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''The Messenger'' was a U.S. newspaper published Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays in Mount Airy, North Carolina. It was delivered free to homes in the Surry County area.〔(Mount Airy 'Messenger' Cuts Back to Publishing Three Times a Week ), a January 2009 article from ''Editor & Publisher''〕 ''The Messenger'' began as a weekday broadsheet whose first edition was printed on July 9, 2007, after the purchase of the ''The Mount Airy News'' and Elkin's ''The Tribune'' by Heartland Publications, LLC. Several staffers, including the publishers of both ''The News'' and ''The Tribune, left their respective newspapers to launch ''The Messenger'' as a community newspaper for the area. Combined, the publisher, Michael Milligan, and editor, Rebel Good, have more than 75 years of experience in community journalism and between them have published more than 10 newspapers and magazines.〔(New newspaper will create competition in Mount Airy ) (''Winston-Salem Journal'', accessed 12, July, 2007)〕 In January 2009, the paper cut back production to three days per week and switched from broadsheet to tabloid format due to a tough economic market.〔 In July 2009, a lawsuit filed by Heartland LLC against ''The Messenger's'' owners and principals was dismissed without prejudice in Surry Superior Court. On January 3, 2010, the paper ceased publications with no notification in their last issue, and closed all its operations shortly thereafter. After the community learned that the paper had closed, it was eventually reported〔(Mount Airy paper closes shop )(Yadkin Valley News, accessed 13, February, 2010)〕 that there were several reasons for the closing, but the continuing recession was a primary factor in their decision. ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Messenger (Mount Airy, North Carolina)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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