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The West Alabama Watchman – keeping watch on our community.

The West Alabama Watchman is owned and operated by West Alabama Watchman, LLC.

If you would like to get in touch with us, please contact us below:

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The West Alabama Watchman is:

Jan McDonald -Managing Partner.  A Baton Rouge, La. native, Jan moved to the Demopolis area in 1991. She has been a journalist and free lance writer for news outlets in Louisiana, Wisconsin and Alabama. Her primary role with The Watchman is managing and producing editorial content.  Contact Jan.



Stewart Gwin – Managing Partner. Stewart is a native of Demopolis. While his background is in biology, he has been associated with community journalism in some form for over seven years. Stewart’s primary role with The Watchman is advertising sales and business management. Contact Stewart.



Michael Clements – Managing Partner. Michael has lived in Demopolis for 40+ years, moving to Demopolis to start school. Michael has 25+ years of experience in computer technology and has been working in the photography industry for 15+ years.  Michael’s primary roles with The Watchman are photographer and website design/maintenance. Contact Michael.




Advertising Information

The West Alabama Watchman website averages approximately 1,000 visitors per day, with our largest day seeing almost 28,000 visitors. Our WAW Facebook page has 7500+ followers. Additionally, we have 2400+ followers on Twitter. All ads are visible down our right-hand column, at all times, and are displayed in a random order each time our website is opened or refreshed. When an article is opened from the website or Facebook, four randomly chosen ads are visible, two above and two below the article text. Additionally, we share advertiser Facebook posts to our WAW Facebook page.

To advertise with us, please contact Stewart Gwin at (334) 341-2297 or e-mail him by clicking here.

Our basic ad rates are:

X-Small ad – $95/month
Small ad – $185/month
Medium ad – $275/month
Large ad – $365/month
X-Large ad – $455/month