Jensen takes helm of newsroom in Sanford

Tom Jensen

Wesley Beeson (The Sanford Herald)

Tom Jensen has joined the staff of The Sanford Herald as editor, overseeing newsroom operations and responsibility for the newspaper's print and digital products, Publisher Bill Horner III has announced.

A native of Minnesota, Jensen, 45, comes to The Herald from Dubuque, Iowa, where he worked as assistant city editor for The Telegraph Herald and most recently served as a communications and digital marketing specialist for a university and a privately held electric supply company.

Jensen succeeds R.V. Hight, who recently took a position with Central Carolina Community College after a 35-year career at the newspaper. Hight will be an occasional contributor to The Herald and also work on some of the newspaper's special sections in the future.

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