Robin D. Best has been named sports editor of the Jacksonville Daily Progress. He replaced Don Wallace who joined the Frankston Citizen. Best previously worked in the medical rehabilitation field.

The Big Spring Herald hired a new sports editor and two summer interns. Doug Law is the new sports editor. He came from a three-year stint at The Humboldt (Nev.) Sun and is a veteran journalist. He replaced Kamilah Ward. April Ward and Lindy Barr joined the staff as summer interns. Both attend local high schools.

Brent Bowden is the new sports editor of the Corsicana Daily Sun. He is a recent graduate from the University of Georgia with a history degree and had been sports editor at the Athens (Ga.) Observer since January. He was a sports writer at that newspaper for two years before the promotion. Jayson Larson, formerly of the Athens Daily Review and Marshall News Messenger, is the Sun’s new sportswriter.

Angelina M. Cavallo joined the Alvin Sun staff as a summer contributing writer. She is a student at Alvin High School.

Pat Craddock said good-bye after more than four decades in the newsroom at The Navasota Examiner. He most recently served as editor and had a 42-year career covering Grimes County for the newspaper.

Kathryn Culver left Van Zandt Newspapers to accept the city reporter job at the Round Rock Leader. She replaced Bill Frisbie. Culver was editor of four Van Zandt newspapers and worked as a regional reporter for the Tyler Morning Telegraph.

Keith Davidson is the new editor of the Stamford American. He moved to Stamford a year ago.

Vanessa Fox joined the Kaufman Herald as managing editor. She replaced Pam High who left after eight years in the post to become executive director of the local United Way. Fox is a recent graduate of Tarleton State University.

Shari Frazier joined the Allen American staff as news editor. She came from the Rockwall Texas Success.

The Gonzales Inquirer announced two staff changes. Bob Thaxton joined the staff as editor. Thaxton has more than 30 years experience with Texas newspapers. Debbie Toliver returned as advertising manager. She worked for the newspaper before but left to manage a Gonzales truck stop.

Dave Grubb is the new publisher of the Rowlett Lakeshore Times, which is part of DFW Community Newspapers where he served as advertising director for the past eight months. Before coming to the Dallas area, Grubb worked for the Indianapolis Star News.

The Houston Chronicle is opening a full-time South American bureau and adding a position to its bureau in Mexico City. John Otis, who will be based for now in Bogota, Colombia, has reported for the Chronicle on a free-lance basis since 1998. He now becomes the Chronicle’s South American bureau chief. Chronicle business writer Jenalia Moreno will begin reporting from Mexico City in August. Dudley Althaus, who has reported for the Chronicle in Mexico and Latin America since 1990, will continue to serve as Mexico City bureau chief.

The Katy Times won the Texas School Bell Award from the Texas State Teachers Association. The Katy Education Association nominated the newspaper for outstanding continuous coverage of education issues.

Chuck Kelly became the new sports editor for the Lampasas Dispatch-Record. The 30-year broadcast news veteran also will handle general news assignments. He replaced Terry Schaub, who left for a similar position with the Killeen Daily Herald.

The Killeen Daily Herald promoted city reporter Ginger Pope to regional editor and sports reporter Juan Marshall to sports editor. Lee Trigg became the new managing editor.

Jerry Lackey returned to the San Angelo Standard-Times to take over the newly created position of area advertising coordinator. He has 30 years experience at newspapers and most recently was farm director for KLST-TV. He last worked at the Standard-Times in the 1960s and 1970s.

John Lowman left the Aransas Pass Progress to accept a position as sports editor at the Port Lavaca Wave. Lowman had been editor for six years and worked with sister newspaper the Ingleside Index. He started at the Progress in 1995 after a stint at the Lufkin Daily News.

Jose Medina is the new reporter/intern at the Zapata County News. He graduated in May from the University of Texas with a journalism degree.

Jan Morgan joined the TPA staff in Austin as the new TexSCAN (Texas Statewide Classified Advertising Network) and Texas 2x2 Network coordinator. She came to TPA from display advertising sales at the Temple Daily Telegram. Morgan replaced Ed Sterling, who became the publisher of the Alpine Avalanche. Sterling was TPA director of member services for more than nine years before leaving late last year. He returned earlier this year on the advertising side before heading to Alpine. Before coming to TPA Sterling worked for the Amarillo Globe-News , The Canyon News and the Tulia Herald. He also worked for the U.S. Coast Guard.

Kathleen Noble is the newest staff writer for The Princeton Herald and Farmersville Times. She came from the Wylie News.

Brandi Price joined the Van Alstyne Leader as a news reporter. She came from the Farmersville Times and Princeton Herald where she was a government reporter.

Margaret Randazzo was named vice president and controller of Knight Ridder, the parent company of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She had been vice president and chief financial officer of the newspaper since 1998.

Terri Jo Ryan is the first managing editor of the Stephenville Empire-Tribune. She replaced Shannon Duhon who moved to the Miami (Okla.) News Record. Ryan most recently worked as a reporter at Dallas Jewish Week and has 13 years experience at community newspapers.

The Sealy News announced three staff changes.Publisher Brandi Chionsini Guy accepted a position with parent company Granite Publications. Kenneth Jones replaced her as publisher and will serve as ad director. Terry Carter is the new managing editor. He is a 14-year veteran journalist and recently worked for an online sports site.

Doug Sehres was named photo editor for the San Antonio Express-News. He took over for Joe Cavaretta who joined The Associated Press. Sehres also has worked at the Midland Reporter-Telegram.

The Texas City Sun announced two staff additions. Tom Gutting became the new city editor. He is a May graduate of John Hopkins University and was an intern at the Baltimore (Md.) Sun, Frederick (Md.) News-Post and South Bend (Md.) Tribune. Jackie McMahon is a summer intern. She will attend Texas Tech University.

Caris Thetford is the new managing editor of The Dublin Citizen. She attends Tarleton State University.

Steve Van Cleve will be the new publisher at the Fort Stockton Pioneer starting Aug. 8. Van Cleve came to Texas via the East Valley Tribune in Mesa, Ariz., Pacific Stars and Stripes in Tokyo and other papers.

Julie Williams is the newest reporter to join the Silsbee Bee. She worked for the Star Courier in Houston and Houston Community Newspapers.

Charles Wood left Granite Publications after 11 years to become editor of the Century News in Dripping Springs. He came from the editor job at the Gonzales Inquirer and had stints at the Marlin Democrat, Boerne Star and Bluebonnet Banner in Brookshire.