The Herald Democrat
The Herald Democrat is a daily newspaper located in the twin cities of Sherman and Denison, Texas, in the United States. The Herald Democrat serves all of Grayson and Fannin County, Texas; parts of Collin, Cooke, Denton, Delta, Lamar and Hunt County, Texas; and part of Bryan County, Oklahoma.
Type | Weekly |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Gannett |
Publisher | Nate Rodriguez |
Associate editor | Scheane Brown |
Managing editor | Willam Wadsack |
Founded | Sherman Democrat founded in 1879. 1996 (merger between The Sherman Democrat & The Denison Herald) |
Headquarters | 603 S. Sam Rayburn Freeway Sherman, TX 750909 |
Sister newspapers | The Van Alystne Leader, The Anna/Melissa Tribune, The Prosper Press, The Bryan County News |
Website | www.heralddemocrat.com |

The Herald Democrat was founded in 1996, when its owner, Stephens Media Group, merged the Denison Herald and the Sherman Democrat. Both papers had been founded in the Texoma area: 1879 in Sherman and 1889 in Denison.[1]
The paper is based in Sherman and has a bureau in downtown Denison.
The Herald Democrat's daily circulation is 18,068 and 18,667 on Sunday, according to the current owner, Gatehouse Media.[2] The newspaper's website had 114,400 unique visitors and 734,400 page views in October 2016.[3]
In 2015, the Stephens Media newspapers were sold to New Media Investment Group, which is part of Gatehouse Media.[4]
Subsidiary Publications
Anna-Melissa Tribune
Prosper Press
Van Alstyne Leader
Lake Texoma Life Magazine
Grayson County Shopper
Bryan County News
Grayson Magazine
Best of Texoma Magazine
References
- http://www.gatehousemedia.com/sherman-herald-democrat/
- http://www.gatehousemedia.com/sherman-herald-democrat/
- "Digital Marketing & Advertising in Sherman, TX".
- Howard Stutzlas (2015-02-19). "Review-Journal, parent Stephens Media to be sold to New Media". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
External links
- Herald Democrat official web site