Morris Publishing 8-K Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Exhibit 99.1

MORRIS PUBLISHING ANNOUNCES

2006 SECOND QUARTER RESULTS

AUGUSTA, Ga. (August 10, 2006) — Morris Publishing Group, LLC today reported second quarter operating income of $24.7 million, up $4.0 million, or 19.1%, from $20.7 million for the same period in 2005. Net income for the quarter was $9.7 million, up $2.3 million from $7.4 million in the prior year.

Total operating revenue for the second quarter was $120.3 million, up $3.3 million, or 2.8%, from $117.0 million in the same quarter last year. Total advertising revenue was $99.0 million, up $4.0 million, or 4.2%, from $95.0 million last year, with retail advertising revenue of $48.7 million, up 0.3%, classified advertising revenue of $43.7 million, up 8.1%, and national advertising revenue of $6.6 million, up 10.2%. Circulation revenue was $17.3 million, down $0.4 million, or 2.2%.

For the second quarter, total operating expense was $95.5 million, down $0.7 million, or 0.7%, from $96.2 million last year, with employee costs of $43.4 million, down 3.1%, newsprint, ink and supplements costs of $14.9 million, up 2.9%, and other operating costs, excluding depreciation and amortization, of $32.0 million, up 0.8%. Depreciation and amortization expense was $5.2 million, down 6.1% from the same period last year.

Commenting on the results, William S. Morris IV, Morris Publishing Group’s chief executive officer and president, said, “Our double-digit increase in operating income for the second quarter was driven by solid gains in the classified advertising revenue category, along with our diligent efforts to control costs. Online advertising revenue was up 42.7% due to the strength in the employment classified and retail categories.”

Morris Publishing Group, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Morris Communications Company, LLC, a privately held media company based in Augusta, Ga. Morris Publishing owns and operates 27 daily newspapers as well as nondaily newspapers, city magazines and free community publications in the Southeast, Midwest, Southwest and Alaska. For more information, visitwww.morris.com.

A conference call will be held Thursday, August 10, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. In order to participate, please call 1-888-928-9177 ten (10) minutes prior to the scheduled start. The pass code and leader’s name listed below will be required to join the conference call:

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Craig S. Mitchell

Senior Vice President of Finance

Morris Communications Company, LLC

706-823-3236

Second-quarter results follow:

Morris Publishing Group, LLC

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2006			2005			2006			2005
NET OPERATING REVENUES:
Advertising	$	98,988		$	94,964		$	191,361		$	186,465
Circulation		17,259			17,643			34,803			35,523
Other		4,018			4,384			8,027			8,341
Total net operating revenues		120,265			116,991			234,191			230,329
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Labor and employee benefits		43,400			44,796			87,432			89,319
Newsprint, ink and supplements		14,929			14,507			29,689			28,449
Other operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization)		32,015			31,396			64,027			64,727
Depreciation and amortization		5,193			5,529			10,474			11,077
Total operating expenses		95,537			96,228			191,622			193,572
Operating income		24,728			20,763			42,569			36,757
OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME):
Interest expense, including amortization of debt issuance costs		9,171			8,867			18,171			17,382
Interest income		(1	)		(354	)		(68	)		(652	)
Other, net		(46	)		(14	)		(57	)		20
Total other expenses, net		9,124			8,499			18,046			16,750
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES		15,604			12,264			24,523			20,007
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES		5,883			4,822			9,465			7,923
NET INCOME	$	9,721		$	7,442		$	15,058		$	12,084