Southern Newspapers INC

February Photo of the Month Peavy Primary first-grader Ella Kate Brown, sporting an oversized Hudson High School basketball jersey, dribbles the ball down court in a halftime relay race during the Peavy/Bonner at Hornet Gym in Hudson.

January Photo of the Month Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt is introduced before a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Dec. 30 at NRG Stadium. The Texans beat the Jaguars 20-3 to become the AFC South Division Champions.

BMX rider Koji Kraft, of ASA Entertainment, jumps over Navarro High School assistant principal John Pugh and Navarro High School counselor Robyn Steffen during the "No Place for Hate" performance on Thursday, Nov. 1.

Soggy Commute A woman rides her bicycle through high water past the Broadway Cemetery Historic District on 40th Street in Galveston on September 14. Heavy rains caused flooding on the island.

Kent McKee, left, and his wife, Gina McKee, second from right, watch with neighbors as fire consumes their newly renovated home on Cobb Ranch Road in Reno as firefighters from six departments coordinate to tackle the blaze. The home was a total loss.

Hunter Van Houtte, 1, of New Braunfels, works on strumming his guitar as he listens to the J Abram Band at the Landa Park dance slab in New Braunfels on September 2. The concert was part of the Live at Landa series postponed from Independence Day because of inclement weather. Following the concert, a fireworks show lit up the night sky.

A streaker dodges security guards in center field after a game between the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers on Friday, July 27, 2018 at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

Flag Day Bill Teague unfurls one of the American flags being installed at Sunset Memorial Park in honor of Flag Day. Teague and nine other volunteers from the Nacogdoches Rotary Club placed the flags along the cemetery’s main road and struck the colors Thursday afternoon.

SNI Photo of the Month Markham and Bay City firefighters extinguish flames at a home in Markham.

April Photo of the MonthSAFE!Walker Preston reaches base successfully in this photo, which ran in the Paris news on March 13. Walker Preston just happens to be the grandson of Paris News Publisher Relan Walker.

THANK YOU for taking the time to learn more about Southern Newspapers, Inc. Your interest in our company is very gratifying. This web site presents a quick look at SNI. It tells a bit about the people who run Southern and something about each of its newspaper properties. Before you read the details, however, it may be useful to give you an overview of the company's basic approach and philosophy.

Our Philosophy

Lissa Walls, CEO

Lissa Walls, CEO, has been in the newspaper business since 1980. She began her career as a reporter for the Rosenberg (Texas) Herald Coaster owned by Hartman Newspapers, Inc. and became COO of SNI in 1985. She was elected CEO in March 2014. She serves on the boards of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation, Mutual Insurance Company, PAGE and Trinity University. She was born in Guntersville, Alabama and moved to the Houston, Texas, area with her family in 1973. She is a 1980 graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Walls lives in Houston, Texas.
Dolph Tillotson, President

Dolph Tillotson, president, has been in the newspaper business since 1969. He began his career in news, and he has served as general manager, publisher and president for two community newspaper companies – Southern and Boone Newspapers, Inc.

He is a native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and a 1972 graduate of the University of Alabama.

Tillotson lives in Galveston, Texas, with his wife, Teri. He came to work for Southern in 1987 as publisher of The Galveston County Daily News. He was named president of SNI in March 2014.
Ruby Barrow, Director of Accounting/Treasurer and Secretary

Ruby Barrow, director of accounting/treasurer and secretary, has been in the newspaper business since 1992.

Barrow began her career as a data entry clerk for Southern Newspapers, Inc. and has served as data entry supervisor, payroll manager, general ledger supervisor and accounting manager.

She was elected secretary in March 2014. She serves on the boards of the Southern Newspapers Inc. Medical and 401(k) Plans. She was born in El Campo, Texas, and moved to the Houston area with her family in 1969.

Barrow lives in Houston with her husband, Bart Barrow, and their three children.

Awards and Accolades across SNI

Steve Martin, The Brazosport Facts

SNI employee of the month

From Yvonne Mintz

Our SNI employee of the month for February just celebrated his 40th anniversary as an employee of The Facts.

Steve Martin began working at the Facts on May 1, 1974, when The Facts was located in the old building in Freeport and Mr. Nabors was publisher.

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Quote of the month

"It’s an expression that has always grated on me. In democratic government, elected officials do not have power. They hold power — in trust for the people who elected them. If they misuse or abuse that public trust, it is quite properly revoked (the quicker the better)."

-John D. Dingell, a Michigan Democrat who served in the U.S. House from 1955 to 2015. Dingell was the longest-serving member of Congress in American history. He dictated these reflections to his wife, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) on Feb. 7, the day he died, per the Washington Post.
SNI photo of the month

CARA CAMPBELL/The Lufkin Daily News

Peavy Primary first-grader Ella Kate Brown, sporting an oversized Hudson High School basketball jersey, dribbles the ball down court in a halftime relay race during the Peavy/Bonner at Hornet Gym in Hudson.
Careers

Southern Newspapers is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. interested in joining us, but not sure where to start? We've got you covered. Just sent your resume and cover letter to:

Jobs@SNINews.com

Lissa Walls, CEO

Dolph Tillotson, President

Ruby Barrow, Director of Accounting/Treasurer and Secretary

Awards and Accolades across SNI

Steve Martin, The Brazosport Facts

Quote of the month

SNI photo of the month

Careers

SNI Publication Family