April 27, 2005

Hyper-Local Blogging

If you live in Middle Tennessee's Maury County you ought to check out MauryNewsNet.com, a new hyperlocal news blog that aims to tell the stories that the local Columbia Daily Herald misses or ignores. It looks promising. Reporters and editors with area news organizations ought to bookmark the site and check back from time to time. My guess is, the site will break some juicy scoops.

Here's an excerpt from their introductory post:

If you've read the Columbia Daily Herald on a regular basis, you will have noticed an image of a quiet little southern town nestled in the foothills of Middle Tennessee. You will see a town marked by its rich history, proud heritage, and historic flavor. You will see a town of good, hard-working people who love their families, their neighbors, and their God.

If this were the complete story of Columbia and of Maury County, this site would not exist. Unfortunately, there is much that happens and has happened in Maury County that most citizens know nothing about. The Daily Herald makes a passing remark about an issue, but never expands on it further. We as concerned citizens believe that it is time for our fellow citizens to get the whole story about their local institutions. Our goal is to be informative and helpful to the citizens of this area. We hope that this website fulfills this mission.