▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁The ▁county ▁had ▁considered ▁shut ting ▁down ▁its ▁public ▁schools ▁rather ▁than ▁integr ating ▁them , ▁as ▁neighbor ing ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁County ▁had ▁done . ▁But ▁some ▁influ ential ▁Am elia ▁people ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁" the ▁Christian ▁thing ▁to ▁do ." ▁So , ▁the ▁schools ▁were ▁integrated . ▁Ann ▁felt ▁that ▁Am elia ▁Academy ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁positive ▁undert aking ▁for ▁the ▁county , ▁and ▁called ▁her ▁father ▁to ▁tell ▁him ▁about ▁it . ▁Her ▁father ▁told ▁her ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁newspaper . ▁She ▁told ▁him ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁local ▁paper , ▁and ▁he ▁respond ed : ▁" Start ▁one ." ▁Morris ▁was ▁the ▁editor ▁and ▁publish er ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁when ▁her ▁second ▁husband , ▁Mike ▁Sal ster , ▁became ▁editor . ▁Ann ▁Sal ster ▁remained ▁as ▁publish er . ▁Mike ▁Sal ster ▁was ▁an ▁award - win ning ▁veter an ▁of ▁daily ▁newsp apers , ▁including ▁The ▁Columb us ▁Dis patch ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁Ohio . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁paper ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁Virginia ▁state ▁government ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁Ass istant ▁Editor ▁Wayne ▁Russell , ▁who ▁had ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁paper ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁became ▁editor . ▁He ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁that ▁position . ▁ ▁Today ▁The ▁Mon itor ▁prints ▁about ▁ 1 0 , 5 0 0 ▁papers ▁each ▁week . ▁It ▁goes ▁to ▁press ▁T ues day ▁night ▁and