| The Herald Democrat | |
| Type: | Weekly newspaper |
| Format: | Broadsheet |
| Foundation: | Sherman Democrat founded in 1879. 1996 (merger between The Sherman Democrat & The Denison Herald) |
| Owners: | CherryRoad Media |
| Website: | www.heralddemocrat.com |
| Publisher: | Jeremy Gulban |
| Editor: | Scheane’ Brown |
| Headquarters: | 603 S. Sam Rayburn Freeway Sherman, TX 750909 |
| Circulation: | 4,518 |
| Circulation Date: | 2023 |
| Circulation Ref: | [1] |
| Sister Newspapers: | The Van Alystne Leader, The Anna/Melissa Tribune, The Prosper Press, The Bryan County News |
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.
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.[2]
The paper is based in Sherman and has a bureau in downtown Denison.
In 2015, the Stephens Media newspapers were sold to New Media Investment Group, which is part of Gatehouse Media.[3]
In October 2016, The Herald Democrat's daily circulation was 18,068 and 18,667 on Sunday.[4] The newspaper's website had 114,400 unique visitors and 734,400 page views.[5]
Gannett sold the paper, along with 16 others to CherryRoad Media in February 2022.[6]
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