Cox Communications Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Patrick J. Esser will retire effective December 31, after leading the company for 15 years. Esser will be succeeded by Cox Executive Vice President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Mark Greatrex who will be named president. more

RJ Benner has been named the new publisher and advertising director for the Aiken Standard. more

Tom Philp will rejoin The Bee Editorial Board as a columnist and editorial writer on May 22. more

The leader in charge of getting the Tulsa (Oklahoma) World delivered each day is retiring after almost 46 years with the company. more

CNHI, LLC has announced the promotion of Sharon Sorg and Robyn McCloskey to executive vice president/newspaper operations to support the company’s commitment to local journalism and community engagement. more

Richard Clark has been named regional advertising director for the Adams Publishing Group’s Tennessee/North Carolina region. In his new role, Clark will be responsible for assisting all 20 newspapers in the region with revenue growth from major/national accounts, local retail, classifieds and events. Clark will be based out of Greeneville, Tennessee, where he is also the local ad director for The Greeneville Sun and the Rogersville Review. more

I can’t begin to tell you how proud, honored and privileged I feel today addressing you as the new editor of The Rogersville (Tennessee) Review. more

Paul Reynolds is responsible for APG’s seven daily and weekly publications in Ohio, which includes the Athens Messenger, Athens News, Circleville Herald and Logan Daily News. more

Patricia Richardson has been named to the newly created position of associate publisher/vice president of strategy and revenue at the Times Union in Albany, New York. more

Clarice Touhey has been named publisher of the Williston Herald and Sidney Herald in Montana for Wick Communications. more

A key editor for The Dallas Morning News is leaving the newspaper to lead a growing public charter school network. more

After spending years leading news sites just over the state border, Lynne Sullivan has been named regional executive editor of The Providence (Rhode Island) Journal and The Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News.   more

The change is part of Gannett's recently launched Center for Community Journalism structure. more

Kevin Passon has been named managing editor of the Antigo (Wisconsin) Daily Journal, effective Aug. 31.  more

Dec. 31 marks John Lampinen's retirement after 48 years at the Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois), including the last two decades as editor. more

Keith Lawrence, business and entertainment reporter with the Owensboro (Kentucky) Messenger-Inquirer, has announced plans to retire — after 50 years and five-and-a-half months at the paper. more

Megan Janetsky is The Associated Press’ new English-language correspondent for Cuba and the Caribbean. more

Joe Goodman, one of the last of his kind, died peacefully Sunday morning, Dec. 31, in the house his grandfather built along the banks of Muddy Creek outside Clemmons. He would have been 87 in a couple of weeks. more

Dennis Palmer has been named regional publisher of The Greenville (Alabama) Advocate, Luverne Journal, Lowndes Signal and Demopolis Times. Palmer has been publisher of The Selma (Alabama) Times-Journal since 2006 and will continue in that role. more

Beverly Joyce has returned as publisher of The Herald Bulletin in Anderson, Indiana. more