Entire staff of small-town paper quit to start rival paper

The entire staff of a small-town South Carolina newspaper has quit to start their own paper, leaving a 125-year-old news organization without a single employee.

Barry Moore, owner of the Manning Times, says everyone on staff at the paper quit on Monday.



Former Manning Times managing editor Cathy Gilbert said the new paper will be called the Clarendon Citizen. Gilbert will hold the same position at the Citizen.

Moore said the Times printed an issue this week and will continue to print papers. Volunteers are staffing the Times for the time being. "Last year was our 125th anniversary, and we hope for another 125 years," he said.

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