də vˈoːɹ wʌzðə sˌiːˌiːˈoʊ ænd pˈʌblɪʃɚɹ ʌvðə kəlˈʌmbəs tˈaɪmz nˈuːzpeɪpɚɹ ɪn kəlˈʌmbəs, dʒˈɔːɹdʒə, ɐ blˈæk nˈuːzpeɪpɚ wˌɪtʃ ʃiː ɹˈæn fɹʌmðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z ʌntˈɪl ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn.
DeVore was  the CEO and publisher of The Columbus Times newspaper in Columbus, Georgia, a Black newspaper which she ran from the 1970s until retiring in 2009.