Baker Ellis named publisher of LaGrange Daily News

Baker Ellis

Baker Ellis has been named president of LaGrange Newsmedia, LLC and publisher of the LaGrange (Ga.) Daily News and its affiliated publications and websites. He replaces Jeff Parra, who is no longer with the company.

Ellis, a native of Danville, Ky., has spent the last two years working for The Shelby County Reporter, a community newspaper based outside of Birmingham, Ala. He was hired as a sportswriter for the Reporter before quickly moving into the sports editor role. Later he became a management associate where he has been actively learning all aspects of community newspaper operations and working various group assignments. The Shelby County Reporter and the LaGrange Daily News are both owned by Boone Newspapers, Inc.

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