James B. “Jim” Boone Jr., founder and chairman of the board of Boone Newsmedia, Inc. and previous owner of The Alexander City Outlook, died Monday after a brief illness. He was 87.
What was then known as Boone Newspapers Inc. first purchased The Outlook in 1974 and owned it for 25 years before selling it to its current owner Kenneth Boone, the son of Jim Boone.
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