It is the closest daily newspaper that provides information to the locals in the immediate area, after The Birmingham News ceased publishing and converted to digital-only.
While the newspaper focuses on local news, it also reports on national and international matters.
[5] James Phillips, a native of Walker County, Alabama and a 20 year news veteran, was named publisher of the Daily Mountain Eagle in April 2016.
[6] The last edition of The Daily Mountain Eagle to be printed in the local pressroom in Jasper, Alabama was published on Friday September 16.
This move led to a significant reduction of employees at the local facility of the newspaper in Jasper, Alabama.