| Alexander City Outlook | |
| Type: | Twice-weekly newspaper |
| Format: | Broadsheet |
| Owners: | Boone Newspapers |
| Founder: | Capt. J.D. Dickson |
| Publisher: | Steve Baker |
| Editor: | Kaitlin Fleming |
| Language: | English |
| Circulation: | 2,050 |
| Headquarters: | Alexander City, Alabama |
| Oclc: | 9612603 |
| Issn: | 0738-5110 |
The Alexander City Outlook is a twice weekly newspaper publication in eastern Alabama. The Outlook has been in constant publication since it was founded in 1892 by Capt. J.D. Dickson.[1] [2] It has a circulation of about 2,050 copies and is owned by Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc.[3] [4] It publishes Tuesday-Saturday in Alexander City, Alabama.
In 1946 it was sold to publisher J. C. Henderson by Benjamin Russell's estate.[5]
In 1972, it went from weekly to daily publication.
Boone Newspapers purchased the paper in 1974.[6]
In 1989, Kenneth Boone, son of the owner of Boone Newspapers, became the publisher of the Outlook, later purchasing it for himself in 1991.[7]
On July 2, 2018, Alexander City Outlook editor Mitch Sneed died as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.[8] In his tenure at the Outlook, Sneed had won multiple awards from the Alabama Press Association for feature stories, news coverage, and photography.[9] The current editor is Kaitlin Fleming.