About Sammy

Sammy M. Lopez became the publisher of its Ohio Valley Publishing Co. operation, which prints the Gallipolis Daily Tribune, Point Pleasant Register, The Daily Sentinel and Sunday Times-Sentinel in January of 2010. Lopez comes to the tri-county area from Farmington, N. M ., where he served as publisher of The Daily Times, the largest and most influential newspaper in the Four Corners region of New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Utah. Lopez has enjoyed a long, successful history in the newspaper business. He was publisher of the Las Cruces (N. M.) Sun-News (2003-2004) and Current-Argus (1995-2003) in Carlsbad, N. M. He was publisher and group manager for World West Ltd. Liability Co. and Raljon Publishing (1990-1995), a position that involved supervision of eight newspapers in three states. During his career, Lopez has won a variety of awards for his personal advertising and journalism expertise and many of the newspapers he has managed have been award-winning publications. In 2008, he was named the recipient of the William S. Dixon First Amendment Freedom Award, which is sponsored by the Foundation for Open Government. He is a former president of the New Mexico Press Association (1984), past president of the Taos Rotary Club (1985), a Paul Harris Fellow and a member of the Gallipolis Rotary Club.

About Judy

About Stephanie

Stephanie M. Filson was named managing editor of Heartland's three regional newspapers in Pomeroy, Gallipolis and Point Pleasant in June of 2011. A Meigs County native, she began her career at the Jackson (Ohio) Journal-Herald while completing her bachelor's degree in communications at the University of Rio Grande. She then accepted a position with Ohio Valley Publishing and the Gallipolis Daily Tribune as a reporter, page designer and then assignment editor. In 2001, Filson joined the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 10 as the public information officer for the department's nine-county region which includes Meigs and Gallia Counties and continued in this capacity until 2008, at which time she accepted a position as the executive director of the Jackson County (Ohio) Economic Development Board (JCEDB). Over the two years prior to her hire, Filson split her time between her family's small business and the completion of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program at Ohio University. "I am thrilled to have been chosen for this exciting and challenging role," said Filson. "I have lived and worked in southern Ohio my whole life and have enjoyed positions that have allowed me to represent and advocate for the people of this region."

About Bryan

About Charlene

About Nathan

About Tracie