Marker Inscription
S. H. Sayer began publication of the "Hubbard City News" in 1881, the year the town was founded. The business later merged with S. R. Boyd's paper, the "Texas Pick and Pan" and the "Hubbard City Progress", a newspaper started in 1901 by brothers George and Jim Mecklin, former "City News" workers. Through their leadership and later ownership by Andy and Ralph Mecklin, the paper became a prominent publication of central Texas. In 1969 it was purchased by the News Publishing Co. of Mexia. A "City News" office at this site was destroyed by a tornado in 1973.
About this site
Hubbard City News is a historical marker in Hubbard, Hill County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 104 historical markers documented in Hill County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.8467, -96.7953 near Hubbard. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hubbard (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Speaker, Tris, Hometown of, Historic Bank Site, and First Methodist Church of Hubbard.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5217002589. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
