Change is never easy — especially when it involves something as trusted and familiar as your local newspaper.
For 105 years, you have found our paper in your mailbox or at the corner rack twice each week. We have covered our school board meetings, our Friday night football games, our community milestones, and the moments that matter most to life in Lamb County. That work has been, and remains, the honor of our lives.
Beginning July 26, 2026,
The Lamb County Leader-News will publish once per week, on Sundays.
We want to be straightforward with you about why.
The economics of community journalism have shifted dramatically in recent years. Print production costs — paper, ink, press time, and postage — have risen sharply, while advertising revenue that once sustained two print runs per week has not kept pace. We faced a choice: reduce our schedule thoughtfully, or risk not being here for you at all. We chose to be here.
As a publisher, I consider my role to be as caretaker. I couldn’t imagine the situation that more than 2,000 newspaper publishers in America, many in Texas, have had to face by closing their newspapers and leaving a community adrift. We’re not going to do that.
And here is what will not change — and we mean this.
Our coverage will not shrink. We will continue to attend city council meetings, school board sessions, sports events, and every community event worth your attention. Our reporters will still break local news, hold local officials accountable, and tell the stories of your neighbors with the care and accuracy you have come to expect. We will also expand our digital presence, so that the news you need does not wait for print day.
One strong weekly edition — thorough, well-reported, and meaningful — serves you better than two rushed ones. That is the paper we intend to deliver. We are grateful for your readership, your letters, your calls, and your sustained trust. Local journalism exists because communities like ours believe it matters. We believe that too — now more than ever.
We will see you every Sunday.