Jan 5, 2022

by Stephen Steed |Today at 2:10 a.m. Gretchen Hunt, a veteran Northeast Arkansas journalist, has been named regional editor for Paxton Media Group's newsrooms in Jonesboro, Paragould, Newport and Walnut Ridge. Hunt spent some 20 years as a reporter, editor and operations manager of The Daily Press in Paragould and, more recently, served as editor and operations manager of The Times Dispatch in Walnut Ridge. Paxton, based in Paducah, Ky., also owns the Jonesboro Sun and Newport Independent. Paxton said Hunt will oversee editorial operations of all four newspapers. Hunt lives in Paragould and is a 1994 honors graduate of Nettleton High School. She graduated from Arkansas State University with a degree in community journalism. Print Headline: Paxton Media names regional editor ADVERTISEMENT All rights reserved. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright © 2022, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. The AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing. All rights reserved.