Paragould Daily Press

What Paragould Daily Press does

Paragould Daily Press is a local newspaper serving Paragould and Greene County, Arkansas, publishing Tuesday through Friday and Sunday morning, with publication paused on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Founded in 1883, the publication operates as a privately held subsidiary of Paxton Media Group LLC, a diversified media conglomerate headquartered in Paducah, Kentucky. The newsroom is based at 1401 West Hunt Street, Paragould, AR 72450, with 11-50 employees producing local news, sports, obituaries, community announcements, classifieds, and lifestyle feature content.

The publication runs on the BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital, which powers its website, e-Edition, digital subscriptions, and user account management. Its product portfolio centers on two core subscription products: the All-Access bundle combining print home delivery with free unlimited digital and e-Edition access, and a standalone Online Digital Subscription offered in five tiers ($1.50 for 1 day, $11 for 4 weeks, $33.80 for 12 weeks, $67.60 for 24 weeks, and $130 for 52 weeks). Supplementary products include an e-Edition electronic newspaper, a self-serve Classifieds marketplace, a TradingView-powered Stock Market section, a Legacy.com-integrated Obituaries section, Pet Tributes, Puzzles, Comics, and an 18-vertical Online Features editorial hub. Distribution spans print home delivery, digital self-serve subscriptions, social channels (Facebook and Twitter), email newsletters (Daily Headlines, News Alerts, Weekly Best of), and partnership integrations with Newspapers.com for archives and evvnt.com for event promotion.

Revenue is generated through four streams: digital subscriptions, print subscriptions, classified advertising (community announcements, housing, employment, garage sales), and display advertising. The customer base consists of Paragould and Greene County community readers seeking local coverage, plus families and individuals using obituary and pet tribute services. There are no disclosed financials, no external funding, and no public revenue figures, consistent with the operations of a privately held community newspaper within a larger media group.

Name

Paragould Daily Press

Legal name

Paxton Media Group LLC

Website

https://paragoulddailypress.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1883

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Paragould Daily Press is a privately held local newspaper founded in 1883 serving Paragould and Greene County, Arkansas, delivering print editions Tuesday-Friday and Sunday alongside digital subscriptions, e-Edition, classifieds, and community news, operating as a subsidiary of Paxton Media Group LLC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paragould

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: Online digital subscriptions providing unlimited online and eEdition access
2. Print Subscriptions: Full week print subscriptions that include free online and eEdition access through All-Access program
3. Classified Advertising: Classified ad placements including community announcements, housing, employment, and garage sales
4. Display Advertising: Place an ad services for businesses and individuals

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Paragould Daily Press is a local newspaper serving Paragould and Greene County, Arkansas, publishing in print on Tuesdays through Fridays and Sunday mornings and offering an online digital edition with e-Edition access. It sells digital and print subscriptions (including a combined All-Access bundle) and monetizes through classified and display advertising placed by local businesses and community members.

Product overview

Paragould Daily Press is a local newspaper publication offering a multi-platform content distribution model. The core offerings include the Online Digital Subscription and Paragould Daily Press All-Access (combining print and digital), with the e-Edition serving as the electronic version of the print newspaper. The site provides supplementary content sections including Classifieds, Stock Market data (via TradingView), Obituaries (via Legacy.com), Puzzles, Comics, Pet Tributes, and a comprehensive Online Features section covering lifestyle topics. The publication uses the BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital for its digital operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Digital Subscription

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Newspapers.comminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHistorical archive partnership allowing users to access past newspaper editions through newspapers.com platform.
• evvnt.comminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent promotion partnership enabling local event organizers to promote events through the Paragould Daily Press platform via evvnt.com integration.
• BLOX DigitalcoreTechnology or IntegrationContent management system provider powering the newspaper's website with BLOX CMS from BLOX Digital. Critical infrastructure partnership for website operations.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• TownNews / BLOX Digital: Technology and content management provider whose BLOX CMS powers the Paragould Daily Press website; adjacent infrastructure vendor serving the same small-market newspaper segment.

Direct peers

• Jonesboro Sun: Regional daily newspaper serving Jonesboro and northeastern Arkansas, operating a print + digital + e-Edition model very similar to Paragould Daily Press; directly comparable in geography and scale.
• Paducah Sun: Daily newspaper serving Paducah, Kentucky and owned by the same parent Paxton Media Group; nearly identical operating model, technology stack (BLOX), and small-market daily structure.
• Casper Star-Tribune: Daily newspaper serving Casper, Wyoming, also owned by Paxton Media Group with print + digital subscription model; directly comparable in product and operating approach to Paragould Daily Press.
• The McAllen Monitor: Daily newspaper serving the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, owned by Paxton Media Group, with an established subscription and advertising business targeting a similar mid-sized local market.
• Booneville Democrat: Small-town Arkansas community newspaper serving a similar rural Arkansas market with print + digital editions; directly comparable in scale, content mix, and local-market reliance.

Broad incumbents

• Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Largest daily newspaper in Arkansas, offering statewide coverage with print and digital editions; competes for readers and advertisers in the same Arkansas media market but at significantly broader geographic scale.
• Gannett (USA Today Network): Largest U.S. local newspaper operator running hundreds of community dailies and USA Today; competes for digital subscribers and ad revenue at scale across similar small-market dailies nationally.
• Lee Enterprises: Major community newspaper chain operating local dailies across small and mid-sized U.S. markets; directly comparable business model of print+digital subscriptions plus local advertising for similar-sized community titles.

Emerging players

• Patch: Digital-native local news network covering thousands of U.S. communities; emerging substitute that competes for local-news readers and classifieds audiences without printing costs, pressuring small-market dailies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/pdailypress
• Facebookfacebook.com/Paragould-Daily-Press-230281143711159
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/paragould-daily-press

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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