donald W. Reynolds, owner of the Okmulgee (Okla.) Daily Times.

1969

In 1969, Donrey halted separate delivery of the afternoon Times Record and morning American, merging the papers into a single seven-day morning paper under the Southwest Times Record name.

1993

The paper remained the flagship of Donrey until Reynolds' death in 1993.

2002

Reynolds' longtime friend Jack Stephens bought the company, changed its name to Stephens Media Group in 2002 and later to Stephens Media LLC, and moved the headquarters to Las Vegas, Nevada, home of the group's largest property, the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

2015

In 2015, the Stephens Media newspapers were sold to New Media Investment Group.

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