In 1933, The weekly Banner-Bulletin and its commercial printing division were sold to Mayes' son, Wendell W. Mayes, and partner John W. Blake, who renamed it the Brownwood Banner; the company was later sold to Clark Coursey.
In 1989, the Woodson Newspapers Inc. chain was sold to Boone Publishing of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
[6] The Macquarie Group bought Bulletin parent company American Consolidated Media in 2007.
[7][8][9][10] First published as a daily Monday through Saturday, a Sunday edition was added in 1940.
In 2014, ACM sold its Texas and Oklahoma newspapers to New Media Investment Group.