The Daily News (Jacksonville, North Carolina) has announced that publisher Mike Distelhorst will be leaving the company April 3. Marsha Brown, an HR business partner, is assuming leadership of The Daily News. more

Publisher Jim Porter has told his staff his last day in that role will be April 17, while Executive Editor Rich Desrosiers has submitted his resignation, effective March 27. more

The Oak Ridger in Tennessee has announced that Publisher Darrell Richardson, an Anderson County native, will be leaving the company no later than Friday, April 3. The publisher’s position at Oak Ridge, and in other selected Gannett markets, has been eliminated. more

Keith Ponder, publisher of The Daily Herald in Columbia, Tennessee, will be leaving the newspaper following a management restructuring by Gannett. more

Caitlyn Stroh-Page is assuming leadership of the Athens (Georgia) Banner-Herald and its digital assets, following the announcement that Kevin Clark, general manager, is leaving the paper. more

Executive Editor Alison Bath will assume leadership in Eugene, Ore., with the departure of Publisher Shanna Cannon. more

In announcing her decision to retire at the end of the year, Diane McFarlin said: “I have loved every role that I have played in my 44-year career: reporter, editor, publisher, college administrator. Each job has seemed better than the last, and that has certainly been true as dean of my alma mater.” more

Wilmington (North Carolina) StarNews executive editor Pam Sander was named one of Gannett’s 12 regional editors on Wednesday, and she will now oversee newsrooms across five Southeast states. more

Katrice Hardy, who was executive editor of the Greenville (South Carolina) News, has been named executive editor of the Indianapolis Star and editor of Gannett's Midwest region that includes more than two dozen properties. more

The Chicago Tribune has announced a restructuring of its leadership, with Colin McMahon being named editor-in-chief. Bruce Dold and Peter Kendall are leaving the paper. more

Betty Ramsey, publisher of Farmville Newsmedia, has also been named publisher of the Suffolk (Virginia) News-Herald, Tidewater News and their related products. more

John Carr, who has a history in community newspapers, has been appointed publisher of the Salisbury (North Carolina) Post. more

Jana Collier, who has been named publisher of Cox’s Ohio newspapers, says: “The future is bright for the Ohio newspapers and I’m excited to drive their success forward with the support of Cox Enterprises.” more

Growing the newspaper's audience will be a primary focus for the San Antonio Express-News' new interim publisher. Mark Medici was named this week to succeed Michael Sacks, who resigned. more

Dan Sprung, who has served as director of marketing and publishing for The Daily Sun (The Villages, Florida) for the past 19 years, has been promoted to general manager. more

Terry Jimenez, Tribune Publishing Company's executive vice president and chief financial officer, has assumed the role of president and chief executive officer and joined the board, succeeding Timothy P. Knight, who has stepped down from the board and will leave the company at the end of February. more

Anne Cox Chambers, daughter of Governor James M. Cox and Cox Enterprises board member, passed away peacefully at her home in Atlanta at the age of 100.  more

David Adams brings a strong background in digital media to his new role as general manager and vice president of sales of The Courier in Waterloo and Cedar Falls, Iowa. more

During successive announcements about 30 minutes apart, Eliza Hussman Gaines was named managing editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, succeeding David Bailey, who is retiring. more

Casey Seiler has been named editor of the Times Union in Albany, New York, to succeed Rex Smith, who is stepping down Feb. 1. more