Danny D. Scott

Danny D. Scott (October 16, 1929 - September 5, 2007) was a small-town newspaper publisher in Springhill, the northernmost city in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. His principal papers were the Springhill Press-News Journal and the Plain Dealing Post.

Scott was one of three children born to Fred Scott (1903-1982) and Vernice P. Scott (1906-1996). He was chosen as the first editor of the student newspaper at Springhill High School, from which he graduated in 1947. He attended Southern Arkansas University (then Southern State College) in Magnolia, the seat of Columbia County in south Arkansas.

During the Korean War, Scott served four years in the United States Air Force, much of his tenure being under General E.G. Robinson, the then inspector general for all Air Force bases.

Thereafter, he purchased the Springhill Press and transformed the newspaper into one of improvement and quality. The Press plant became a central printing location for some forty publications ranging from central Louisiana to Little Rock. In the early 1980s, Scott founded the Plain Dealing Post in Plain Dealing in northern Bossier Parish. Scott was a former president of the Louisiana Press Association and served on committees for the National Newspaper Association. He was a past chairman of the North Webster Industrial District, a board member of both Citizens Bank and Springhill Bank, president of the Springhill Chamber of Commerce, and commander of the Springhill American Legion post. He was cited with the "Economic Development Volunteer Award" for improving the economic climate of the Springhill area.

Scott died after a long illness. Services were held on September 7, 2007, at the Springhill United Methodist Church, where he was a Sunday school teacher and a board member. Burial was in Springhill Cemetery.

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