LAUREL, Miss. (AP) - Jason Niblett has been named publisher of The Chronicle newspaper in Laurel.
The announcement was made Sunday in The Chronicle (https://bit.ly/JUNnm2) by outgoing publisher Kevin Williamson. The Chronicle is owned by Emmerich Newspapers.
Williamson previously announced his plans to accept a leadership role with the Hattiesburg Impact, a free newspaper owned by a division of Buckley Newspapers Inc. He became publisher of The Chronicle in June 2013.
Niblett, who has been with The Chronicle since it launched in April 2012, will begin his new duties on Jan. 22.
He started as news editor and later became advertising manager.
Before that, Niblett served several years as a news reporter and news editor in the local newspaper market. He also worked in the marketing field in Hattiesburg for about three years.
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