Stockholders of Tennessee Press Service elected directors on June 8 during the Annual Stockholders Meeting, which was held electronically via the Zoom meeting platform.  

Elected to three-years terms were Rick Thomason, publisher of the Kingsport Times-News and Victor Parkins, publisher of The Mirror-Exchange, Milan. 

Continuing as TPS directors are Mike Fishman, publisher of the Citizen Tribune, Morristown, and W.R.(Ron) Fryar, Cannon Courier, Woodbury; Dave Gould, Main Street Media of Tennessee, Gallatin; and Michael Williams, The Paris Post-Intelligencer.

At the June 14 TPS Board of Directors Meeting, Dave Gould was re-elected president for a one-year term and Michael Williams was elected vice president for a one-year term.

TPS is the business affiliate of the Tennessee Press Association and every TPA member newspaper in good standing is a TPS stockholder. This publication will cover more about TPS activities in the next few editions as part of the TPS 75th anniversary celebration.