{{Short description|Newspaper}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = Allen American | image = | caption = | type = Weekly newspaper | format = | founded = 1970 | ceased_publication = | owners = | publisher = Star Local Media | editor = | language = | political_position = | circulation = | headquarters = Allen Texas, United States | oclc = | ISSN = | website = {{URL|http://starlocalmedia.com/allenamerican }} }}
The '''''Allen American''''' is a weekly local newspaper in Allen, Texas founded in 1970.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88083079/|title=The Allen American|website=Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers|publisher=Library of Congress}}</ref> It is currently operated by Star Media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://starlocalmedia.com/site/about.html|title=About Star Media|website=Star Media}}</ref> In 1972 it swept the East Texas Press Association Awards, being judged the best publication in local news writing, general excellence, pictures, and community service.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21224621/allen_american_is_judged_best_weekly/|title=Allen American Is Judged Best Weekly Publication North-East|date=21 March 1972|work=Courier-Gazette}}</ref> In the 1990s it was edited by Mark Hutchison and owned by Harte-Hanks Newspapers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21225221/former_parisian_mark_hutchinson_is/|title=Former Parisian Mark Hutchinson is promoted at Allen newspaper|work=The Paris News}}</ref> It was later acquired by Scripps then sold to Lionheart in 1998.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.scripps.com/press-releases/187-scripps-agrees-to-sell-dallas-community-newspapers-to-lionheart|title=Scripps agrees to sell dallas community newspaper group to lionheart|work=Scripps}}</ref>
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Category:Weekly newspapers published in Texas
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