Lynn Richardson and Marcy Hawley sat on the porch of Hawley’s historic home in Jonesborough, Tennessee, reminiscing over a beloved topic Wednesday, but despite a lot of laughter, a tinge of sadness hung in the air.
“I’m sad to see 156 years of history go by the wayside,” Richardson said, referring to the fact that the Jonesborough Herald & Tribune will publish its last issue Aug. 13. Six Rivers Media announced this week the paper, among Tennessee’s longest continuously operating if not the longest, will be absorbed into the Johnson City Press.
Richardson was the paper’s publisher for 15 of those years, from 1999 through 2014.
