David R. Stringer has been named publisher of The Lawton (Okla.) Constitution. The announcement was made by Dolph Tillotson, president of Southern Newspapers, Inc., The Lawton Constitution's parent company.

After 42 years of being in the newspaper business, Publisher and General Manager of The Mining Journal, Jim Reevs, is retiring at the end of this week.

Ronald Benner has been named senior group publisher for the Times Record (Fort Smith, Ark.) and area weekly papers, including the Press Argus-Courier, Booneville Democrat, Paris Express, Charleston Express and Alma Journal, as well as monthly publication Greenwood Life.

Nicole McMullin has been appointed marketing director of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Stephanie Pedersen has been named general manager of The Sun News in Myrtle Beach, S.C., adding to her role as the newspaper's executive editor.

Cox Enterprises Inc. has named Donna B. Hall publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Hall, a veteran media executive with more than 30 years of experience with Cox Enterprises' radio, TV and newspaper brands, will take the helm immediately.

David Holgate, president of PMG Community Newsgroup, LLC's Indiana-Michigan Group, has assumed responsibilities for the company's newspapers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

The Associated Press has named Michael Tackett, an award-winning journalist, as deputy bureau chief in Washington, directing coverage of the White House, Congress and politics.

The Associated Press is bolstering its coverage of Asia by naming an experienced photo editor and a seasoned foreign correspondent to key leadership posts in Tokyo.

Sally Stapleton, an award-winning editor, photojournalist and newsroom leader, has been tapped to direct global religion coverage for The Associated Press, overseeing a new team that will report on faith and its influence throughout the world.