Palmer, publisher of The Selma (Ala.) Times-Journal, is active in group and individual management. He lives and works from Selma. Palmer was previously publisher of The Greenville (Ala.) Advocate and president of Houston (Miss.) Newspapers and its affiliated publications. He joined BNI in 1998 as circulation director of The Natchez (Miss.) Democrat after spending 10 years with the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group. Palmer, whose background is in circulation, began his career at The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News.