Conway, Ark.
Owner: Morris Communications Inc.
Effective: April 13, 2012

Printing was outsourced to the Courier in Russellville, Ark., which is about 45 miles from Conway. “About 10″ employees were laid off; editor and publisher Rick Fahr said some employees would be hired in other areas. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Sources: Arkansas Online; News & Tech

Athens, Ga.
Owner: Morris Communications Inc.
Effective: March 12, 2012

Printing was outsourced to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: News & Tech; Topeka Capital-Journal

St. Augustine, Fla.
Owner: Morris Communications Inc.
Effective: Aug. 1, 2009

Printing was outsourced to the Florida Times-Union. At the time, Publisher Derek May said jobs would be lost, but did not say how many. “This will create a few jobs, and there are a few people the Times-Union is going to need,” May said in a story on the Record’s website. “There will be a net job reduction, but because of various factors I can’t say exactly how many. Decisions to eliminate jobs are extremely difficult to make.” Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Sources: St. Augustine Record; Topeka Capital-Journal

Topeka, Kansas
Owner: Morris Communications
Effective: May 14, 2012

Printing and some post-press operations were outsourced to the Kansas City Star. “Our industry is changing rapidly,” Capital-Journal Publisher Gregg Ireland said in a story on the paper’s website. “This move is historic and, in some ways, very difficult. This move is in no way a move away from the printed product, which remains a large and extremely important part of what we do. But it is a move away from printing. We’re not in the printing business. We’re in the information business.” Kansas City is 65 miles from Topeka. The paper reports “as many as 34″ employees will be laid off.
Source: Topeka Capital-Journal via Paper Cuts tip

Update: All 34 press employees were laid off. (06.28.12)
Source: Paper Cuts tip

Savannah, Ga.
Owner: Morris Communications
Effective: Aug. 31, 2011

An unknown number of employees were laid off, and three publications will be eliminated: Coastal Senior, West Chatham Neighbor and Apartment Finder. “For the past several weeks, we have been examining all aspects of our operation and product portfolio,” Publisher Michael C. Traynor said in a story on the Morning News website. “It is clear we must accelerate our progress toward the digital future by growing audience and sales while making our legacy infrastructure more efficient.” Traynor said laid off employees were offered a severance package, but did not say how many employees were affected.
Sources: Ledger-Enquirer; Savannah Morning News

St. Augustine, Fla.
Owner: Morris Communications Inc.
Effective: Aug. 31, 2011

A reporter and a designer/copy editor were laid off.
Sources: Paper Cuts tips

Jacksonville, Fla.
Owner: Morris Communications Inc.
Effective: Aug. 29, 2011

Thirty-nine employees — 9.5 percent of the paper’s workforce — will be laid off. Eight open positions also will be eliminated. “Based on our projected 2012 revenue, we have determined what our expenses need to be moving forward,” publisher Lucy Talley wrote in a memo to employees. “Unfortunately, there will be job eliminations. We will also be reviewing operational costs including newsprint consumption.”
Source: The Florida Times-Union via Paper Cuts tips

Update: Layoffs began Aug. 29 and have continued over the next two days. While 9.5 of the paper’s workforce will be laid off, the bulk of those layoffs will be from the newsroom: 30 percent of the newsroom will be laid off. (08.31.11)
Sources: Paper Cuts tips

Jacksonville, Fla.
Owner: Morris Communications
Effective: Sept. 22, 2010

Twenty-six employees, including eight from the newsroom, were laid off. Publisher Lucy Talley said the layoffs were made in conjunction with budget planning for 2011.
Source: The Florida Times-Union via Paper Cuts tips

Juneau, Alaska
Owner: Morris Communications
Effective: March 2009

A March story about the Empire’s blogs noted that two newsroom employees had been laid off and two open newsroom positions had been eliminated in the past year. At that time, the newsroom had 11 full-time employees.
Source: Juneau Empire

Juneau, Alaska
Owner: Morris Communications
Effective: Dec. 1, 2009

A copy editor, a photographer who had been at the paper for 27 years and a third newsroom employee were laid off.
Source: Paper Cuts tip and Matt Miller