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Mesquite News

Mesquite, Texas, USA

Mar 10, 2025

Overview

Mesquite News is a weekly newspaper covering Mesquite, Texas, published by Star Local Media. It is the oldest continuously operating newspaper in Dallas County and the second oldest in Texas.

History

Founded in April 1882 as The Texas Mesquiter. It is now part of Star Local Media, purchased in January 2022 by Rick and Elizabeth Rogers through their company, 121 Media, LLC. The Library of Congress catalogs it as a Harte-Hanks community newspaper as of 2023.

Notable works

No distinguishing individual awards were identified in available sourcing.

Key personnel

Owners: Rick Rogers and Elizabeth Rogers
General Manager: Nick Souders

Audience

Residents of Mesquite, Texas.

Location and contact info

Address
1309 W. 15th Street, Suite 140
Plano, TX 75074
Phone
972-398-4200
Website
https://starlocalmedia.com/mesquitenews/

Sources
University of North Texas / Portal to Texas History. The Texas Mesquiter collection
Library of Congress. The Mesquite News catalog record

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Description

Mesquite News is one of the properties owned by Star Local Media, a media company based in Plano, Texas. It is part of a group of nine hyperlocal broadsheets serving the North Texas region.