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Thousands of southeast Arkansas residents will be finding something new on their doorsteps this week.
A weekday morning newspaper from Pine Bluff.
The Pine Bluff Commercial, an afternoon newspaper since its inception 101 years ago, is joining the ranks of morning papers this week. The newspaper will have a morning edition seven days a week after previously having published in the morning on only Saturdays and Sundays.
The decision to move to morning publication was made by officials of Donrey Media Group, the owner of the Commercial. The transition initially was planned for last year but was postponed due to economic factors.
"We felt it might be bad timing since it costs a little bit more to produce a morning newspaper," says Charles Berry, publisher of the Commercial for...