Advertising Manager

Thursday, September 08, 2011

PAULA SWINBURN, 2011

Paula Swinburn joined The Teague Chronicle as advertising manager in June 2009. She came to The Chronicle after working at The Mexia News for 11 years, but she had originally worked at The Chronicle from 1981 to 1998. Paula stated that she is so glad she made the decision to 'come back home.'

Paula was raised in Fairfield, Texas, and graduated from Fairfield High School in 1970. She married Teague-ite Dale Swinburn in 1969, and they recently celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary.

Paula has sold and designed newspaper advertising for over 30 years. Her customers include businesses in Freestone, Limestone, and Leon Counties and the Waco and Corsicana area.

"My customers are my number 1 priority," said Paula. "I try to go that extra mile to assure them a quality product. I love people and I love...

Bookkeeper / Office Manager

Thursday, September 08, 2011

BONNIE PARLETT, 2011

Bonnie Parlett, originally from San Antonio, is Office Manager. Her responsibilities include bookkeeping, managing the office, subscriptions, and billing as well as accounts payable and receivables. Bonnie began working at The Teague Chronicle five years ago--September 11, 2006.

Editor / Publisher

Thursday, September 08, 2011

STEVE MASSEY, 2011

Steve Massey is Editor / Publisher.

Typesetting / Writer

Thursday, September 08, 2011

MIMI BROWN, 2011

Mimi Brown has lived in Teague for 13 years and has worked at The Teague Chronicle for seven years. Her journalism background began writing for magazines in Arizona where she is from. Working for The Teague Chronicle is her first experience with the newspaper industry. Her duties include reporting, taking on scene, event, and human interest photos, as well as writing articles on local interests, people, and events. She also does the typesetting for the newspaper.

Mimi and her husband John moved to Teague from Fort Worth in 1998 where they had owned and operated nursing homes. John is a handyman and remodels homes. Together they have five children and seven grandchildren. “I have come to love Teague as if it were my hometown,” said Mimi. “The people of Teague are some of the finest people I’ve ever known.”

Website / Ad Comp

Thursday, September 08, 2011

Linda Oberle and husband, Kennan

Hi. I'm Linda Oberle. I began working in the newspaper industry as salesperson and advertising compositionist for The Madisonville Meteor, June 1986, and later subcontracted composition/page layout work for The Bryan Eagle. I moved to Teague on March 15, 1999, and started working at The Chronicle the very same day. I was hired to be a typesetter, but a few months later was allowed to get back into advertising composition, which is the newspaper work I most enjoy. I've been doing it now for 25 years. Not all the ads in the paper are built by me; a number of them are provided by other newspapers. The Chronicle Advertising Manager, Paula Swinburn, helps by building some ads when my workload is heavy, as well.

Other responsibilities: process photos (touch-ups, image manipulation, etc.), design print job layouts, and help resolve minor technical issues that disrupt the office. Also, I designed this website and maintain the content. It's a new application that will have a few more...