Shopper’s Edge, Paris, TX Acquired by Van Zandt Newspapers

Van Zandt Newspapers, LLC , has purchased the assets of the Shopper’s Edge of Paris, Texas , from Lou Ann Amis. The publication was founded in 2004 and has grown to cover dozens of communities across north Texas and Southern Oklahoma with a weekly distribution of 40,000 copies. Van Zandt Newspapers publishes nine weekly papers in East Texas. They are: The Van Zandt News, Canton Herald, Kerens Tribune, The Monitor, The Malakoff News, Van Banner, Wills Point Chronicle, Quinlan-Tawakoni News and Lake Area Leader. It also publishes two monthly publications: The Canton Guide for First Monday and East Texas Homes and Farms. With the addition of the Shopper’s Edge, total distribution is more than 110,000, according to Buzzetta.