 In 1993 the state designated the paper a registered historic site.On September 7, 2000, two weekly newspapers, "The Brighton Argus" and "Livingston County Press", merged and became what is currently known as the "Livingston County Daily Press & Argus".Gannett, which also runs the "Lansing State Journal" and "Detroit Free Press", bought the newspaper from the HomeTown Communications Network in April 2005.