Lewis appointed publisher of Register-News, Times-Leader

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Darrell K. Lewis, a veteran newspaper executive, has been appointed publisher of the Mt. Vernon (Ill.) Register-News and the McLeansboro Times-Leader.

Lewis currently serves as publisher of the Effingham Daily News and the Shelbyville Daily Union in southern Illinois. He will continue in that role under his expanded regional responsibilities at the Register-News and Times-Leader.

Robyn McCloskey, senior vice president of operations for Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc., parent company of the newspapers, said Lewis has the experience and the knowledge to move the Register-News and Times-Leader and their websites forward in the digital era.

"Darrell has a solid understanding of the purpose of community newspapers, and has shown his ability to work collaboratively with all departments of the papers and the markets they serve," said McCloskey.

Lewis' newspaper career includes several years with the Gannett Company as a marketing executive in Springfield, Mo.; Greenville, S.C., and Ashville, N.C., before joining CNHI in Effingham in May.  He's also been a senior marketing director for the Kroger Company and holds a master's degree in business administration from Northern Kentucky University.

Lewis said he was looking forward to working with the newspaper staffs, the residents and the advertisers in the Mount Vernon and McLeansboro markets.

"It is more important than ever for local newspapers like the Register-News and Times-Leader to provide the community with timely, factual news and information," he said. "In a climate where anyone can post anything on the internet and call it 'news' we have an even greater responsibility to our readers who have placed their trust in us to provide fact-based, reliable information."

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