. ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Adams ▁purchased ▁EC M ▁Publish ers , ▁Inc , ▁a ▁Minnesota - based ▁publish er ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁community ▁newsp apers , ▁and ▁Jones ▁Media , ▁a ▁Tennessee - based ▁publish er ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁community ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Adams ▁acquired ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁newsp apers ▁in ▁Mount ▁Air y , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁The ▁Car roll ▁News ▁in ▁Virginia ▁from ▁Champion ▁Media . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Adams ▁announced ▁its ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁the ▁P ione er ▁News ▁Group . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Adams ▁acquired ▁Co oke ▁Communic ations . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Adams ▁purchased ▁the ▁Jan es ville ▁Gazette ▁and ▁the ▁Mar in ette ▁E agle ▁Her ald ▁in ▁Wisconsin ▁from ▁Bl iss ▁Communic ations . ▁ ▁Adams ▁family ▁Mark ▁Adams , ▁CE O , ▁is ▁a ▁third ▁generation ▁media ▁person . ▁ ▁His ▁grand father , ▁C ed ric ▁Adams , ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁radio , ▁television , ▁and ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁His ▁father , ▁Stephen ▁Adams , ▁graduated ▁from ▁Stan ford ▁Business ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁own s ▁a ▁company ▁that ▁special izing ▁in ▁advert ising ▁and ▁out door ▁equipment . ▁ ▁The ▁family ' s ▁net ▁worth ▁has ▁been ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁over ▁a ▁billion ▁dollars . ▁ ▁Media ▁publications ▁Adams ▁Publishing ▁Group ▁has ▁three ▁Div isions : ▁East ▁( Gre