Daily Corinthian

What Daily Corinthian does

Daily Corinthian is a community newspaper serving Corinth and Alcorn County in Northeast Mississippi, and is the only daily source of local news in its market. It operates as part of the Paxton Media Group portfolio and is led by Publisher Reece B. Terry with Editor Brant Sappington, Advertising Manager Derinda Nunley, and Circulation Manager Willie Walker. The publication reaches more than 65,000 readers across six counties spanning Northeast Mississippi and Southwest Tennessee, and operates alongside sister publication The Banner Independent (Booneville/Prentiss County, established 1898), two free weekly publications — Crossroads Weekly (16,000 households) and Pickwick Profiles (2,000 households) — and Crossroads Magazine, published 12 times per year.

The product portfolio combines print home delivery, a website, an e-Edition digital replica, and native iOS and Android mobile applications, all powered by BLOX Digital's BLOX Content Management System. Revenue is generated through a hybrid subscription-plus-advertising model: print+digital subscriptions are priced at $13.95 for the first 60 days (new subscribers) and $12.60/month thereafter, while digital-only subscriptions are $4.00/month with auto-renewal. Advertising revenue is split across classified ad placement ([email protected]), display advertising (managed by Derinda Nunley), and event promotion through a partnership with evvnt.com. Supporting integrations include Legacy.com for obituary browsing and Newspapers.com for historical archive access.

The go-to-market is sales-led and locally oriented: home-delivery subscription sales, self-serve digital sign-up, classified ad intake, and SMB display advertising are the primary commercial motions, supplemented by email newsletters, Facebook, and Twitter/X social channels, mobile apps, and participation in community events such as the annual Slugburger Festival. Customer segments are defined geographically — Corinth/Alcorn County, Booneville/Prentiss County, and surrounding counties — with local SMB advertisers as a secondary business segment.

Name

Daily Corinthian

Legal name

Paxton Media Group LLC

Website

https://www.dailycorinthian.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Daily Corinthian is a newspaper that offers daily local news coverage of events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Print and digital subscriptions
• Community news coverage
• Display and classified advertising
• Home delivery newspapers

Headquarters

HQ city

Corinth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Print Subscriptions: Home delivery of Daily Corinthian print edition with digital access included. New subscribers pay $13.95 for 60 days, then $12.60/month.
2. Digital Subscriptions: Digital-only access at $4.00/month, auto-renewing. Provides unlimited access to all stories and e-Editions.
3. Classified Advertising: Classified ad placement services for local businesses and individuals. Contact via [email protected].
4. Display Advertising: Display advertising managed by Derinda Nunley, Advertising Manager. Contact via [email protected].
5. Event Promotion: Event promotion services through partnerships with platforms like evvnt.com for local events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Daily Corinthian publishes a daily local newspaper for Corinth and Alcorn County, Mississippi, delivered via home-delivered print edition and unlimited digital access through website, e-Edition, and mobile apps. The product is sold on a recurring subscription basis with bundled print plus digital or digital-only tiers, and is supported by display and classified advertising sold to local businesses. The portfolio is extended with sister publications (The Banner Independent, Crossroads Weekly, Pickwick Profiles) and a monthly Crossroads Magazine.

Product overview

Daily Corinthian is a traditional local newspaper offering a multi-platform portfolio consisting of its core Daily Corinthian print and digital product (the only source for local daily news in Corinth and Alcorn County), the e-Edition digital replica, the sister publication Banner Independent serving Booneville since 1898, and two free weekly publications (Crossroads Weekly to 16,000 households and Pickwick Profiles to 2,000 households). The company also publishes 12 magazines annually under the Crossroads Magazine brand, and offers mobile applications for both iOS and Android platforms. Combined, the publications reach over 65,000 readers across six counties in Northeast Mississippi and Southwest Tennessee.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Daily Corinthian Print & Digital Subscription Home-delivered daily newspaper for Corinth and Alcorn County, Mississippi with unlimited digital access included; introductory pricing of $13.95 for 60 days then $12.60/month.
• Daily Corinthian Digital-Only Subscription Digital access to all stories and e-Editions at $4.00/month with auto-renewal, providing 7-day/week unlimited access without print home delivery.
• e-Edition Digital replica of the daily newspaper accessible online, featuring the full newspaper layout and content for digital subscribers.
• Daily Corinthian iOS Mobile App Native iOS mobile application providing on-the-go access to Daily Corinthian news content on Apple devices.
• Daily Corinthian Android Mobile App Native Android mobile application providing on-the-go access to Daily Corinthian news content on Android devices.
• The Banner Independent

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BLOX DigitalcoreTechnology or IntegrationBLOX Content Management System powers the Daily Corinthian website and digital content delivery infrastructure. BLOX CMS is the core technology platform for the publication's online presence.
• evvnt.comminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent promotion platform partnership for local events. Daily Corinthian partners with evvnt.com to help local organizations promote events through the newspaper's 'Promote Your Event' service.
• The Banner IndependentcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSister publication in Booneville serving Prentiss County since 1898. The Banner Independent provides complete local coverage of news and sporting events in and around Booneville, extending the Daily Corinthian's reach to Booneville, Thrasher, Jumpertown, Marietta, Rienzi, and Baldwyn.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Lee Enterprises: Large publicly traded U.S. community newspaper publisher operating daily and weekly titles across small and mid-sized markets, sharing Daily Corinthian's print-plus-digital subscription and local advertising model.
• Gannett Co. USA TODAY publisher and operator of the largest U.S. local newspaper network (including many small-market dailies), competing for the same local advertising and digital subscription dollars as Daily Corinthian at much greater scale.
• Tribune Publishing: Operator of regional daily newspapers and digital platforms; comparable in core activity of producing recurring local news content and monetizing via subscriptions and advertising.

Direct peers

• Paxton Media Group: Parent company of Daily Corinthian and operator of multiple community dailies and weeklies across the U.S. South and Midwest; the most direct operational comparable given shared ownership, infrastructure, and small-market daily newspaper business model.
• Boone Newspapers: Family-owned group publishing community and daily newspapers in the U.S. Southeast, with similar small-market daily newspaper economics, subscription pricing, and local advertising focus.
• Ogden Newspapers: Family-owned publisher of daily and weekly community newspapers across small U.S. markets, closely matching Daily Corinthian's print-and-digital local news subscription model.
• Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. (CNHI): Acquirer and operator of community daily and weekly newspapers across the U.S., with comparable small-market audience size, advertising mix, and local coverage focus.
• Schurz Communications: Family-owned media company operating daily community newspapers and broadcast stations in small U.S. markets; comparable in legacy local journalism and subscription/advertising business model.

Emerging players

• Emerson Collective (local news portfolio): Investor and acquirer of local U.S. news outlets including the Chicago Sun-Times, providing an emerging capital-backed approach to sustaining small-market and metro daily news operations.

Others

• BLOX Digital (TownNews): Core CMS and digital publishing platform provider for Daily Corinthian; comparable as an enabling infrastructure vendor to the broader community newspaper industry.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DailyCorinthian
• Facebookfacebook.com/dailycorinthianms
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/daily-corinthian

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

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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